Nichola Eardley, Author at Approved Food Blog

May 29, 2018May 29, 2018

Chocolate Digestive Biscuits

It is National Biscuit Day, how about trying this chocolate digestive biscuit recipe? Ingredients: 350g plain flour 150g butter, 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda 55g sugar 1/2 tsp salt 2-3tbsp milk 150g milk chocolate Method: Heat the oven to 180°C, 160°C fan, gas mark 4. Mix the flour and butter together until breadcrumbs form. Add

May 29, 2018May 29, 2018

Chinese Spice Curry

Make this Chinese spice curry with our Approved Food Meat for a Week Hamper £15.00 Buy the hamper here: Approved_Food_Meat_for_a_week_hamper Ingredients: 2 carrots 1 onion Half red and half green pepper Chicken or pork (Approved Food Meat for a Week Hamper, £15.00) Sharwoods Chinese Curry Cooking Sauce 425g (2 for £1.50, RRP £1.70) Sharwoods_Chinese_Curry_Cooking_Sauce Rice (Uncle

May 25, 2018

Prosecco Cupcakes

Buy our Hotel Chocolat Chocolate + Prosecco Hamper for only £10.00 (RRP £43.00) and make these prosecco cupcakes Hotel_Chocolat_Chocolate_and_Prosecco_Hamper Ingredients 175g Butter 175g Sugar 3 eggs 175g Self-raising flour 100ml Prosecco 150g butter 300g icing sugar 50ml Prosecco Method Mix the butter and sugar until combined. Whisk the 3 eggs and add them to the butter and sugar mixture.

May 25, 2018May 25, 2018

Barbecue Time!

How about a BBQ this Bank Holiday? Try this barbecue kebab or caramelised onion sausage recipe? TODAY ONLY Homepride Sticky Caramelised Onion BBQ Sauce 200g 25p (RRP £1.00) Homepride_Sticky_Caramelised_Onion Try our Approved Food meat for a week hamper Approved_Food_Meat_for_a_week_hamper Lean Pork Loin Steaks 490g Chicken Breasts 400g Pork Sausages 450g Beef Burgers 4x100g Minced Beef 400g Caramelised

May 25, 2018May 25, 2018

Fancy a Hamburger?

Ingredients: 4 Beef burgers (Approved Food meat hamper £15) Approved_Food_Meat_for_a_week_hamper Olive oil 4 Burger buns 8 pieces of bacon 8 Salad leaves 2 Tomatoes (sliced) Tomato Ketchup Tomato_Ketchup_ApprovedFood Mayonnaise Mayonnaise__ApprovedFood Onion Rings: 1 onion 68g and 2 tbsp of flour 142g milk 1 egg 2 tbsp oil, plus some to fry 1 tsp salt Method:

May 25, 2018May 25, 2018

Bank Holiday Cocktails

Fancy some bank holiday cocktails? We have picked our favourite, check them out below Iced Tea 6 tea bags 2 tbsp caster sugar 10 sprigs of mint 300ml fresh orange juice Juice of 1 lime 1⁄2 slice of orange, mint leaves and ice to serve Make the tea with 1.2 liters of water and the sugar.

May 25, 2018May 25, 2018

National Blueberry Cheesecake Day

Today is National Blueberry Cheesecake day, try out the recipe below, great for a picnic or a BBQ. Ingredients: 150g blueberries plus some for garnish 100g digestives 3 tablespoons butter 114g cream cheese (room temperature) 204g sugar 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract 90g double cream, whipped Method: Cook the blueberries for 3 to 4 minutes, leave

May 25, 2018

Tikka Masala

Fancy a curry? Try this Tikka Masala recipe with TODAY ONLY Maggi So Juicy Tikka Masala 46g only 10p (RRP 95p) Buy the ingredients here: Tikkia_Masala_Recipe Ingredients: Maggi So Juicy Tikka Masala 46g Chicken (Approved Food meat for a week hamper, £15) Heinz Seriously Good Tomato And Garlic Creamy Sauce 270g (2 for £1.00, RRP £1.00) Minivita

May 24, 2018

BBQ Bananas

Have some old bananas at hand? You can turn them into a tasty dessert, BBQ bananas. Ingredients: 4 ripe bananas 227g mini marshmallows 227g semisweet chocolate chips Foil Method: Get your BBQ ready. Make a cut into each banana big enough to hold the marshmallows and chocolate. Spread open the banana with a spoon and

May 23, 2018May 23, 2018

Peach and Pear Crumble

Make this peach and pear crumble made easy with Aunt Bessies Golden Crumble mixture. Get the ingredients here: Peach_And_Pear_Crumble Ingredients: Aunt Bessies Golden Crumble Mix 900g (£1.49, RRP £1.80) Bridge House Pear Halves In Syrup 220g (2 for £1.00, RRP 99p) Bridge House Peach Slices In Syrup 220g (2 for £1.00, RRP 70p) Method: Preheat the oven