Packing every bite with the finest ingredients, Giovanni Rana has been recognised as a symbol of good taste and quality products, creating fresh pasta for people to enjoy at home for more than 50 years. Join Giovanni Rana in the Italian Kingdom of Pleasure (the kitchen) to discover the perfect pairing between prince of the condiments (the olive oil) and queen of the kitchen (the pasta).
Over recent years the UK has seen a revival in jam making as we've got back in touch with our heritage of preserving the bounties of summer and autumn. Aside from being wholly delicious, home-made jam is fun to make and gives you control over the level of fruit and sugar content. And this year is one of the best years ever to turn your hand to jam making. The mild winter and sunny spring have given rise to a prolific soft fruit season starting with an abundance of plump and juicy raspberries and strawberries.
It has been three months since we told you about our new venture to 'grow our own' on a small allotment space we have been given. This past week has seen us harvesting produce that has matured, learning a lot about what not to do and freeing up space for some more seeds to grow.
We love Cottage Pie but get tired of the long time it takes to put together sometimes or the lack of ingredients we have available, so to make it easy we are sharing our super quick, ingredients in the cupboard, recipe. These were made before work in 30 minutes, ready to heat and eat when we get home tonight. Great for the fussy eaters who pick out all the vegetables. If you have more time you can blend veg in to 'hide' in the sauce.
Miracle footballer Fabrice Muamba and his wife, Shauna, will be launching Mrs Muamba's Caribbean cooking sauces at Booths MediaCityUK on Wednesday 23rd July. Fabrice and Shauna will be meeting Booths customers from 12 - 2pm, serving samples of Mrs Muamba's five Caribbean sauces which launched into Booths stores across the North West this month; Caribbean Curry, Sweet & Spicy Sauce, Caribbean Brown Stew, Caribbean BBQ Sauce and Jerk Sauce.
Our Pick of the Day today has got to be Lucy's Dressings. For the 'Great Golden' alone Lucy wins hands down - and her other taste creations will have your tastebuds in a jive in no time too. Lucy's Dressings were inspired in a rather busy family kitchen, using Lucy's own unique recipes. Having handpicked the finest quality ingredients, the dressings have been lovingly created to dress, marinate or roast delicious local produce.
