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WIN an Extra Special Christmas hamper from Asda

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COMPETITION NOW CLOSED WIN a Christmas hamper of Extra Special foodie goodies courtesy of Asda. I recently tasted a small range of products from the hamper and was impressed! If you’re the lucky winner, your bursting hamper will arrive just in time for Christmas – good luck! Competition details You can use any of the following methods ONLY ONCE to enter the competition. If you enter using all three methods, you have a higher chance of winning. YOU MUST LEAVE A SEPARATE COMMENT ON THIS BLOG POST EACH TIME YOU ENTER. Good luck! 1 – FOLLOW FOODFORTHINK ON TWITTER Follow @foodforthink and leave a comment below to say you have done so. Just say if you are already following. 2 – BECOME A FAN OF FOODFORTHINK ON FACEBOOK Go to Food For Think’s Facebook page and click on the “Like” button. Leave a comment below to say you have done so. 3 – TWEET THE FOLLOWING #WIN an Asda Extra Special Christmas hamper in @foodforthink ‘s competition. Click here to enter. Please read the T …

Christmas food guide

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One word springs to mind when I think of Christmas – FOOD. When I was younger I would count the months, weeks and days before our yearly trip to the wholesalers. It was the one time of year that I was allowed to run riot around the isles, picking up whatever I wanted (within reason), pop in into the supermarket trolley and devour as much of it as I could over the festive period. Granted, most of what I put in the trolley was pure rubbish – fizzy laces, flying saucers, space invaders, jelly babies, fizzy drinks, you name it, I got it. I have to say though, that I didn’t join in with the rest of the family when it came to breakfast on Christmas day. As everyone else tucked into their smoked salmon and scrambled eggs, I was left to enjoy scrambled egg on toast. My tastes have come a long way since then and smoked salmon is one of my favourite breakfast foods. And of course I love a good fry up …

Home made spaghetti recipe

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I love my KitchenAid. Not only does it whip up the best tasting cakes, it also helps me in my quest to making the best fresh spaghetti, thanks to the pasta attachment. Last night I decided, for the second time, to try my hand at making fresh pasta. The first time hadn’t quite gone to plan and I ended up with slightly thicker tagliatelle than I wanted. Combined with too short a cooking time, it was a bit claggy and not overly pleasant. The inspiration for this dish came from one of my favourite food magazines, Donna Hay. I first discovered the magazine on my travels around Australia and was disgruntled when I came home, thinking that I wouldn’t be able to find it over here. I was wrong. Selfridges sells it, albeit at a premium price. But it is imported from Australia and it’s totally worth every penny. I love fresh, simple pasta so decided only to use my handy little tins of Nudo Extra Virgin basil oil, Nudo Extra Virgin Sicilian lemon oil, …

WIN a 2.5kg joint of Australian topside beef from Westin Gourmet

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THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED I still marvel at the Internet. I’ve always been a bit of a technology geek and I distinctly remember the time when the Internet was first installed at home. I would sit in my dad’s study for hours at a time browsing and talking to friends on MSN (sad I know). But at the time I never would have imagined that I would be buying clothes, holidays and even food from the comfort of my own home. Technology never ceases to amaze me. I’ve been toying with the idea of buying meat, fish and vegetables online for a while. After my trip to Riverford Organic Farm earlier in the year, I realised what a great way it is to shop. But having never taken the plunge to buy meat online before, I was happy to be contacted a few months back by Westin Gourmet, an online butchers that provides consumers with good quality cuts of meat at wholesale prices. I decided to test a few of the products and offer …

Pearl barley, cavolo nero, beetroot and Goats cheese risotto recipe

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I love pearl barley. LOVE it. And if I didn’t love it enough because of how tasty and versatile it is, I love it even more because it is so cheap. It costs roughly 50p for a 500g bag. I have had pearl barley dishes at some of my favourite London restaurants / cafes – Petersham Nurseries, Polpo and Meatballs to name a few, each dish different. Salads, stews, risottos, you name it. I have cooked it a fair few times myself too, most recently with lamb. A few weeks ago I was staying with a friend in Stoke Newington and she introduced me to the best green grocers I have ever come across. Situated on Newington Green, the appropriately and simply titled Newington Green Fruit and Vegetetables sells a wide (and when I say wide, I mean wide) range of vegetables, exitoc fruits, herbs and condiments. And the best thing is the prices. I bought a huge bag of veg for a mere £8, something that would have cost double the price in my …