Our friends at the Bear Hotel in Crickhowell have provided this month’s truly Welsh recipe! This makes a big pot for friends and family to enjoy – ideal washed down with a delicious Welsh ale…blasus! Ingredients sea salt freshly ground black pepper 1 onion 1 kg lamb neck fillet or shoulder cut into 5cm chunks […]
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Nana’s Kitchen: Oreo Chocolate Chip Cookie Squares
I tasted these lovely squares at a village fete I recently attended. I thought they were delicious so I asked the lady who baked them for the recipe. Not something that you would want to eat every day but certainly a lovely weekend treat. Ingredients: 84g softened butter 180g brown sugar 3 eggs (beaten) 320g […]
Nana’s Kitchen: Beetroot & Chocolate Cake
Don’t let the idea of putting beetroot in a cake put you off – you don’t taste the beetroot but, together with the addition of rapeseed oil and yoghurt, it gives this cake a lovely moist texture. Add the chocolate and icing and you end up with a wonderfully rich, fudge-y flavoured cake. A great […]
Nana’s Kitchen: Anzac Bites
I was sorting through my mother’s old recipes and came across this one which transported me back to my childhood. You don’t need a food mixer, just a bowl, wooden spoon and a bit of elbow power. They are very simple, both in the way they are made and their taste, but that’s how it […]
Nana’s Kitchen: Quick & Easy Sticky Toffee Pudding
This is a lovely warming dessert for the winter and is easy and quick to whip up. Dates are in plentiful supply in the supermarkets at this time of year, so it makes for a handy, seasonal pud. I rarely have left overs as my family usually come back for seconds, but if you do, […]
Nana’s Kitchen : Vegetable Samosa Party Bites
With the party season upon us, why not spice up your party with these lovely savoury bites? They are a bit fiddly to make but are well worth it and they freeze well so can be made well in advance. This recipe makes 18-20 bite size samosas. Ingredients Filling 225g potatoes 225g cauliflower 2tbsp vegetable […]
Nana’s Kitchen: Baklava
My family and I love these lovely sweet, nutty slices. They are especially good to make over the festive period, either as small party bites, as a dinner party dessert or just for pure indulgence! They are very quick and easy to make which, during the busy festive season when we all have so much […]
German Apple Cake
It’s that time of year again when the trees are laden with apples. My mother-in-law, who was from German extraction, passed this recipe down to me, being that it was always a great family favourite. One day I made it and, discovering some left over cream cheese in the fridge, I decided to make a […]
JUST FOOD REALITIES
Do you think locally sourced food is being squeezed out of existence by international corporate brands? Does the current government’s reneging on the precautionary protection of our bees mean the further collapse of our natural pollination system? Are you troubled that multinationals will possibly soon be able to sue Governments if they further intervene to […]
Turkish Delight from 1861, Cross Ash
For our Foodie Feature, we invited our local chefs to contribute their recipes for something delicious – and they haven’t disappointed. Our selection here demonstrates the breadth of local foodie know-how. From a cocktail starter, to brunch, a meat course, a fish course, a vegetarian course, and finishing with a sweet dessert, we’ve got it […]
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