Monthly Archives: December 2006
End of year kitchen nightmares
The recipe made it all look so simple. Just a handful of ingredients to make a delicious Italian starter – ricotta and spinach gnocchi. Thanks to Christmas, I now have what is described on the cover as “the bible of authentic Italian cooking” called The Silver Spoon and planned to spend today creating fantastic little dishes to delight Himself (and the occassional seasonal caller).
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Cranachan with raspberries
With New Year’s Eve fast approaching it seemed fitting to get a little inspiration from Scotland for a seasonal recipe. This version of Cranachan is pretty traditional and comes from British Regional Food.
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How was it for you?
So that’s it then. All over for another year. The stress of anticipating the family row, the joy of Brussels and that hangover of all hangovers – all finished with.
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The winners are……
The lucky winner of the tickets to the Establishment NYE grand ball is Kevin Linehan of Tyldesley, Greater Manchester. His name was picked out of the 1,836 entries we received during the week to spend New Year’s enjoying seven gourmand … Continue reading
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In praise of Stilton
ONE of the best things about Christmas has to be the excuse to have a cheese board in the home at all times.
And the king of cheese, Stilton has to take its place on the throne of the cheese kingdom.
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Share your Christmas dinner with the world
DON’T keep your Christmas dinner to yourself this year – share it with us all here! I’m looking for pictures of Christmas dinner – whether its turkey with all the trimmings or beans on toast – we can show the world what a Greatest Manchester Christmas is really like.
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Yes, it is Christmas
OK, the time has finally come. I’ve avoided all mention of it until now but with just a week to go there’s no holding back – it’s time to consider Christmas food.
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Green beans in mustard butter
What you need 75g slightly salted butter, softened Finely grated zest of 2 lemons 1tbsp wholegrain mustard 3 shallots, finely chopped 1½ x 300g packs green beans, trimmed What to do Beat 50g of the butter in a small bowl … Continue reading
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Win a foodie New Year’s Eve
IF you haven’t quite sorted out what to do for New Year’s Eve, then those foodie experts at Establishment have got something special in store.
And two lucky readers can win tickets which are worth £125 per head.
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Chefs go global
TWO of the region’s best known chefs are getting themselves noticed further afield.
Simon Rimmer is heading for television while Andrew Nutter is heading for the World Wide Web.
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