
Mussels are in season and incredibly easy to cook so you shouldn’t be put off with complicated recipes or worrying about them fighting back.
They are incredibly healthy, brilliant on their own or in a risotto or paella.
I’ve found you an easy-peasy 15 minute recipe, one of my favourites from eating ‘Moules et Frite’ in France (mussels and chips!)
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Don’t let the pumpkins and squash steal the show, November is also a good month for root vegetables.
Celeriac could be considered to have a slightly off putting appearance perhaps, somewhere between a misshapen turnip crossed with a human brain but it truly is the unsung hero of the vegetable world.
For one thing, it is healthy and fairly easy to prepare, for 100 grams this vegetable packs only 45 calories.
It is as versatile as a potato but lower in starch, celeriac is beautiful boiled then mashed, skinned and roasted or added to soups, stews and casseroles.
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Imperial is one of the leading brand names of commercial kitchen equipment.
Their free standing gas fryer is one of our best-sellers here at CS Catering.
The Imperial IFS-40 Freestanding Gas Fryer is a one of the ‘must have models’ for a busy commercial kitchen.
Whether it is a successful fish and chip shop, take away, pub or restaurant a fryer is one of the iconic machines of fast and efficient food production.
The IFS-40 Freestanding Gas Fryer is a floor-standing unit with a minimal footprint.
It is an extremely powerful commercial fryer is capable of outputting 32kg of chips per hour, from raw to cooked. It is more than capable of dealing with the constant customer demand of successful business, effortlessly.
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This meaty one pot stew is great to leave slow cooking for a lazy weekend tea.
You will need:
- 150g bacon lardons
- 300g shallots, or red onion
- 1kg stewing beef
- 400g wild mushroom mixture
- 1 can of Guinness
- Seasoning (garlic, bay leaf, salt and pepper)
- Splash of oil
- A good sized casserole dish
Pulled pork might be all the rage at the moment but for tender meat that falls apart, you can’t beat a good old fashioned beef in ale stew.
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Pumpkin and Squash vegetables are wonderfully versatile but squash can be an acquired taste so here is a lovely, warming soup recipe.
Thai Style pumpkin soup, you will need:
- 1 ½ KG pumpkin or any squash
- Drizzle of oil
- 1 onion, sliced
- 1 tbsp grated ginger
- 1 tsp lemongrass, or a stalk crushed
- 3-4 tbsp Thai red curry paste
- 400 ml coconut milk
- 850 ml vegetable stock
- 1 lime juice
- 1 red chilli to serve
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You will need:
- 1 pumpkin
- Up to 4/5 beetroots
- A pack of bacon lardons
- A sprinkle of sugar
½ a pumpkin and two fresh beetroot vegetables makes a fantastic side dish for 2/3 people…to feed the whole family use the full pumpkin and 4-5 beetroots.
Pumpkins are everywhere this time of year and they are brilliant, if managing to remain untouched throughout Halloween they will last for ages.
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It’s mushroom season!
The winter nights are drawing in and the mushrooms are popping up under trees and in hedgerows all along the UK.
Warning: there are approximately 15,000 types of wild fungi across the length and breadth of the UK, many are poisonous and will do serious harm if ingested. Do not eat a single mouthful of any type of mushroom you cannot 100% identify.
However, the ones bought from the supermarket are usually fine!
Take 4 large Portobello mushrooms for this recipe, it takes a few minutes to prep and is low in fat, approximately 180/200 calories a ‘shroom depending on how much cheese you use.
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It’s a bonfire night must have.
Gathered round a toasty fire with the family, a perfect dessert after a stodgy pie and peas (mint sauce of course!)
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Halloween
Spooky Halloween Sausage Mummies.
Easy-peasy and tasty Halloween fun. [ Read More ]

Feeling a little like your other half doesn’t totally trust you?
Feed them an egg sandwich- and then follow it up with a chocolate mouse. [ Read More ]