by Al la Carte | Wednesday, 11 March, 2015 | Events
“You’re not so sure about peanut butter are you?” I heard as I quizzically looked at the Funky Nut Co. stall. They were not wrong, but my curiosity took over and I was pleased it did as I ended up buying two of their wonderfully flavoured peanut...
by Al la Carte | Saturday, 7 March, 2015 | Recipes
As part of the Kendal Food Festival, the Aga shop is hosting a bring and bake competition. I’ve never been in a food competition before but decided to give it a go. As I live so close to the shop I though my recipe for roasted garlic and rosemary focaccia would...
by Al la Carte | Friday, 27 February, 2015 | Recipes
I love a club sandwich but it shouldn’t be just for hotels or fancy take away pack lunches. Sure you can used already cooked and sliced chicken but your missing a trick with have the chicken still warm and juices flowing. The method below is how I usually roast...
by Al la Carte | Thursday, 19 February, 2015 | Books
There’s loads of Chinese cook books out there, but quite often they’re based on Hong Kong and Taiwanese cuisine which can be totally different and as authentic Chinese as fortune cookies and the Mandarin in Iron Man 3. Every Grain of Rice is a little...
by Al la Carte | Monday, 16 February, 2015 | Recipes
Being Valentine’s day and me being a great boyfriend I wanted to cook something special. I was “umming and ahhing” about some sort of chocolate mouse, when my friend suggested salted caramel chocolate pots recipe that he made for New Year and was...
