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Home made Hot Cross Buns

Friday, March 29th, 2013

The best thing about anything HOMEMADE is the surprisingly good quality product you end up with.  These days we can buy products for everything that we forget how good real homemade is.  Take Lemon curd for example.  Homemade is, tangy, buttery and sweet all in one mouthful.  Homemade pasta is light, silky, full of flavour…
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Tortilla, Fajita, Enchilada or Burrito!! ?

Tuesday, March 26th, 2013

LAST night my supper was delicious, full of flavour and fun to eat but as I munched I was not sure whether I was eating a tortilla, a fajita, an enchilada or a burrito. What is the difference ? Tortilla originated in Mexico and are flat, thin breads used to make burrito, enchilada and fajita….
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Pesto, pasta & Parmesan!!

Thursday, November 22nd, 2012

This half term I took Molly and Jake to Italy.  We went to stay with an old friend  I travelled with in Australia nearly 20 years ago ( how time flies!)  she now lives just outside Bergamo in northern Italy and has 3 Italian sons under 9 and an Italian husband Marco. My Mum agreed…
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Gwobrau’r Gwir Flas 2012 Wales True Taste Awards

Tuesday, November 6th, 2012

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On the 25th of October we were honoured to cater for the Wales True Taste Awards 2012 in Builth Wells. It was a fantastic night and fun was had all round. We wanted to share a few behind the scenes photos and let everyone know that there will be a televised one hour special of…
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Christmas Pain au Chocolat

Monday, October 22nd, 2012

I must begin this week with an apology. A couple of weeks ago I wrote about making pain au chocolat with my son Jake, we had made it from a pre prepared product, we only had to pop, roll, cook and eat, easy!  Researching a good recipe from old files inspired me to have a go…
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Christmas Business Buffet Service!

Friday, October 12th, 2012

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Get the party started properly this year with our Christmas Business Buffet Service. It’s that time of year again and you need inspiration for your Christmas do. With offers at every corner, it’s difficult to know what to do. Not to mention the added concern of the mounting cost – the three course meals plus drinks….
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It’s the season to pop!

Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012

IT’S the season to pop! Popcorn is maize that expands from the kernel and puffs up when heated. The corn pops because it’s kernel has a hard hull with moisture sealed inside and a dense, starchy interior. As you heat the corn the moisture turns to steam, which builds up the pressure inside the kernel…
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Make the most of your Winter Wedding!

Monday, September 24th, 2012

Make the most of your Winter Wedding

Winter weddings can offer the lucky couple such scope for creativity and also the opportunity to save a few hard-earned pounds. Here at EJCatering, we have assembled some ideas to help you navigate the sometimes difficult path to make your wedding a winter wonderland and not a winter meltdown. What to look for in a caterer?…
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A bit of crumpet!

Wednesday, September 12th, 2012

I don’t like being a slave to any television programme but for some reason I have allowed myself to become engulfed in the whipped creams, piped swirls, beating, rolling and rising of The Great British Bake Off. Like a large cream bun I sit on the sofa glued to the performances of the contestants. Sometimes…
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Hot Chocolate

Monday, September 3rd, 2012

When the rain was pouring down on Bank Holiday Monday there was only one thing to do – stop looking out of the window and go out! We zipped ourselves into everything we owned that was water proof, added wellies and hoods and took off to Castell Coch. To my surprise there were a good…
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