Food Waste Action Week: get involved.

Food Waste Action Week: get involved! Food Waste Action Week is upon us and we’ve teamed up with national sustainability body WRAP to help raise awareness of food waste and how it contributes to climate change. If food waste was a country… To truly understand the issue, we need to know where we currently stand.

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The true sentiment of Valentine’s Day.

The pandemic and national lockdown has brought uncertainties across many of the holidays during the last year. However, this is the first time Valentine’s Day has been affected. Maybe this is a good thing? Instead of fancy meals and getaways, maybe this Valentine’s Day could be spent thinking about our loved ones; not just relationships but

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Our Story. From 2009 to Present Day.

Our Story Approved Food’s story began in the Spring of 2009 and has grown rapidly since its humble roots in Doncaster and Hull. Amazingly, Approved Food has now expanded all across the U.K and even internationally. Through exceptional customer service and social media, the company still retains the golden rules of when it was first

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1 Millionth Order Countdown.

The run up has begun. Approved Food will reach 1 million orders soon and this is all thanks to you, our loyal customers. From starting in the spring of 2009 until the present day, Approved Food still offers the same values and connections with its customers as those early market stall days in Hull and

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Smoky BBQ Fajitas

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Fancy a smoky BBQ fajita dinner? Try out this fajita recipe made with Old El Paso Fajita Kit with or without meat. Ingredients: Old El Paso Smoky BBQ Beef Fajita Kit 500g (£1.49 RRP £2.99). The kit consists of 8  plain flour tortillas, salsa sauce, and a seasoning mix Smoky_BBQ_Fajita_Kit ½ red, ½ yellow an ½

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French Toast

The football has started to get interesting, why not make French toast, a popular dessert and snack in France. Ingredients: 1 egg 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 60ml Milk 4 slices of bread Sauces to serve >> French_Toast_Sauces Method: Heat some oil in a frying pan on medium. Beat the egg, vanilla and cinnamon

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Spanish Churros

Spain drew with Portugal on the 15th June, how about making these Spanish Churros to celebrate? Great served warm with chocolate. Get the recipe below. Ingredients: 240ml water 2.5 tablespoon sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoon oil 120g flour PlainFlour_Approved_Food 1L oil 100g sugar 1 teaspoon cinnamon In a small pan combine the water, sugar, salt

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Portuguese Custard Tarts

How about trying to make these Portuguese custard tarts, easy to make with pre-rolled puff pastry! Ingredients: 1 egg (large) 2 egg yolks (large) 115g golden caster sugar 2 tbsp cornflour 400ml full fat milk 2 tsp vanilla 1 sheet ready rolled puff pastry Metho Grease a 12 hole muffin tin and pre-heat the oven to 200°C/180°C

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Russian Doughnuts

The Football starts today, are you ready to cheer your favourite team? How about trying these Russian Doughnuts to celebrate the start of the tournament? Ingredients: 250g ricotta cheese 2 eggs 125g plain flour: PlainFlour_Approved_Food 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon sugar Vanilla extract Oil for frying Icing sugar for dusting  Method: Heat a pan of oil

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Approved Food Supports Bike Rides for Charity

Here is a great story we heard recently after we posted a poll onto Facebook, “Do you think best before date makes a difference to the chocolate taste or quality?” One of our longstanding customers Michael Greig got in contact with us and told us his story. 8 years ago Michael did his first bike ride

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