Showing posts with label weekend. Show all posts
Showing posts with label weekend. Show all posts

Monday, 29 July 2013

Great British Food Festival ! at Stonyhurst College - Weekend pass giveaway !


In a few weeks time I'm off  to have a great time at "The Great British Food Festival" - my visit will be the event being held in the delightfully British surroundings of Stonyhurst College, a spectacularly beautiful building set in the heart of the fantastic Ribble Valley area of Lancashire. The college is very picturesque in fact so much so that its featured in a number of film and television series, as a school (which is what it is ( 3 men and a little lady) or some other ancestral pile). Great news is Lancashire Food has a pair of weekend passes to this festival to give away, just an easy rafflecopter entry, scroll down to find out more.



Stonyhurst College is a coeducational Roman Catholic independent school, adhering to the Jesuit tradition. It is located on the Stonyhurst Estate near the village of Hurst Green in the Ribble Valley area of Lancashire, England, and occupies a Grade I listed building. The school has been fully co-educational since 1999. Stonyhurst is situated in beautiful Lancashire countryside and is the ideal location as it is situated in the middle of the famous "Ribble Valley food triangle".

We want you to get involved. This year there is more opportunity for you to be a part of GBFF. On the Onionring Stage you'll find our Cake-Off tasters (that's me !!!) deliberating over which cake they prefer, at other times you'll find courageous souls taking on the Men Vs Food challenges! Pop into the hall to watch a top chef cooking on stage - you'll be surprised at what you can learn.

Bring a picnic blanket and sit out for the day enjoying live music and beautiful surroundings. Local bands are playing throughout the festival - again we have a great mix.
This is the perfect recipe for a foodie fun day out for the whole family. We welcome well behaved kids and dogs too.

                              
For you celebrity spotters we will be being joined by Simon Rimmer for the chef demonstrations at Stonyhurst.

                     
               
Here's some more details of the festival or alternatively check out the website for more details


Stonyhurst College hosts The Great British Food Festival 

Stonyhurst, Clitheroe, Lancashire BB7 9PZ
Saturday 24th, Sunday 25th & Bank Holiday Monday 26th August 2013
£6 entry, under 5’s are free and 5-11 are only £1. Tickets available via the website or on the door.

Bring your blanket... the picnic awaits!! 

With Chef demo’s from Simon Rimmer, Artisan and Drinks talks, Cake Competitions and Men V’s Food - there is something for everyone this year at the Great British Food Festival !

This year the event also has ‘The Onionring.co.uk tent’, where you will find free drinks and artisan talks from the likes of top pig breeder Julian from Pig & Co, Levante Fine Foods, ‘Drinks Enthusiast’ and, the tent will also be host to the ‘Great British Bake off’ with members of the public entering the Chocolate Delicious and the classic Victoria Sponge, anyone can enter to get practicing and enter today.

The Great British Food Festival has attracted over 80 producers showcasing the best in local, seasonal and specialty food and drink. Taste, enjoy and buy. Bring a picnic blanket and sit out for the day enjoying great food and drink and live music in stunning surroundings of Stonyhurst estate, The perfect recipe for a fun, foodie day out for the whole family.
 




WHAT'S ON

THINGS TO KNOW

  • Onsite parking is free
  • Kids under 5 are free, 5-11 are just £1
  • This is our first event at Stonyhurst, bringing our fantastic event to the region for the first time!
  • Dogs are welcome. All dogs must be kept on a lead. Dogs are not allowed inside the producer marquees or the college buildings.

WHERE

Stonyhurst College, Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB7 9PZ

DATES

Saturday 24th, Sunday 25th and Monday 26th August Open 10:30am till 5:00pm.

WE HAVE TWO PASSES TO GIVE AWAY, TO BE IN WITH A CHANCE OF WINNING JUST COMPLETE THE RAFFLECOPTER BELOW

How do I enter the Giveaway?

  • Simply follow the instructions on the Rafflecopter widget below. 
  • To be in with a chance of winning you must complete ALL the required fields. 
  • All entries will be checked and verified before a winner is announced.
  • You can increase your chances of winning by Tweeting on a daily basis.
  • Rafflecopter will pick a random winner.
  • The competition runs from 30/07/13 to 16/08/13 .
  • If you win, you MUST send me your delivery details before 12pm on 17/08/13, or the prize will be passed to the next person drawn.
  • Please see the Terms and Conditions on the Rafflecopter widget for the rules and more information.

Sunday, 21 August 2011

Sticky Gingerbread cake




I normally bake at weekend and was inspired by a friend on facebook who was making Ginger cake so I decided to give a new recipe a try. The recipe proved very easy to make and produced 2 loaves of gingerbread.

Ingredients
  • 225g self raising flour
  • 1 tbsp ground ginger
  • 1tsp bicarb
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp mixed spice
  • 115g butter
  • 115g treacle
  • 115g syrup
  • 115g dark brown sugar
  • 275ml milk
  • 1 egg - beaten
Grease and line 2 x 2lb loaf tins

Method
Preheat the oven to 180c . Start by sifting the flour, bicarb and spices into a bowl. Add the cubed butter and rub in like you are making pastry, you could use a food processor. Warm the treacle and sugar in a pan or in the microwave, do not boil. Melt the sugar in the milk by gently warming. Allow to cool until lukewarm.

Quickly mix the milk mixture and then the syrup mixture with the flour, then add the egg, mix well and then pour into the prepared tins.

Bake for approx 45 mins until when tested with a skewer and is fully cooked.

Turn out of tin when fully cooled, wrap and leave to go sticky for at least a day if you can resist that long .

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