Posts Tagged ‘recipe’
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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Rainy Day Baking
Monday, August 20th, 2012
I’m a mother who is running out of things to do during the rainy days of the school hols! I have bought zip up shell suits for the kids and luckily they love puddle jumping in them. I think we are pretty good at it as a family, even verging on a bit of puddle…
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Birthday Naughtiness
Monday, August 13th, 2012
I started EJ Catering 13 years ago, selling my car to buy a van, printing some business cards and putting myself out there. I was and am still keen, I love problem solving and have determination and a fast moving, progressive mind. But its not easy being the boss, it can be a lonely place….
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Mini Olympics with Sauteed king prawns and tomato salsa!
Tuesday, August 7th, 2012
My evenings this week have been spent, along with millions of Britons and billions of people around the world, watching the Olympics. What great entertainment and excitement, and I am not really a sports fan. It inspired my kids and I to have own Olympics in the garden. We each chose a country and drew…
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Weddings, news and Lemon Possit!
Friday, March 23rd, 2012
What’s Cooking? The whole team have succesfully been through their Spring appraisals – lots of praise and motivation for the Summer ahead. We are in the middle of Spring/Summer recipe devleopment, which is my favorite time of year! Thanks to Superwomen for sending out the Office Manger posistion, please see the link belowwww.ejcatering.co.uk/latest-news Lemon…
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Tags: lemon possit, recipe, Summer, tart, wedding
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STOLLEN, all the spice of a Nordic Christmas
Tuesday, December 20th, 2011
STOLLEN is a delicious German or Nordic heavily spiced loaf, brushed with melted butter, rum and dusted generously with icing sugar. It is filled with fruit, cloves, cardamom, cinnamon and a twist of marzipan running through it. It is traditionally made with yeast but this quick recipe of mine is easy and has none of the…
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Meat balls, a truly versatile dish
Thursday, November 17th, 2011
MEATBALLS are not just made of pork or beef. Traditionally yes, the Swedes have made pork meatballs with a delicious cream sauce, the Italians have beef ones with a rich tomato ragu but why don’t you have a go at experimenting with your own favourite flavours. Go left field. It could be rabbit meatballs braised…
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Home made Marsh Mallows
Thursday, October 20th, 2011
I made these last night after the kids had gone to bed, Its based on a James Martin recipe and it is really easy and really satisfying to hand cut your very own creamy, soft, bouncy Marsh mallow. They also make lovely gifts or perfect skewered with fresh fruit and a hot chocolate dipping sauce…
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It is the season of little oranges. Do you pick a tangerine, clementine or satsuma?
Friday, October 14th, 2011
Are you one of those who picks the one which looks like it will be easiest to peel and what are the differences? They are all varieties of the mandarin family, originating in Japan, and are in season in the northern hemisphere from October to February. The trees are all evergreens and the fruits very low…
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Tags: Cake, Clementine, Food, Oranges, recipe, Satsuma, Tangerine
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From hunter gatherer, to super markets and back to Crab apples in 500 words!
Sunday, October 2nd, 2011
We used to be hunter gatherers foraging the hedgerows. Autumn is a great time for berries, herbs, seeds and fungus to name a few and the hunting season is about to begin, even though most of us get our food from shops these days. Shops too have changed considerable over the last 50 years. Remember…
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