by Al la Carte | Monday, 28 December, 2015 | Top 5
2015 has been a very good year for food and drink, not only did I start this blog at the beginning of the year but I have been going through the 200 places to eat in Cumbria featured in the Cumbria Life magazine. Cumbria is featured heavily but there are a few dishes...
by Al la Carte | Monday, 28 December, 2015 | Top 5
2015 has been a very good year for food and drink, not only did I start this blog at the beginning of the year but I have been going through the 200 places to eat in Cumbria featured in the Cumbria Life magazine. Cumbria is featured heavily but there are a few dishes...
by Al la Carte | Monday, 21 December, 2015 | Recipes
I first made these little pots of soup for a starter course for a family celebration dinner about 4 years ago. As they are quite intense in flavour you only need a small portion so they are perfect for a starter or a little canapé. You can easily make it more of a...
by Al la Carte | Monday, 14 December, 2015 | Recipes
I love making a big bowl of chilli as it’s quite versatile. Not only can you have it the “classic” way with rice but you can use it for pies, burritos, on chips, chilli dogs (Hot dog with chilli on top) or stuff peppers or potatoes with it. So...
by Al la Carte | Monday, 7 December, 2015 | Recipes
I’ve been doing this milkshake recipe since I was very small. When I was younger we didn’t have a freezer for quite a few years so there wasn’t any ice cream to make rich milkshakes with, so this recipe which gets its creaminess from mashing the...