Monthly Archives: September 2006
The Party’s over
The politicos have packed their bags, the journalists have downed their pints and the hangers-on have presumably hung on all the way home now that the Labour Party Conference has made its exit from the city. But we can send them off with some specially prepared food. How about a Precott Pesto Punch? It’s an egg sandwich, of course, with the additional weight of some pesto served on a large, white, doughy bap. Or then there’s Cherie’s Leek in Time Soup.
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Sunday roast is tops
THE nation’s favourite home produced meal is a traditional Sunday roast with all the trimmings, according to a survey out this week. Website visitors were asked to vote from a list of possible dishes that included regional favourites such as Scotch Broth, Cornish pasties, Irish stew, faggots and black pudding.
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Pretty as plastic
This attractive display of juicy, fresh fruit greeted us last night as we settled in to celebrate a birthday with a slap up meal in North Wales.
But all is not as it seemed.
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Chocs away for indulgence
Sometimes this job is such a hardship. As an example. Not only did I have to venture out of our stuffy offices into the lovely autumn sunlight, but I had to try hand-made chocolates, plus the most indulgent gateau I’ve ever eaten and wash it all down with some exquisite tea. I know, it’s a tough job but, someone has to do it.
I was lucky enough to be invited along to Manchester’s newest home for indulgence Plaisir du Chocolat.
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Ten interesting chocolatey facts
Manchester’s Plaisir du Chocolat came up with these interesting facts about everyone’s favourite confectionery.
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Master Chef, PastyearChef
Celebrity MasterChef. Now there’s a show which shouldn’t have got past the fifth bottle of Merlot during the wine bar discussion in which it was dreamt up. It wouldn’t be quite so bad if the celebrities were just a little more up-to-date.
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Sharon’s chicken enchilada pie
This isn’t really a pie – not in the encased sense of the word. More of a bake but a tasty way to use up any chicken left over from Sunday lunch. Also easy to serve up for groups of … Continue reading
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Shoppers have Hobson’s Choice
British shoppers have more confidence in the safety of the food they buy than consumers in any other country in Europe, according to one of our local scholars. Dr Mark Harvey, from the University of Manchester, has come to the … Continue reading
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The rot set in with domestic science
What a sad state of affairs we must be in when cookery is now treated as a “life skill” to be practiced in after schools clubs. I blame it all on the arrival of domestic science. Shopping, cooking and eating isn’t a a science – a necessity, yes, a pleasure, often, and an art form, occasionally but a science, never. There was a time when cooking at school was about weighing out ingredients, rubbing in butter and mashing up spuds as well as, most importantly, burning sponge cakes or destroying eggs.
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