tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-322241412024-03-18T03:03:35.626+00:00Lancashire Food"A taste of Lancashire"Linzi_Barrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10796752911213200822noreply@blogger.comBlogger635125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32224141.post-45844256870839683672021-02-06T12:13:00.001+00:002024-03-16T20:34:59.018+00:00*** WEB PAGE UPDATE ****<p><br /></p><p>As many other Food Bloggers have done over the past couple of years, we have migrated from a wordy Blog Page to a Photo based internet presence.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We can now be found on Instagram</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">under the name of <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lancashirefood/?hl=en"><b><span style="color: red;">@lancashirefood</span></b></a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;">Please visit and follow us :)</p><p><br /></p><p>Don't forget, This site still has a lot of content. If you are looking for inspiration, check the our <b>RECIPES PAGE</b> which lists all our post in category order.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://lancashire-food.blogspot.com/p/recipes.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;">LINK >> HERE</span></a></b></p><p>Also, you can use the <b><span style="color: red;">SEARCH OPTION</span></b> to the right if you want to find a recipe using a specific ingredient etc.</p><p>Thanks to all our loyal followers over the years and hope to see you out and about in the future.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Linzi & Ian Barrow - LANCASHIRE FOOD</span></b></p>badgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11802117870631044628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32224141.post-87434951984993018242018-11-29T16:18:00.000+00:002018-11-29T16:18:43.521+00:00Lavender & Lovage - A culinary notebook of memories & recipes from home & abroad - A Review<br />
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Her beautiful blog "<a href="https://www.lavenderandlovage.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lavender and Lovage</a>" was always something I aspired to in my own blogging efforts and was inspired by over the years.</div>
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Some 7 ish or so years later, I was highly delighted to be sent a copy of her beautiful book to review, the book is very much <a href="https://www.lavenderandlovage.com/2018/11/the-lavender-and-lovage-cookbook.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Karen, part diary, part travelog, part life history</a> but very much the book of a passionate lover of food and its importance in life not just as nutrition but as the linkage to a time and place in your life.</div>
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The book is wonderful from start to finish, starting with the illustrated cover by Callie Jones which depicts Karen's new Welsh home on the Lyn Peninsula. The book features photographs from Karen's family archive of her vibrant upbringing in several countries and her world travels and all the food photography is Karen's own work too.</div>
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Divided into the sections such as "middlings" or a "bit on the side "and "on the shelf" the book exudes Karen, her fun down to earth approach to life and more importantly food. The book acknowledgements is like a who's who of my foodie inspirations.</div>
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Do yourself a favour and purchase yourself a copy you won't regret it, the book is a perfect gift for the foodie in your life, the recipes are tried and tested favourites of Karen, there is no higher recommendation in my eyes.</div>
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We are in the middle of a heatwave here in Lancashire so it really did feel a little like Greece when we recently visited the <a href="https://olivetreebrasserie.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Olive Tree Brasserie</a> in Preston for lunch.</div>
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We had been invited along to enjoy lunch on their summer menu, as we visited on a Sunday we could also choose from their "roast menu" or their prix fixe lunch menu.</div>
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We choose a drink from the extensive cocktail menu to enjoy whilst browsing the food menu's. As one of us was driving we plumped for an unusual beetroot and lavender white lady as our cocktail and ordered a mocktail too.</div>
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I thought the lady would be pink but as you can see its a gorgeous creamy combination of gin, Cointreau, beetroot shrub, lavender syrup, lemon juice and whites. Perfectly balanced in flavours, it could have so easily been girly and sickly but instead it was deliciously summery.</div>
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The designated driver ordered a mocktail, a refreshing summery blend of lemon and mint, not too sweet and served over crushed ice. Loving the paper straw by the way as well. </div>
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We ordered our lunch from the a la carte menu which has been subtly changed for the summer however it still features all of the modern Greek classics you know and love. For starters we ordered Garides Saganaki and Keftedes.</div>
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First up was Loukoumades , Greek sweet donuts with a white chocolate dipping sauce, tasty fluffy hot doughnuts with a runny white chocolate dip to dunk your doughnuts in.</div>
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We love chocolate here at Lancashire Food, so we were delighted to receive some sample flavours from the new <a href="http://www.beechsfinechocolates.com/buy/gourmet-packs/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Beech's Chocolate Gourmet pack</a> range for taste testing. </div>
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The packaging is sophisticated and ideal for a gifting occasion, the range comes in 12 varieties including fudges, truffles and covered specialities. We chose </div>
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Cacoa Truffle Roasted coffee - a decadent, rich indulgent truffle with a rich coffee flavour, our favourite.</div>
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Dark Chocolate coated Ginger Pieces - Delicious dark chocolate with a warm rather than hot ginger centre. The ladies at my WI committee enjoyed sampling this flavour.</div>
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Milk Chocolate Coated Honeycomb - creamy milk chocolate covering chunky pieces of crunchy chewy honeycomb.</div>
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You can purchase <a href="http://www.beechsfinechocolates.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Beech's Chocolate online</a> or in high quality retailers.<br />
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Please also see previous post for Beech's Chocolate <a href="http://lancashire-food.blogspot.com/2017/06/beechs-truffles-all-you-need-is-love.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://lancashire-food.blogspot.com/2016/02/beechs-fine-chocolates-giveaway.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a><br />
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There is a definite nip in the air now and things are starting to feel a little Christmassy so for our last Clandestine Cake Club outing we made a welcome return visit to the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/twinlakesvelocafe/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twin Lakes Velo Cafe</a> in Croston. The Cafe is aimed at cyclists but everyone is welcome including hardy cake fans like our members. Our theme was Seasonal favourites and once again we had some great cakes enjoy with a warming brew.</div>
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Yesterday we popped into<a href="https://www.turtlebay.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Turtle Bay </a>Blackburn to sample their festive menu which has just recently launched and is available until the 31/12/17. There are a range of menus to suit all budgets and going Caribbean is a nice alternative to the usual Christmas fare, lots more exciting than Turkey. There is also plenty of choice for vegans, vegetarians and gluten free diners on the menu's on offer.</div>
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You can find an earlier review of the Blackburn branch of Turtle Bay<a href="http://lancashire-food.blogspot.co.uk/2017/03/turtle-bay-blackburn-rum-reggae-and-jerk.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> here</a> so you can get a good idea of the venue and its decor, it's situated in the Cathedral quarter of the city centre.</div>
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Mr LF chose the 4 course option which is Β£24 per head, minimum 8 people and pre booked online. Available all day including for dinner service.</div>
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To start his meal, a Garlic 'n' herb flatbread - a rough formed stone baked flatbread, topped with fresh rocket, crushed chilli and garlic butter. A spicy take on garlic bread.</div>
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Next up Garlic and chilli pit prawns - whole shell on king prawns grilled over the jerk pit, tossed in herb n chilli garlic butter served with flatbread. Additional Β£1 on the menu charge but so worth it, deliciously garlicky juicy prawns, very messy but oh so tasty.</div>
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Mr LF's maine was Pit Salmon - crispy skin fresh salmon fillet served with a grain salad, spinach , tangy sweet onion chutney and green seasoning. Light fresh flavours and a delicious crunchy salad.</div>
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To finish a glouriously Sticky black treacle pudding - a typical West Indian pudding served with salted caramel black treacle sauce and vanilla ice cream. This disappeared so very quickly and apparently was the standout dish of Mr LF's meal.</div>
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My starter was the Mango Pit wings - 24 hour spiced and marinated chicken wings, pit grilled and tossed in a sweet mango chilli and coriander glaze. Served strewed with fresh herbs, nice and gnarly just how I like them, messy and sticky and fun to eat.</div>
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My main was the Caribbean browned chicken - braised on the bone chicken stew, served with coconut rice n peas, served with johnnycakes (Gluten free :-)). A hot dark spicy stew served with tender rice and yummy johnny cakes.</div>
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We had a great time with friendly attentive service from welcoming staff, So if you need to book a festive get together for yourself or a group of friends why not go Caribbean this year at <a href="https://www.turtlebay.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Turtle Bay</a>, menus available in your local branch.<br />
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Caribbean Christmas to remember! <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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As the festive season gears up, Turtle Bay is here to offer the ultimate,
alternative festive vibe, with its first ever set Christmas menu β featuring
dishes inspired by the island life and Caribbean sunshine. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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At Turtle Bay you can transform grey winter get togethers into fabulous,
sunshine-inspired festive parties that no guest will forget in a hurry. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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The Caribbean Christmas collection offers a range of laid-back eating options
based on Turtle Bayβs beautiful soul food and famous cocktails.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b>The Festive Platters</b> menu is Turtle
Bayβs answer to a chilled out, social Christmas eating experience β all for
just Β£9 per head. Platters are Turtle Bayβs most popular dishes served with a
range of delicious sides. Perfect
together with any of Turtle Bayβs legendary rum cocktails or with a cooler of
Caribbean craft beers, bubbles or wine. The new drinks packages mean that all
this can be pre-ordered, and be waiting on the table as guests arrive. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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can go all out with Caribbean with Crispy Okra, Jamaican Browned Chicken &
Caymanas Upside Down Cake, or dial down the spice a little with Garlic
Flatbread, the famous Turtle Bay Street Burger and Dark Chocolate Brownies.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b>The All-Day Christmas Menu</b> with four
courses for Β£24 per head is for those who want to go all out
βtropical-festiveβ. This Island-inspired festive experience starts with a range
of sharing dishes for the group to graze on, followed by a succulent Caribbean
banquet of three courses including Turtle Bayβs famous jerk chicken. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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South Lancashire Clandestine Cake club has been running for over 6 years and over the years for our 39 and counting events we have been hosted by lots of lovely venues. We have lots of favourites, one of which we paid a return visit to for our most recent event.<br />
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We have loved them all, all different in their own way. So we were really pleased when we were invited back to hold another event at this great little coffee house in Preston.<br />
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Run by the a great team we love this venue, it's so friendly and the refreshments are second to none, the Townhouse is a wonderful retreat from the busy town centre. Its so calming...<br />
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For our theme this event we decided on "Tales of the Unexpected" and we really enjoyed chatting through the "unexpected" ingredients in our cakes, great fun and some amazing combinations.<br />
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Lemon and Lavender drizzle cake containing swede. This was also gluten free<br />
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4 C's cake - included cauliflower<br />
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Rich Porter Cake - West Indian Porter<br />
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Rich Dark chocolate cake - Guinness<br />
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Citrus and Cardamon cake - chickpeas. Gluten Free<br />
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Julie's Swiss roll - Spinach<br />
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You can find the Townhouse Coffee and Brew Bar on Friargate, in Preston Town Centre<br />
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So <a href="https://www.wefifo.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WeFiFo</a>, whats its all about then, firstly its stands for "We Find Food" Its sort of an Airbnb supper club equivalent meets "Come dine with me" but in a good way. </div>
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Its a way of home cooks, chefs and foodie people to find each other and hold unique food experiences, may be make new friends and eat delicious home cooked food.</div>
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This is the lovely Maria our host who is passionate about sharing good food with local people in a friendly environment, with <a href="https://www.wefifo.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WeFiFo</a> you are eating in your hosts home so its a friendly relaxed atmosphere. </div>
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She's been a <a href="https://www.wefifo.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WeFiFo</a> Home chef for a while and has hosted many varied and different events at various locations in her local area, it all started for her fund raising for a family friend and it went from there. </div>
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Initially it is a little strange that you are turning up a someone house you have never met before and you are going to enjoy a meal with people you have never met before, but once you get over that initial meeting then you are off and running and by the end of the evening you are chatting like old friends. </div>
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The atmosphere at our event was very friendly and the chat was wide ranging covers from philosophy to Manchester Pride .</div>
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Our main course was succulent roast slice of beef served with a rich gravy, yorkshire pudding (gluten free one's especially for me :-)), crunchy roast potatoes, roast carrot and parsnip batons, cauliflower cheese (gluten free too), tenderstem, beans and peas. All delicious and a great roast dinner.</div>
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A thoroughly enjoyable evening, great fun and something out of the ordinary, it's not just about the food its the whole atmosphere that counts. Maria would love to host something more rustic some if one of my foodie friends has a barn we can use then please get in touch. Of course if you fancy becoming a host Maria is happy to give you some hints and tips to get started.</div>
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I haven't done a recipe post in a very long time, apologies my loyal readers but life just got in the way. This beautiful crunchy granola was originally inspired by a facebook post by Miranda Gore Browne ( off on of the early series of GBBO), she posted something similar and it looked delicious, so I set myself the task of creating a granola which would use overripe bananas.<br />
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We all experience the unloved banana syndrome from time to time, Mr LF refuses to eat banana once slightly spotty so I nearly always have an ample supply of bananas for bakes and makes, but this one has become one of my favourites, so frugal , so delicious.<br />
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Martin the manager and the team gave us a friendly welcome on a busy Saturday lunchtime, the venue was proving popular with family parties. Due to its location on a busy set of road abouts near a junction to the motorway, the location should also prove popular with business travellers and general passing trade. Service was very good and the food came out promptly, so no problems there.</div>
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So for our starters. Mr LF chose the Homemade Cumberland scotch egg with dressed watercress and brown sauce. The dish overall was tasty not standout but as described,it needed the brown sauce to accompany the sausage meat and egg combination.<br />
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I chose the Scallops on crushed peas, a nicely presented dish, but too much pea and mint puree in my opinion, the scallops were well cooked but lacked flavour, the bacon was fine and helped to lift the dish. A little disappointing as I love a good scallop.<br />
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On to our Mains, Mr LF always goes for the pie, in this case the Goodwins steak and ale pie, British beef in Ruddles ale, normally with mash but swapped for chips on request and seasonal vegetables an a cute jug of tasty gravy.This was a tasty pie with flaky tender pastry, plenty of gravy and filling in the pie, the chips were crispy and fluffy and the perfect choice to soak up all that lovely gravy. Vegetables were fine a good selection of peas, endamame beans, sugar snap peas and chunky carrots.</div>
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I ordered the Hunters chicken with bbq sauce, streaky bacon, mature cheddar cheese and triple cooked chips. Served with onion loaf, thyme grilled tomato and dressed watercress.The dish was good, a nicely cooked tender juicy chicken breast, topped with a dark smoky bbq sauce, bacon and tangy cheese, tasty chips and the unusual onion loaf, this was very savoury and a little different. The dressed watercress nicely irony and a good contrast to the sweeter flavours in play from the onion loaf and the bbq sauce. My only gripe on this dish was the grilled tomato, nice touch using the thyme but if you are grilling a tomato make sure its a thing of melting beauty and not one that's barely cooked.</div>
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On to desserts Mr LF ordered Basked Alaska - berries topped with cookie dough cheese cake, treacle toffee ice cream and toasted meringue. Served in a dinky pot, the dish was sweet and decadent, Mr LF particularly enjoyed the treacle toffee ice cream part, but not sure it was toasted meringue on top, looked and tasted more like toasted marshmallow fluff. It disappeared all the same however.</div>
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My menu choice was the Elderflower posset - with summer berries and shortbread. My dessert choice was disappointing as the portion was way too large for such a rich dish, I also couldn't taste the elderflower either, the berries on the top helped but were more of a compote than berries, I would have also have liked to have seen the shortbread be larger pieces. I chatted this through with Martin and they are looking to adjust this dish in the future.</div>
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Nice touch is that when they serve you your drinks this is accompanied with a small dish of salted popcorn.<br />
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Menu prices represent reasonable value and they have a special price lunch offer too. Sunday lunch is sure to be popular too.<br />
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You can find Goodwins Bar and Kitchen, Chorley<br />
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It's next door to the Hartwood Hall Hotel, which has also recently been refurbished<br />
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<i>We dined on a complementary basis after being invited to give a review, all thoughts, views, opinions are our own. We were not expected to give a positive review.</i></div>
Linzi_Barrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10796752911213200822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32224141.post-40619771231819050222017-07-05T08:16:00.001+01:002017-07-05T08:16:44.747+01:00Taste Sensations at Mason's Market Cafe for Taste of Chorley Food FestivalFor our last clandestine cake club we took part in the inaugural "Taste of Chorley" food festival holding our "Taste Sensations" event in the heart of Chorley.<br />
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Kindly hosted by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MasonsMarketCafe/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mason's Market Cafe</a> we enjoyed a fabulous selection of cakes in a very busy cafe, our event and the wider food festival was a great success and brought lots of people out to enjoy the food, tasters, demonstrations and wider general foodie hub bub in the town.<br />
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The day was very busy for myself as I was also manning a cake and bakes stall for my WI who were also taking part to raise funds for our local Homestart group, we were joined by another local WI. It was a roaring success and we sold out (luckily for me) by 2pm ish and mad over Β£380 for the charity. I felt a little like I had baked for Britain !<br />
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/MasonsMarketCafe/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mason's Market Cafe</a> is situated on the covered market and serves quality food and beverages at great prices, a great spot to pop in for a coffee whilst shopping. We were warmly welcomed by the team who also enjoyed sampling our cakes.<br />
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Our cakes for Taste Sensations were<br />
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<li>Pistachio and rosewater cake</li>
<li>Sticky ginger lemon drizzle cake</li>
<li>Buckwheat banana choc chip cake (Gluten free)</li>
<li>Ginger and lemon cake</li>
<li>Cherry fudge cake</li>
<li>Zucchini and lime curd cake (Gluten free) </li>
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Thanks to all the bakers and cake eaters and of course the team at Mason's market cafe, thanks all to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/totallylocallychorley/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Totally Locally Chorley</a> who helped me locate a venue in a very busy town centre.<br />
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All you need is Love and chocolate, a perfect sentiment and one I couldn't agree more with. So we were delighted when our friends at Beechs Chocolate sent us some of their delicious new truffles to taste test. (Tough job I know !)</div>
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Packaged in a luxurious box of 9 truffles, we taste tested the Anglesey Sea Salted Caramel and the Champagne truffles from their new truffle range.</div>
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Available to order from<a href="http://www.beechsfinechocolates.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Beech's Fine Chocolates</a> or through carefully selected retailers including QVC. There is also a Prosecco truffle included in the range.</div>
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Harking back to the days when the venue was a record shop ( yes I'm that old ... and yes I remember it as a record shop) part of the interior is decorated in homage to its roots, I loved this area, each Turtle bay has similar relaxed Caribbean styling to its decor, rough plasterwork, bare concrete, sheet steel and of course the colours of the Jamaican flag.</div>
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Drinks - Mr LF was disappointed to discover that the Guinness West Indian Porter he so loved last time we visited was no longer on the menu, so instead he chose the Jamaican Pale Ale, brewed by The Bay especially to complement the jerk dishes at Turtle Bay. </div>
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I chose the Elderflower cooler, a refreshing mocktail with elderflower cordial, cucumber ribbons, fresh mint and lime juice topped up with soda and lots of ice. Delicious and very summery.</div>
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Mains now, Jammin Lamb burger, a pit grilled lamb and mutton burger, served on a sweet pineapple glazed bun with crispy baby gem lettuce, sliced tomato, fresh mint and onion salad, herb mayo accompanied with spicy fries and Caribbean slaw. Juicy lamby and tasty, but it wasn't very spicy.</div>
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We were recently kindly invited to Gusto in Lytham for the blogger launch of their spring menu, on a decidedly unspring like evening we experienced a lovely dinner of gorgeous Italian food.</div>
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Gusto is situated on Dicconson Terrace in the heart of the town and is in a tastefully converted period property, the decor and ambiance is a relaxed Milanese in style. The restaurant has a lovely bar area were you can enjoy a drink or cocktail before your meal and loads of cosy dining areas all of which are tastefully furnished, The soundtrack is laid back jazz and helps create a warm relaxed environment to enjoy the food and company. We particularly liked the eclectic mix of black and white photography throughout the restaurant.</div>
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We experienced the restaurant on a reasonably busy Tuesday evening and would imagine that at weekends you would be best booking to secure the table of your choice.</div>
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A lovely wood fired pizza oven was visible in the open kitchen from our table.</div>
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To start the evening a delicious sharing platter - The Grande Board was placed on the table to share.</div>
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Featuring creamy goats cheese, smoked provolone and dolcelatte, humus, rocket, nocellara and black olives, sun dried tomatoes, prosciutto, salami sopressa , coppa and rosemary focaccia on an olive olive wood serving platter. A great to start to our evening, may only suggestion of an improvement would be to ditch the hummus and replace with some grassy extra virgin olive oil and some sweet and deep balsamic vinegar, to dip you focaccia in.</div>
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Our chosen starters were Gusto Dough petals with Garlic butter, enjoyed by Mr LF and novel twist on the standard garlic bread, my calamari was lovely, light crispy, tasty and not in the least bit chewy and accompanied by a tangy lemon mayonnaise. Our accompanying Garganega Pinot grigio a perfect balance to our choices.</div>
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Our Dessert choices were a lovely light yet moist and creamy Tiramisu and a creamy wobbly traditional panna cotta served with balsamic strawberries.</div>
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They have a great a la carte menu which you can view <a href="http://gustorestaurants.uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/A-la-carte-menu-for-menu-section.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> and they have a great value lunch , dinner and Sunday set menus too. Plus they also have "create your own pizza" for the kiddies (complete with chefs hat).</div>
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The website is <a href="http://gustorestaurants.uk.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>, they are also active on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/gustorestaurants/?hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/gusto_uk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">twitter </a>and<a href="https://www.facebook.com/lythamGusto/?hc_ref=SEARCH" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> facebook</a> too.</div>
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<br />Linzi_Barrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10796752911213200822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32224141.post-7235480709367008632017-04-23T14:42:00.003+01:002017-04-23T14:56:17.867+01:00Lunch at The Walton Fox, Bamber Bridge.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Just after the Easter break we popped in for lunch at the <a href="http://thewaltonfoxbamberbridge/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Walton Fox</a>, part of the Vintage Inns chain in Bamber Bridge for a spot of lunch after their recent refurbishment.</div>
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The decor is a cool relaxed country style, ideal as an informal dining venue with friends or family.</div>
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The extensive menu provided lots of choice and I noted they also have frequent specials and offers throughout the year. They have in the week time a "fixed price lunch" of 2 courses for Β£10.95 / 3 courses Β£13.95</div>
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I choose as my starter the Oven baked button and portobello mushrooms, served in a garlic and cheese sauce with rustic breads, a tasty dish , lots of mushrooms which I love and well balanced with the sauce. I shared my starter with Mr LF and he particularly enjoyed the bread.</div>
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For mains I chose the Smoked haddock kedgeree fish cake which was served with roasted vine tomatoes, broccoli, basil dressing and some delightful baby herby potatoes. The fish cakes were lovely with large chunks of smoked haddock and just a hint of curry flavours.</div>
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For those of you in the know, the 25th of March every year is Tolkien reading day, so as we held our last cake club on this date, I decided that we would have a Tolkien inspired cake theme.</div>
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Our lovely members ever inventive came up with some fantastic cakes which fitted the theme perfectly.</div>
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Bilbo's Tea cake</div>
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Anglo Saxon shield and seax cake</div>
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Evil Eye ginger cake</div>
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Magic lemon cake</div>
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Beorns Honey cake</div>
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Chocolate orange ring cake</div>
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Blueberry lavender shire cake</div>
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Our lovely venue was the Townhouse Coffee and Brew Bar on Friargate in Preston town centre. Our hosts were fabulous, so welcoming and lovely attentive service, they couldn't do enough for us.</div>
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We thought the decor was great and loved the book swap area, the menu was also fabulous and featured some lovely dishes and the drinks were great, they have Origin coffee ( as chemex, aeropress, pourover and expresso) and Birdhouse teas. Please pay them a visit while you are in town. They are open Monday to Saturday.</div>
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Last week, we paid a lunchtime visit to the recently opened Turtle Bay in the Cathedral Quarter in Blackburn to find out all about the hot new venue in town.</div>
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First a confession, both myself and Mr LF are pretty much Caribbean food virgins, so we were excited in anticipation of experiencing some new flavour sensations.</div>
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Turtle Bay is a growing chain of Caribbean social eating and drinking venues, in Lancashire you can find them in Preston, two in Manchester and two in Liverpool as well as the latest one in Blackburn.</div>
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Informal in style with a emphasis on relaxed social eating and drinking, the decor is definitely in a Jamaican Caribbean style. Plenty of reused materials and stripped back styling. The staff in Blackburn were great, friendly, welcoming and eager to please.</div>
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The extensive menu features a wide range of food (more of that in a minute) and drink including regional (as in Caribbean) specialities such as Ting, a very nice Guinness West Indies Porter, which Mr LF particularly enjoyed. They also have a good range of cocktails which often are 2 4 1 but I was driving today so couldn't comment but have many friends who have enjoyed a glass or two. I find Blackburn town centre roads and parking confusing enough when sober so I would probably be still navigating the one way system if I had partaken.</div>
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Any way on to the food, as I have already said having never sampled this style of food as we perused the <a href="https://www.turtlebay.co.uk/food-drink/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">menu</a> with our drinks we were assisted in our choices by a really helpful waitress, so we plumped for the Beach food platter to start, so we could try a few specialities all in one go.</div>
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The sharing platter featured, traditional Jerk chicken wings, Stuffed Pepper roti, Sweetcorn fritters and Garlic and herb flatbreads, all served on a board drizzled with chilli sauce and strewed with rocket. The jerk wings were moist juicy and really tasty with a generous jerk spice hit. Pepper roti was served Trinidadian style with cheese, sliced carrots, potatoes and onions and sweet hot peppery sauce, tasty little triangles, a little like a cheesy tortilla. I had been recommended by a friend to order the sweetcorn fritters, which in her words were legendary and I can say I enjoyed them , little bundles of sweetcorn (obviously), spring onion, coriander and some Scotch bonnet chilli deep fried in balls. The garlic and herb flatbread was served as rolls which also included a sticky chilli sauce. Mr LF's favourite from the platter was the Jerk chicken wings and mine the sweetcorn fritters. </div>
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For our mains I plumped for the Goat burger from the Jerk Pit part of the menu, a tasty goat and lamb burger, seasoned with Jerk spices, served on a sweet brioche style bun, with sweet onion chutney, green seasoning (a little like a pesto sauce), on the side sweet potato fries, slaw and a sweet plantain dumpling. I really enjoyed the goat burger plenty of goat flavour not too spicy and moist and juicy, the green seasoning was also interesting, a little like a pesto meets sofrito, meets salsa. I have since googled it and it contains onions, garlic, green herbs and then what ever else you like from chillies, more herbs or sweet peppers and is widely used in Trinidadian cooking.</div>
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Our latest cake club outing was to The Folly Coffee House situated in the heart of Leyland's beloved Worden Park, housed in the old stable block this quirky coffee shop welcomed us with open arms.<br />
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Our theme for our event was "Anything Goes" so we had a fabulous selection of cakes and bakes some of which wouldn't normally be allowed at a Clandestine Cake Club.<br />
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We enjoyed chatting about baking, the history of the park and the weather. So if you are visiting the park pop in for a warming coffee or a bite to eat at The Folly.<br />
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Outside is the Arts Centre (sadly unused now due to budget cuts) and the remains of Worden Hall, ancestral home of the Faringtons.<br />
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As stated previously as our theme was Anything Goes, traybakes were allowed , so we had some lovely Gluten Free, date sweetened brownie bites and some delicious Carmelita's.<br />
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Scrummy Cherry Madeira cake, traditional Dutch celebration cake , Coffee cake and Tunisian Orange Cake.<br />
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Good Intentions cake, Rum Truffle and savoury goats cheese cake</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Recently on a wintry evening we popped along to visit <a href="http://www.mittonhallhotel.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mitton Hall </a>for their Lancashire Taster menu, the hall dates from the 15th century and is situated in the stunning Ribble Valley countryside just outside Whalley nr Clitheroe. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now run as a country house hotel by the James Places Group, the property features stunning interior design which complement the ancient architectural features yet creating the atmosphere of a contemporary country house hotel. A favourite for weddings and romantic get aways....</span></div>
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May be this is just me.<br /><br /><b><br />Cockles, damson and black pudding.</b><br /><br /><br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9YBMIMj8JC6moZy518ormM-kqmfh_Pv7i8iyN3DgCi_Alsdi1BeE2sAyyAhS-N8FEVfHA7blFgnAtgl-Z56fEmnUH4P4Onv4cjmxe8elWrs_1ZPEt606SC93MeT9Dbh7SC84u/s1600/mh17.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9YBMIMj8JC6moZy518ormM-kqmfh_Pv7i8iyN3DgCi_Alsdi1BeE2sAyyAhS-N8FEVfHA7blFgnAtgl-Z56fEmnUH4P4Onv4cjmxe8elWrs_1ZPEt606SC93MeT9Dbh7SC84u/s320/mh17.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />Crispy cockles served with a black pudding and damson puree, a nicely balanced dish with earthy savoury black pudding and the sweet fruity damson complementing the sweet salty cockles.<br /><b><br />Lancashire Curd, burnt onion and grapefruit</b><br /><br /><br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhBVj-YS0b67j-w09EgbkyZo5wDUcIiGcYIAIGWctGsDiOwgR1WCUrlX_zeqbFhSH5ZOwCQKB4M9MSBfDGG-Rea8Nj4g3fzbaOgw4xDfrh0KqWLGsUIOOxtDMiKXU-EstrKJ3F/s1600/mh18.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhBVj-YS0b67j-w09EgbkyZo5wDUcIiGcYIAIGWctGsDiOwgR1WCUrlX_zeqbFhSH5ZOwCQKB4M9MSBfDGG-Rea8Nj4g3fzbaOgw4xDfrh0KqWLGsUIOOxtDMiKXU-EstrKJ3F/s320/mh18.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Milky slightly salty Lancashire curd coated with burnt onion powder, sweet red grapefruit and tiny burnt onion leaves and begonia flowers. The onion and grapefruit worked well but the Lancashire curd was rather bland and (sorry) a little diaryleaish in flavour.<br /><br /><b>Corn Beef hash, brown sauce</b><br /><br /><br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUcljRy1JEHt-OPRmHPUXsCThHIEsjcQUbuXB_ohuekZJtdlHHwYOVm4YnYq5-_BuVQLyoeex5AgP_M1jkPmgEigaIp3IQcrewjjydKkTQ993KU0OhNMxUcUo_R5Xqgqew5mGl/s1600/mh19.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUcljRy1JEHt-OPRmHPUXsCThHIEsjcQUbuXB_ohuekZJtdlHHwYOVm4YnYq5-_BuVQLyoeex5AgP_M1jkPmgEigaIp3IQcrewjjydKkTQ993KU0OhNMxUcUo_R5Xqgqew5mGl/s320/mh19.jpg" /></a><br /><br />A deconstructed corn beef hash, a ball of rich meaty corned beef wrapped in spiralized potato and carrot, deep fried and served with egg yolk ( mine was a little cold) and a spicy brown sauce. Tasty savoury hit, dish balance was good.<br /><br /><b>Elderflower, pear and popping candy</b><br /><br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvFY076UWZUrbGd8aQpntpOQJhv0VxvZgEqE8_19wqG4sDL8svsL1m2c4jbJJQbRYkBO2QCKrw4Yd48dw6fBYsGcvO5lbszv7UHMCHBoC28eKLW_ky2cMJ79dylqXXoDTZn-Iw/s1600/mh20.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvFY076UWZUrbGd8aQpntpOQJhv0VxvZgEqE8_19wqG4sDL8svsL1m2c4jbJJQbRYkBO2QCKrw4Yd48dw6fBYsGcvO5lbszv7UHMCHBoC28eKLW_ky2cMJ79dylqXXoDTZn-Iw/s320/mh20.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Both Mr LF and myself thought this was one of the best dishes of the evening, possibly in the wrong position on the menu as a palate cleanser but lovely all the same. The elderflower foam perhaps could have been a little thicker and slightly more flavourful but it balanced beautifully with the hidden pear sorbet, the popping candy gave the dish a little sparky finish.<br /><br /><b>Surf and Turf, whitebait and venison</b><br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX1Ddt7arXMHOxKKo6yxD9HxCbt-0DTk9Av04dJBiIDhI18-pgm80lAzL-HVLd2Xn2xGfP2gYG4lQ03_uDVMwHeeRpNMdwrSRy93s80pSI0ZdYT1JPnhB2Rfg6Bvac7e6BjOtu/s1600/mh21.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX1Ddt7arXMHOxKKo6yxD9HxCbt-0DTk9Av04dJBiIDhI18-pgm80lAzL-HVLd2Xn2xGfP2gYG4lQ03_uDVMwHeeRpNMdwrSRy93s80pSI0ZdYT1JPnhB2Rfg6Bvac7e6BjOtu/s320/mh21.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Well flavoured fishy whitebait served with perfectly pink venison, the salmon caviar provided little salty bursts along with the black olive puree. I love whitebait and this was hot and crispy but my venison was a little cool.<br /><b><br />Goosnargh Duck, salsify, turnip and lavender.</b><br /><br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCTKLCKPqaIxnq1NUfrSK8caiXBpA_b6TJCBGMkYPsNUOxwze2i3uxDAuOwJCylRnofyoA_LV5Gf8Y0eQP5u4rOuPTTAIk-DK1wA9eeEENYc3dBsX2szlnihkAar8siMv1DASb/s1600/mh22.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCTKLCKPqaIxnq1NUfrSK8caiXBpA_b6TJCBGMkYPsNUOxwze2i3uxDAuOwJCylRnofyoA_LV5Gf8Y0eQP5u4rOuPTTAIk-DK1wA9eeEENYc3dBsX2szlnihkAar8siMv1DASb/s320/mh22.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Nicely presented dish but most of the items on my plate were cold, the duck was still slightly pink but cold and therefore very chewy, the puy lentil accompaniment likewise, But the puree and vegetables were hot, I also couldn't detect the lavender flavours. Sorry but I was disappointed as I really like Goosnargh duck.<br /><br /><b>Smoked Haddock and morecambe bay shrimps, lime</b><br /><br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlwFAthntnnTBeZFNW2XWI85k1UwXER9-cqMyPzifXOy3m0TxzvPpjNeIxb_-61vTKtliuR_syJlxDMjkZrWOjSC4iMM8DCdSR7CpOeHbghyphenhyphenX3jojwb4pbX74FYebQk44Fk5XS/s1600/mh23.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlwFAthntnnTBeZFNW2XWI85k1UwXER9-cqMyPzifXOy3m0TxzvPpjNeIxb_-61vTKtliuR_syJlxDMjkZrWOjSC4iMM8DCdSR7CpOeHbghyphenhyphenX3jojwb4pbX74FYebQk44Fk5XS/s320/mh23.jpg" /></a><br /><br />A novel approach to serving fish , a perfectly soft boiled egg, wrapped in smoked haddock and shrimp force meat , deep fried and served with a lime sauce. Overall a nice dish , maybe the smoked haddock could have been a little more smokey and the lime sauce a little less limey but the balance was good.<br /><br /><b>Nannykins Goats Cheese, candied fennel</b><br /><br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHGFVr5-VNqG7kFtJrbULqUW9lJVcqEnRvydTPXfFN94y9CX1L8s7CzLBC3992fGuhMowVIOGFZ_W6gCe_4ljagZO4exqKuRZmjnNHINso4L71vKCvHZ2pPXlHEOXIZ_vSUb_5/s1600/mh24.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHGFVr5-VNqG7kFtJrbULqUW9lJVcqEnRvydTPXfFN94y9CX1L8s7CzLBC3992fGuhMowVIOGFZ_W6gCe_4ljagZO4exqKuRZmjnNHINso4L71vKCvHZ2pPXlHEOXIZ_vSUb_5/s320/mh24.jpg" /></a><br /></span><div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Next up was a Lancashire take on a burek, a spinach and goats cheese filled pastry cigar, the pastry was a little heavy and the goats cheese was a little lost against the spinach in the filling, the cigar was I also felt over sized for a taster menu. The candied fennel was very tasty and contrasted well with the rest of the dish cutting the heaviness of the cheese cigar.<br /><br /><b>Oops I dropped my Manchester Tart</b><br /><br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrCZgPPSjGpCuUO2n_SJF7IunZ3hKm4Pre_2FwJVCQQaV4lJSYXmhrHP3nJVjhdpIu9vOP6qEQn1Rm0Hu_1Vi0C6cZPZ03fjRGSoX3iZ4e-t182rDV0mslHgGNkRW880ztbD0s/s1600/mh25.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrCZgPPSjGpCuUO2n_SJF7IunZ3hKm4Pre_2FwJVCQQaV4lJSYXmhrHP3nJVjhdpIu9vOP6qEQn1Rm0Hu_1Vi0C6cZPZ03fjRGSoX3iZ4e-t182rDV0mslHgGNkRW880ztbD0s/s320/mh25.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Deconstructed Manchester tart, lovely fruity jammy sauce, vanilla custard, coconut ice and dessicated coconut and a short biscuity disc, all the essential flavours of the traditional tart.<br /><br /><b>Chocolate and Chestnut</b><br /><br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2DgXzcT5hLkyY_nDyyyWWEwg_rM7VVVcj9TX15qI71ZtI08N7TXGo-5wo9_f7W2xdrHdkHH2m9P5G-lhg1ndmN32zwsKfzKe491BRbNX6MusIxP1qxIkHB5P4qpXm1izt9OB7/s1600/mh26.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2DgXzcT5hLkyY_nDyyyWWEwg_rM7VVVcj9TX15qI71ZtI08N7TXGo-5wo9_f7W2xdrHdkHH2m9P5G-lhg1ndmN32zwsKfzKe491BRbNX6MusIxP1qxIkHB5P4qpXm1izt9OB7/s320/mh26.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Our final course, a celebration of chocolate, parfait, mousse, cherries, chocolate sauce, chestnut mousse, cherry jam. Deliciously decadent and a nice end to the meal.<br /><br />Overall we enjoyed our visit to Mitton Hall, I was a little disappointed by the cold dish I was served (I did point this out on the evening) and Mr LF was left a little flummoxed when his beer glass was removed whilst not being empty and not questioned as to whether he would like a replacement, a minor point but slightly off putting. <br /><br />Also apologies for some of the quality of the images particularly of the food, as the table we were sat at had very poor lighting , lovely and intimate but difficult to take good images. We also didn't want to use a tripod as we feel this is off putting to other diners in the restaurant. <br /><br />Mitton Hall is situated just outside Whalley nr Clitheroe, bookings can be made via their <a href="http://www.mittonhallhotel.co.uk/">website</a><br /><br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkSQzR43piqZpeknd7IFVRNxiYZOvV6YB0vkXoeeQ7WIn9Rxp-3uYZEJJFCdQ8Lk80bLuJNx8qncsgUiwPiDayJGD9jpsHAs1266uazi_KHnS4Af7gxLFWpTyqTSIuyaIBiMHn/s1600/mh.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkSQzR43piqZpeknd7IFVRNxiYZOvV6YB0vkXoeeQ7WIn9Rxp-3uYZEJJFCdQ8Lk80bLuJNx8qncsgUiwPiDayJGD9jpsHAs1266uazi_KHnS4Af7gxLFWpTyqTSIuyaIBiMHn/s1600/mh.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Our tasting menu was provided on a complementary basis by James Places however I was not required to write a review (positive or otherwise), all comments, views and opinions are my own.</span></i><br /></span></div>
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Gosh its been a while since we did a cheese post, but here is a very special one, specially dressed for Christmas this cute Baby Blackstick Blue Truckle has arrived to join our celebrations.<br />
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Blacksticks Blue is created lovingly by <a href="http://butlerslarder.co.uk/products/larder/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Butlers Cheeses</a> at Inglewhite Dairy in rural Lancashire, this cheese make the perfect centrepiece for your cheese board. It's an amazing colour and a creamy, buttery mild blue cheese, and at this time of year you can also find it with a special complimentary fruity tangy topping that perfectly marries with the cheese.<br />
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A favourite of chefs and cheesemongers alike this cheese is perfect in recipes, cooking and simply served as it is. A truckle is approx 400g of cheese<br />
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Available direct from Butlers or any quality cheesemonger<br />
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<br />Linzi_Barrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10796752911213200822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32224141.post-19789155650910300252016-12-18T13:59:00.002+00:002016-12-18T13:59:51.437+00:00Woodalls Charcuterie - perfect for Christmas <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Using only the finest Outdoor bred British pork, Woodall's have for 8 generations been producing delicious British Charcuterie and pork products.<br />
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Utilising innovative curing, smoking and preserving methods they produce a wonderful range of charcuterie including air dried hams and salamis. All perfect to serve at any celebration or get together.<br />
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Royale Air Dried Ham , a great taste award winner. Pickled in pale ale, molasses, vinegar and brown sugar before being smoked, then air dried ham is tasty with a rich sweet salty flour and a delicious melt in the mouth texture. Perfect for platter serving but also in recipes as a prosciutto substitute.</div>
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Black pepper and garlic salami, a meaty aromatic flavoursome salami with just enough pepper heat but also with pepper fragrance finely balanced with a warm earthy garlic note.</div>
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Spicy Cumberland Salami - a wonderfully British chorizo equivalent, less fatty and with a warm delicate paprika heat.</div>
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Norfolk Mustard Salami - a little cheeky blend of classic Norfolk mustard powder and seeds, that give this salami a warm well rounded flavour. A British classic twist.</div>
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November saw at visit to the<a href="https://www.facebook.com/twinlakesvelocafe/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> "Twin Lakes " Velo cafe</a> for South Lancashire Clandestine Cake Club, it was a chilly day bright but cold, the welcome was warm and friendly in this tucked away venue near the village of Croston, near Chorley.</div>
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Situated by two lakes hence the name and with a cycling theme as the area is popular with cyclists the cafe is a little of the beaten track, our members however had no trouble locating our event and arrived a wonderful selection of suitably themed cakes.</div>
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Our cakes attracted a lot of attention from cyclists and passing walkers who pop in for a warming drink or snack whilst in the area.<br />
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Our cakes included a Yellow Jersey cake, Brandy snap cake, Paris Brest, Chocolate, cherry and chestnut roulade, Tipsy Orange truffle cake, Treacle and lemon dizzle bundt, Berry and cream rings cake, Chocolate, coffee meringue roulade, Carrot and Chocolate roulade, Black Forest Circular and Clares Mum's Wheely good cake.</div>
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The lady who made the Paris Brest, wrote a little missive on her trails and tribulations on making her creation for her first cake club.</div>
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It may be on theme, but
35 step recipe is possibly a little ambitious to start with. Still some
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oven & leave to cool. The cake only
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8.30 start . Step 1 All ingredients assembled by 8.45.
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salt, water in pan, boiling. Tick. Remove from heat . Add all flour at once.
Too stiff to stir & certainly doesnβt need drying off. Add eggs one by one.
Should be shiny, not dull and drop off a spoon in 3 seconds rather than 3
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Pipe 3 rings onto greaseproof. Looks singularly
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Cook for 20mins at 180- nowhere near done. After 30 mins
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Slice a very thin uneven layer off the top. Rebake
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This made us all chuckle ! ππππ</div>
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