Category Archives: Food
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
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
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
Sheeps wool eco-friendly packaging
Green as grass? We’d like to be. Especially the lush green grass of the rolling Yorkshire Dales. When you live in a place as breathtaking as this, you realise just why it’s so important to look after the environment. At … Continue reading
Harvest Festival – British Food Fortnight
British Food Fortnight is timed to coincide with the traditional Harvest Festival, the end of the British Summer and the start of Autumn, The 8th British Food Fortnight runs from the 21st September to the 4th of October 2009. With … Continue reading
Really Easy Beef Stroganoff
Had some thin sliced rump steak (minute steak) left over from yesterdays Cricket barbecue so decided to make a quick Stroganoff for tea. Beef Rump Minute steak or extra thin sliced rump is a fantastically versatile ingredient and if you … Continue reading
Chutney Festival at the Tempest Arms, Elslack
The Tempest Arms at Elslack hold an annual chutney festival and this years event will be on the 17th October 2009 from 10.30am. They quote the ethos of the festival as “Impress us with your scrumptious, ‘finger-licking’ chutneys. Help us … Continue reading
Homemade Beetroot Chutney
After our success at Malham Show with the Beetroot 2nd prize Local & 3rd Prize Open I decided we best get some of it used up, so made this Chutney first thing this morning. It is very simple and easy … Continue reading
