Merry Christmas!
Posted: 23 December '11 by Niall and Kelly
Merry Christmas to all of our readers – thanks for following our Belfast food blog in 2011. See you in 2012!
Categories: Site Messages
The Great Christmas Mince Pie Recipe Mash-up
Posted: 01 December '11 by Niall
Whether it’s Heston’s pine-scented effort or something more traditional, nothing says Christmas like a plate of sugar-dusted mince pies. Here’s our favourite recipe for mince pies, a mash-up of Delia Smith’s mincemeat and Ainsley Harriott’s wonderful, crumbly pastry – you’ll never bother with shop bought mince pies again!
Categories: Recipes
Jamie’s Chocolate Panettone Bombe
Posted: 02 February '11 by Niall and Kelly
A panettone has become a traditional Christmas purchase in our house. The Italian sweet bread sums up everything that is good about the Christmas holidays – the decorative “wrapping” paper around the base, the spiced scent, the candied peel secreted in the fluffy bread, the sheer size of the thing – it’s unapologetically, excessively festive…
Categories: Recipes
Merry Christmas!
Posted: 25 December '10 by Niall and Kelly
Thanks to everyone for following our blog and taking an interest in Chilli & Chocolate through 2010. Kelly and I are really enjoying the whole thing: cooking all of these recipes, meeting producers and suppliers, running a few competitions, and visiting local restaurants. We’re really looking forward to 2011 too. We’ve loads planned – hopefully..
Categories: Site Messages
Christmas at Clydesdale & Morrow
Posted: 17 December '10 by Niall and Kelly
Christmas Dinner just wouldn’t be the same without a suitably impressive cheeseboard to bring proceedings to a close. Clydesdale & Morrow, a wonderful fromagerie on Belfast’s Lisburn Road, has become an annual festive pilgrimage for us – they stock a fabulous range of cheeses, chutneys and crackers and can even put together whole hampers for..
Categories: News
Who wins the Spanish foodie bundle in our Christmas competition?
Posted: 17 December '10 by Niall and Kelly
We’ve had a tremendous response to our latest competition, the chance to win a bundle of Spanish foodie goodies. Kelly has just drawn the names from a hat and our three lucky winners are: Fiona B – our main winner James McW – runner-up Paul M – runner-up Fiona gets the “Cured” and “Everything but..
Categories: Competitions and Promotions
All I want for Christmas is….
Posted: 28 July '10 by Kelly
.. for Wagamama to come to town.. And guess what?! It is!! The much-loved Japanese restaurant will be opening in Belfast’s Victoria Square in time for Christmas. UPDATE: Wagamama is here! Read our latest post. Niall and I are so excited by the news! If you’ve been to a Wagamama resturant then you’ll know why..
Categories: News
Panettone bread and butter pudding
Posted: 15 February '10 by Niall
We were wondering what to do with all of that panettone left over from Christmas. With a bitter wind blowing outside, a warming dish was called for.. Panettone bread and butter pudding!
Categories: Recipes
