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Upcoming Wedding Fayres & Open Days

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If you have recently become engaged over the Christmas & New Year period, then there may seem like a mountain of choices to make. However, do not fear as there are many fantastic events to help guide your decisions. After all, planning your Wedding should be an enjoyable and exciting experience, so we recommend heading to as many open days & fayres as you can, as they are a great help. We have created a handy list of Wedding Fayres for you, so go ahead and start looking:

Saturday 10th January 2015 – The National Gay Wedding Show, at the Manchester Phones 4U Arena. To interact with this event online use the hashtag #loveislove. Find out more about the event here.

Saturday 10th – 11th January 2015 – The Liverpool Wedding Show at the Aintree Racecourse Exhibition Centre is a huge event not to be missed! Find out more at blissweddingshows.co.uk

Sunday 11th January 2015 – The County Brides Etihad Stadium Wedding Fayre. We’ll be in attendance at this event, and look forward to seeing you there! Follow this link for more information on all Wedding Fayres which are ran in conjunction with County Brides here.

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Sunday 11th January 2015 – Styal Lodge Cheshire Open Day, 12 – 3pm. We work with this venue regularly throughout the year & recommend you visit to see what they have to offer. Follow this link for more information: styallodge.co.uk

Thursday 15th January 2015 – Capesthorne Hall Open Evening, 5.30pm – 9pm. Follow the link for more information: Capesthorne.com

Sunday 8th February 2015 – Owen House Wedding Barn Open Day, 3 – 7pm. This is the venue where we shot our very own promotional video, view it here for a sneak peak at the barn before the open day! You can find more information on the venue on their website here.

Sunday 22nd February 2015 – Heaton House Farm

Sunday 1st March – Capesthorne Hall Wedding Fayre, 12 – 4pm. A range of local businesses will be at this event. Find out more here: Capesthorne Hall Wedding Fayre

Heaton House Farm also have several Open Days & events throughout January so click here to find out which one suits you best!

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There are many Wedding Fayres & Open Day events to choose from & we hope you find exactly what you are looking for! Don’t forget to view our fabulous range of menus here.

Images via County Brides & Owen House Wedding Barn.

J.J.J Heathcotes

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We take pride in providing the freshest possible ingredients for all of our dishes. We spend time sourcing the very best local suppliers and aim to create menus that incorporate the finest seasonal ingredients.

One of these suppliers is J.J.J Heathcotes, purveyors of the best quality meat, poultry and game. They take immense pride in sourcing only the very best local produce from their own and neighbouring Cheshire and Derbyshire farms. Founded almost one hundred years ago by Jonathan James Jackson Heathcote, they have appeared in the Guardian’s good food guide, the UKTV channel guide and Rick Stein’s Food Heroes.

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With three separate premises, an extensive butchering knowledge and friendly staff, they are truly one of the finest butchers we’ve ever come across. We all know how important it is to shop locally these days and there’s no better way to source your meat than from the experts at J J J Heathcote. Make sure you pop in to either one of their two shops when your next in Bollington or if you’re a bit further afield, their site in Ponyton, which also houses the very finest in locally sourced produce.

Addresses:

J J J Heathcote
114 Wellington Road
Bollington
Macclesfield
Cheshire
SK10 5HT
t: 01625 573172

J J J Heathcote
39A Palmerston Street
Bollington
Macclesfield
Cheshire
SK10 5PX
t: 01625 572202

J J J Heathcote
5 Fountain Place
Ponyton
Stockport
Cheshire
SK12 1QX
t: 01625 872154

Take a look at their Facebook page here for more information including opening times and directions.

Image via www.bollington-tc.gov.uk

Stuff the Turkey

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Turkey is the nations favourite bird when it comes to the Christmas centrepiece. Saying this, some people do like to try an alternative every now and again as people can find it a bit too dry.
We love a good old traditional Turkey for our Christmas meal here at Vanilla, but we also like to source new ideas and recipes whenever possible to make sure that we have a wide range of menu choices to offer our clients.
We’ve managed to locate some of the tastiest substitutes to Turkey to share with you in case you fancy a bit of a change this Christmas.
Beef Fillet with Horseradish & Prosciutto
 
You might be thinking “But we have Beef most Sundays”. Not like this you don’t. Wrapping the Beef in the Prosciutto Ham protects the meat resulting in an extremely tender cut of Beef. Well worth trying out. Check out the recipe here.
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Goose Stuffed With Parma Ham & Parmesan
 
Goose is a great replacement for Turkey, especially as it’s reported to be at it’s best in Mid-Winter, whereas Turkey is farmed all year round, like Chicken. It’s lovely surrounding of fat also make for the best Roast Potatoes. Follow Rick Stein’s recipe for a more flavourful Christmas Dinner click here.
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Roast Suckling Pig
 
Go the whole hog and get that celebratory look and feel this Christmas by presenting the table with a beautifully crisp Suckling Pig. With very little preparation needed, this great alternative will serve 8-10 people (based on 1 Suckling Pig weighing 5-6 kilos). Refer to Mark Hix’s recipe to really deliver this Christmas Day here.
Whatever you end up having this Christmas, we hope you have a great day!

The Christmas Feast

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So now is the time of year when we are all rushing around, getting all of our food together and planning our main meal for Christmas. However, sometimes it can feel slightly overwhelming getting all of our plans together for the Christmas day.

The classic choice for the day is of course, turkey. Whether big or small, you can purchase the right bird for the amount of guests that you spending the day with. Although turkey may seem like a large bird to cook for just a few people it is possible to purchase a smaller bird for as little as 1 or 2 people.

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Another popular choice is goose, or even duck. Goose is a lovely option which is slightly different to turkey, slightly smaller and also a little out of the ordinary. There are not many occasions throughout the year which allow you to create a wide range of dishes. Overall, there are many birds which you can choose from for your main meal at Christmas.

It is also a popular option to make and serve several different desserts to end the meal at Christmas. This is a great choice if you have many guests over, ensuring that there will be something to suit everyone’s taste.

But no matter the food which you decide to make for your Christmas day dinner, we wish you a very Merry Christmas from all of us here at Vanilla In Allseasons! Oh, and don’t forget the trimmings!

Images via The Independent.

Shop Locally this Christmas!

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As a company we aim to support local businesses, and believe it’s essential to keep the community thriving. There are many great independent retailers which can be found in every town across the country – and we feel it’s important to support them! It’s great to be able to serve such wonderful dishes made with local produce and avoid what’s been mass produced.

There are several great local businesses which we work with including, JJJ Heathcotes, the famous family butchers. Another great supplier of ours is Clippy’s who we get our fantastic cordial, chutneys, relishes & more from. Cheshire Fish provide us with so many tasty fish & seafood products. Bramhall Bakery is a wonderful place to visit, with their large selection of sweet and savoury produce.

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Another one of our suppliers is Cherry Blossom Bakery. You may have come across their lovely tea room in Macclesfield town. We highly recommend that you head over for a lovely spot of afternoon tea. They also produce the most fabulous cupcakes! Their skill & design in cake decoration is of an incredible standard, and now you can learn it too! They hold cupcake decorating classes which you can attend no matter your skill level, what could be more fun? This could also make for a brilliant Christmas present…

So, “If you love great food and genuine hospitality, Vanilla in Allseasons is the outside catering company for you! We take pride in offering the finest, freshest, locally sourced food combined with a friendly, discreet and professional service.”
Image via Cherry Blossom Bakery.

Our 5th Year at The Manchester Rugby Club Ball!

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It was great to be part of the Manchester Rugby Club Ball for the 5th year running! It is a truly fabulous event which has been popular within the area for many years now. The ball runs as their annual event, and it’s looked forward to throughout the year – it’s always a great night! You can keep up with and follow The Manchester Rugby Club on Twitter @ManchesterRugby.

The ball includes a fabulous champagne reception on your arrival. We also prepare and serve a wonderful 3 course meal. The dinner is a fantastic part of the evening, and it’s always highly anticipated due to the quality food & service which we provide!

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Later in the evening a band and a DJ perform. All of this is £50 for the whole evening, which is great value! It’s a brilliant event for the Manchester community which attracts many people from the surrounding areas each year.

It’s wonderful to be invited back to events year after year due to our high class service. We heard from Suzanne who organises the events and she was incredibly lovely about our involvement,

“Just wanted to say thank you for once again a super meal on Saturday. I received numerous compliments yesterday and everyone was super impressed with not only the food but the professionalism and efficiency of all the staff. It has been a stressful time for me organising these events on my own and I know I did not need to worry at all about the catering side of thinks as I could totally rely on you guys. This was a huge weight off my shoulders.”

So if you have a large event approaching in your calendar then do not hesitate to contact us on our website here or you can give us a call on 01625 421685 for a discussion. We can’t wait to hear from you!

The Wedding Industry Awards!

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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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Halloween Treats

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Happy Halloween from all of us here at Vanilla In Allseasons!

No matter what you’re plans are this weekend, whether you are taking the children out treat or treating. Or you are having a night in waiting for the revellers to come to your door, we have some really great and fun recipes to keep you busy this holiday weekend!

There are many Halloween goodies which are quite simple to make, you don’t need to spend hours and hours making sweet treats which will be gobble in mere seconds! So we have taken some brilliant inspiration from The Kitchn, and have some great ideas and images to share with you.

Sweet apples are a classic Halloween special which are not too difficult to create yourself, although you may get rather messy! Here is a recipe from The Kitchn for chocolate and caramel apples:

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Makes 6 to 8 apples:

2 cups (400 grams) sugar

3/4 cup (235 grams) light corn syrup

1/4 cup (85 grams) honey

1/4 teaspoon salt

2 cups heavy cream

3 tablespoons (42 grams) unsalted butter, softened and cut into chunks

1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

6 to 8 small to medium apples, cold

1 pound (455 grams) chocolate, coarsely chopped

5 to 6 ounces (140 to 170 grams) chopped toasted nuts (optional)

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Or if you fancy making a cake which can be shared by everyone, which many of us like to do, then why not go with this very special and unique ‘Peanut Butter and Chocolate graveyard Dirt Cake’ from The Kitchn? It’s much tastier than it sounds – trust us! This time of year is a brilliant opportunity to have lots of fun with recipes and names for dishes. When else would it be appropriate to name a cake like this? So, why not give them a go and have some fun this Halloween!

The Wedding Industry Awards!

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It’s that time of year again – The Wedding industry Awards are upon us!

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Click here to vote for us!

However, the rules are as follows: You can only vote for this wedding supplier if YOU used them for YOUR wedding between 1st November 2013 and 24th October 2014.

So, if you have a little bit of spare time then please VOTE for us!

There are many brilliant sections of the Wedding Industry Awards that are available to enter and vote in. So whether you have recently just had your Wedding, or are still busy planning away then why not see who has been nominated for awards? This is an absolutely brilliant way to view those who are at the top of their game within the industry. So, you could approach them to see if they could work with you!

Also, this is a wonderful way for new or smaller business’s to gain recognition and get their name spread throughout the industry. It is a brilliant scenario where new businesses can really grow. So, thank you to The Wedding Industry Awards for keeping us all excited about what is happening in this wonderful industry! We are looking forward to catching the results and we will have our fingers crossed!

You can enter the 2015 Wedding Industry Awards already and get your name out there in the industry! So, if you are a new business yourself then why not contact them and get yourself involved. You never know what could happen and hey – you could win yourself an award! How brilliant.

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