Archives for November 2014

Christmas Recipes

Get in the festive spirit with our Christmas themed recipes here:

This week we are sharing our vegetable recipe, there will be more to follow.

Brussels sprouts – a delicious idea:

Why not make a change to your brussels sprouts this year?

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Simply follow our instructions below for a fabulous twist on a Christmas classic:

Ingredients:

1 pound of small brussels sprouts, rinsed

2 TBS extra virgin olive oil

1/4 pound of thinly sliced prosciutto ham

1 pinch of coarse salt and freshly ground pepper

Next you slice the brussels sprouts in half, lengthwise. Don’t trim the ends as they will hold together better with them. Toss the sprouts on a rimmed baking sheet with the oil and a good generous sprinkle of the salt and pepper. Bake for 40 minutes total, but start to check then around the 25 minute mark, toss them around too. In the meantime you can chop up your ham into small chunks. Heat a frying pan over medium – high heat and add the prosciutto & sauce for about 5 minutes until they are nice and crispy. Then set the ham to one side. Next, remove the sprouts from the oven and let them cool for around 5 minutes or until they are cool enough to handle. using toothpicks slide on half of a sprout followed by a slice or 3 of the ham, then bookend with the other sprout half. Continue until you have around 32 mini skewers. Arrange them on a platter and serve immediately. There we have it, a lovely tasty twist on your Christmas vegetables. The classic brussels sprout served with a twist. Brilliant!

Portland Wine

Portland Wine specialise in high quality wine & beer from independent producers. It is a nice idea to purchase your wine from them to try something new – don’t get stuck with the same tipple! Try something different and exciting, you never know, might just find your new favourite. Head over to their website here.

You can choose wines from around the globe, as you can search for wine by region on their site. This is particularly useful when choosing your wine to make sure that you get the right taste just for you. Or you can try something different, and select a wine from a region which you may not have tried before & have fun with it. It is interesting to know about the origins of wine, as they ways in which they are made make such a difference to their taste, so it is best to know about their manufacturing. They also have great special case deals which can be found on their website here!

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You can contact Portland Wine by telephone on 0161 928 0357 to get your orders in and have your wines ready for you this Christmas. They also provide a free delivery service for all orders over £50. When have you ever had a better excuse to order more wine? So go on, try something fabulous and purchase your speciality wines today. This is a great opportunity for you to stock on on your Christmas supply! 

Head to Portland Wine for your specialist wines & beers. They also stock spirits too!

The Wedding Industry Awards!

The North West Regional Event for The Wedding Industry Awards was held at the fabulous Sandhole Oak Barn in Congleton, Cheshire. The venue was decorated beautifully, as seen below.

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Just like many companies based in and around in the Wedding Industry, we have been looking forward to The Wedding Industry Awards for some time now. The event came around and the atmosphere was fantastic, everybody involved was just ecstatic to be there! It’s also a great way for businesses who work in a similar area to one another to network and get to know each other better – which is always nice!

We were so pleased to be nominated for the award of, Best Wedding Caterer in which we were, “Highly Commended” in this category! We would like to thank everybody who took the time to vote for us as it is greatly appreciated! We would like to congratulate the winners of each and every category & also everyone who was nominated! It was a brilliant evening & fantastic to have so much talent from the North West Wedding Industry all together in one room!

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Images in this post are via The Wedding Industry Awards Facebook page. These images are from Adby Creative and really capture the essence of the evening.

We would especially like to congratulate Heaton House Events Limited who we work with on a regular basis who won the, ‘Best Events Team’ of 2015!

We had a wonderful evening, and we can’t wait for next year! Thank you to The Wedding Industry Awards for putting on another fabulous awards ceremony!

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The Bottle Stop

Have you been to The Bottle Stop yet?

If not then we recommend you head over there for a fantastic selection of specialist and interesting drinks. Also, with Christmas just around the corner what better excuse to try a great range of beverages than the festive season? The Bottle Stop are situated in Bramhall, Cheshire, they sell high quality beers, ales, wines and many drinks you may have never even tried before! You can always expect something different from them such as, a whiskey infused beer. It is a brilliant place to go to if you want to really give your tastebuds a treat this Winter.

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However, it is not just alcoholic drinks which can be found at The Bottle Stop, they provide tasty non alcoholic drinks as well. You can even purchase your non alcoholic Krombacher from them at just 95p a bottle, what a bargain! So why not contact them on 0161 439 4904 and see what they can arrange for you this Christmas! It is always great to try new things, so have some fun with the family this year and surprise them with some festive drinks that they are sure to remember.

We work closely with The Bottle Stop and they are a brilliant place for you to get your Christmas beers in. We love to share news about our suppliers and people who we work with as it helps to show one of our business values which is, “to help grow our partners businesses”. Find The Bottle Stop on Facebook and keep up with their brilliant and ever changing stock!

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