Lake Road Kitchen

There's not been many times I can say that I've had an all round dinning experience, I've had some fantastic meals but not many have combined great food with a culinary experience. When I say "experience" I mean something apart from the food that makes a meal a one...

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Whipped Feta

I've seen whipped feta on a few menus recently, so I thought I'd have a go making my own version. It's incredibly easy to make and changes the texture of the feta so you can use it for dips, spreading on toast or stuffing roast peppers with it. Many recipes just use...

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Forestside… something quite special

Dinner at Forestside has been one of the most anticipated meals I have had and a place I've been looking forward to visiting for well over a year. Culinary rumblings first started about a year and a half ago when Kevin Tickle of L’Enclume fame became head chef...

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Iced Tea

The weather hasn't been great here in Britain, especially in the north where I am. In fact it's been a classic British Summer where it rains most days. It has however been warm and humid or as we call it "sticky" weather. So to cool down I've been making iced tea....

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Cockles and Bacon with White Radish Remoulade

One of my first stops on my early Saturday morning shopping outing is Ian the fish man (as he's known). He has a trailer stall in Kendal market and along with various fresh fish he sells cooked cockles. They have such a nice sweet/salty flavour, and eventhough they...

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Roasted Pepper and Mozzarella Panzanella

Another great summer salad recipe this week. This version of the classic panzanella uses sweet roasted peppers married with juicy mozzarella and has a real Mediterranean feel. Panzanella is a great way of using that old stale bread, so give it a go. Ingredients...

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Potato and Avocado Salad

This really simple dish has a lot of flavour and makes a great Summer side salad with your barbecue. It also makes a great accompaniment to my Honey and Lemon Chicken Kebabs from last week. Ingredients 400g new potatoes 2 avocados 6 tbsp natural yoghurt 1 tsp english...

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Lemon and Honey Chicken kebabs

Despite not having a garden (just a little forecourt in front of my garage) it was far too nice weather to miss a barbecuing opportunity. So armed with a small disposable barbecue I made these delicious kebabs marrying sweet honey, salty soy and refreshing lemon....

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