Archives for January 2013

Working Lunch at Balbier Brides HQ

After a whirlwind weekend filled with new client meetings and event food tastings, we kicked off the new week by catering for a fabulous working lunch for the wedding industry.

Held at the Charlotte Balbier Headquarters, we provided a sumptuous feast for the lucky attendees.

We served –

* Fresh sandwiches, fruits and cakes.
* Hot chicken seasoned with rosemary and garlic
* Warm salmon in coriander, chilli and lime
* Hand made pate with Clippys jam
* Air dried ham and cheese

We hope you all enjoyed it!

Burns Night Celebrations

Burns night is just around the corner on Friday 25th January. Are you thinking of hosting a party?

We can provide an array of traditional foods for your celebration, whether you want Haggis, Neeps and tatties or something a little simpler, we can arrange it for you.

Recently, we catered for a fantastic 18th birthday party where the food had a Scottish theme. It was very well received, especially the deep fried mini Mars bars! This is what we served –

Large wholesome Canapés
Haggis, neeps and tatties with a whiskey gravy
Yorkshire pudding with rare roast beef
Croute of sun dried tomato, caramelized red onion & mozzarella cheese
Arbroth Smokie tarts
Chicken, Bury black pudding and chorizo sausage

Dessert Canapés
Cranachan Shots
Deep fried mini Mars bar
Lemon Tart

If you are hosting a party, wedding or special event and you would like a special theme for your menu, we can help.

Please feel free to get in touch with any inquiries, we’ll be more than happy to discuss your ideas.

Incredible Kale – The Food of the Year!

According to one of our favourite podcasts, ‘Go Fork Yourself’, Kale was 2012’s food of the year.

Kale is packed with vitamin, minerals, and cancer-fighting phytonutrients — it’s also incredibly versatile. It’s great in soups and smoothies and almost everything in between. We add it to our Colcannon potato which we serve with our braised shin of beef.

If you are try to eat more healthily in 2013, then Kale is the perfect ingredient! Below are some fantastic Kale recipes for you to try-


Kale, Apple and Pancetta Salad from Serious Eats


Kale, Olive & Gruyère tart from BBC Good Food


Stir-fried beef with kale and cashews from the Guardian

So with that tempting array of recipes we hope we’ve inspired you to go green for 2013!

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