Mini Shepherd Pies make handy individual eating, especially if frozen. This recipe makes use of New Zealand lamb mince which is good but also uses baked beans which we’re not sure about. Mind you, it does make the mince go further and you can’t ignore anything that cuts costs now can you?
Ahhh pie, is there a more heart-warming word in the English language? Whether sweet or savoury, a pie is a thing of beauty and one which when it comes to table always stops conversation. It’s the smell of the pastry, the waft of escaping steam and the fact that it has to be shared by all that makes it such a focus of attention.
Reserve a table for you and your loved one this February 14th at Zizzi Ristorante for an evening of dining and romance guaranteed, with an aphrodisiac filled 3 course set menu plus a glass of Prosecco, for just £18.95
This is partly a restaurant review and partly a piece on produce, because isn’t what makes a restaurant truly great the quality of what it puts into its dishes just as much as how it cooks them? Fins is in a very fortunate position because it cooks what it catches and has become an official Gary Rhodes Local Food Hero.
If you want to spice up your love life this Valentine’s Day, there’s a new way to get things stirring – ‘Cupid’s Curry”, available online from DoddleCurry.Com, who offer spice kits to make cooking curry at home a doddle.
With the demise of my favourite butchers, (Meat City in Clerkenwell knocked down by developers) the search for a decent sausage has been a hard one. I don’t like to walk to far after all. Good news then that Debbie and Andrew Keeble from Yorkshire have sausages that sort the gourmets from the gourmands with the best British bangers made only with lean British pork shoulder, breadcrumbs, herbs and seasoning.
Gordon’s has unveiled a Valentine’s themed twist to the G&T – a classic coupling. What better way to celebrate Valentine’s Day with your loved one than with the G&T Blush – featuring a dash of cranberry juice, this is a traditional G&T with a pink Valentine’s hue.
Dolmio ‘Taste of Italy Flirting with Flavours’ was a one-off put together specially to give a demonstration of how to use Dolmio’s newest, range of products to prepare interesting dishes, devised by Giancarlo Caldesi, for their loved one at home on Valentines day.
Saki Bar and Food Emporium, the contemporary and authentic Japanese restaurant in Smithfield launches two special new low calorie menus this February. Each new menu contains less than 300kcal, only a fraction of the Recommended Daily Allowance (2,000kcal for women and 2,500kcal for men), while remaining healthy and nutritious.
Romantic couples will have a serious case of ‘menu envy’ this February 14, at Trishna in London, as the contemporary Indian restaurant marks the big day with a quirky twist: ‘His’ and ‘Hers’ menus.
