Kokova Magazine

It may have been one of the wettest weekends of the year so far - but that didn't stop thousands of happy-campers and day-trippers from descending into Guildford for the 2011 Guilfest.

Jammy Sausage Plaits is a dish you can serve hot or cold, with pork and tomato sausages, onion jam and flaky pastry.

The Sausage and Cider Hotpot, is the perfect one pot dish, using Lincolnshire sausages traditionally cooked with a rich cider and thyme gravy, layered with sliced potatoes, butternut squash and turnip.

Northamptonshire's premier food and drink event will take place again this August which will be its 5th successful year - with each year being bigger and better than the one before. The Northamptonshire Food Show at Holdenby, Sunday 28th and Monday 29th August 2011 is the largest and most popular event of its kind in area and is well worth a visit.

The Speciality and Fine Food Fair 2011 at Olympia, London from 4th - 6th September 2011 Provenance; artisan; regional; foraged; slow food: these are just some of the words that have been catapulted from the niche world of high end 'foodies' to become part of everyday culinary language, thanks to our unremitting passion for speciality and fine food.

The Beany Banger Bake uses spicy sausages, mixed-beans and a smidgen of treacle to create a tangy rich sauce that is delicious mopped up with chunks of bread.