A lazy Sunday morning with not much to do except plan lunch - heaven. It's could even be hot enough to eat outdoors, but I need to check the forecast. To make the lunch simple and easy I've decided on a Pea and Mint Soup, quick to make and delicious served with a little Parmesan cheese and a drizzle of good olive oil.
Chicken is a great roast on a day such as this and Lemon Roast Chicken recipe is perfect; cooked with garlic, lemon and basted with butter, the smells that waft through the house are heavenly. With a few steamed, fresh seasonal vegetables (carrots, purple sprouting broccoli) - perfect.
And to finish it all off, an Apple Pie, it never fails to please and I can make it while the chicken is cooking. All that's left now is to finish my coffee and head for the kitchen.
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I am in Birmingham for the
Taste Birmingham Food Festival, celebrating the best of food in and around the city. Though Birmingham has a wealth of great food and restaurants, one of its most famous dishes is the Balti. The Balti arrived in Birmingham in the 1970's courtesy of the Pakistani and Kashmiri communities. The majority of the city's balti houses are located in the Sparbrook, Balsall Heath and Moseley areas of South-East Birmingham known as the Balti Triangle.
It is so easy to find Balti throughout the whole of the UK - not just Birmingham - in restaurants, take-aways and in the chiller section of the supermarket but why not make it yourself at home? It is actually easy to do and will cost you a fraction of the ready made variety. Traditionally it should be served in a balti dish, a flat-bottomed metal dish with piping hot naan bread on the side. Birmingham's balti houses are renowned for their giant naan breads, sometimes the size of the table tops!
Whether you’re simply throwing sausages onto a barbecue or planning a more elaborate al fresco feast, there’s nothing like a glass of chilled, refreshing beer to turn it into the perfect summer meal.
Choosing beer to go with food is a matter of personal taste, though in general, lighter beers will complement lighter summer fare. But don’t limit your options to lager: although this is a fine match to many summer foods, other beer styles are just as good or better, and experimenting can reveal some surprising winners – try a glass of chilled Guinness with white fish, for example
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It's been a little quiet for a while but get ready, Harry Potter is back. As the 6th film in the series premiered in London tonight, prepare yourself for the media hype that follows it.
Harry and his pals may be about to embark on more witchcraft and wizardry but in between times will still be munching on British foods, both the classics and the comforting. Have a look at some of their favorite British food below that I have identified and if you know of ones I have missed please let me know; just add a comment at the bottom of this blog.
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