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Dales Festival of Food and Drink
The Dales Festival of Food & Drink is held at Leyburn in the heart of Wensleydale and the 2010 Festival Dates are: 1st, 2nd & 3rd May 2010. This is a great festival in the heart of the Dales, small enough to … Continue reading
Posted in Events, farmers market, Food, Yorkshire Dales Food
Tagged 2010, dales, drink, festival, Food, leyburn, may, Sausages, wensleydale, Yorkshire
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Oxford Sandy & Black Pigs
We have some new stock on the farm, our first two pedigree Oxford Sandy & Black breeding gilts….
Posted in Farm, Yorkshire Dales Food
Tagged black, breed, gilts, oxford, pedigree, pigs, rare, sandy, traditional
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The Best Yorkshire Pudding Recipes
OK so which is the best Yorkshire Pudding Recipe? Delia Smith suggests a mixture of water & milk whilst The Hairy Bikers suggest an all whole milk mixture? The key elements regardless of precise quantity must be a really hot … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Food & Recipe Books, Recipes, Yorkshire Dales Food
Tagged batter, best, egg, gravy, horseradish, milk, pudding, Recipes, ultimate, Yorkshire
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Delia’s Happy Christmas
Delia Smith has a new book out – “Delia’s Happy Christmas” available from the 15th October, the follow-up or sequel to her original “Delia’s Christmas” book first published nearly 20 years ago. Delia has revisited Christmas with both traditional and … Continue reading
Posted in Food & Recipe Books
Tagged book, christmas, delia, fayre, happy, Recipes, smith, traditional
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Hetton Best Bitter – Dark Horse Brewery
Following my recommendation of the wonderful creamy Hetton Pale Ale, I spotted Hetton Best Bitter in the Tempest Arms at Elslack when dropping off my Chutney Competition entry last night and thought it rude not to try it! This is … Continue reading
Posted in beer, Yorkshire Dales Food
Tagged ale, arms, beer, best, bitter, brewery, dark horse, elslack, hetton, skipton, tempest, Yorkshire
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Spanish Tortilla Omelette, Yorkshire Style
Need a quick lunch with ingredients to hand! then try my version of a Spanish omelette or maybe we should call it a Mediterranean or even Yorkshire omelette as this version contains no potato which is normally an essential in … Continue reading
The Old Hall, Threshfield – Mexican Rib Eye Steak
A birthday tea treat with the family, we set off not really knowing where to go, we passed The Angel @ Hetton? The Devonshire @ Cracoe? The Fountaine @ Linton? maybe somewhere different for a change so we headed for … Continue reading
Havana Club Rum & Havana Cultura
Did someone say free Rum! I was invited to a bloggers meet up in Leeds with the offer of free Havana Club! my personal favourite (really it already was!) so how could I resist…. On arrival at Azucar on Brewery … Continue reading
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Tagged azucar, club, Cuba, cultura, Gilles Peterson, havana, Havana Club, Howard Marks, Leeds, mojito, nirmas, rum, tapas, twitter
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Yorkshire Rapeseed Oil & Beef Carpaccio
We have been trying a few different local rape seed oils and now have a favourite – Metcalfes Yorkshire Extra Virgin Coldpressed Rape Seed Oil from Stephen Metcalfe’s Farm near York, a beautiful rich yellow oil with a nutty, earthy … Continue reading
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