Hatherwood Craft Beer Company The Purple Panther No 5 Porter

Colour- Cola Aroma- Sweet, Floral and Smoky Taste- Light, Bitter, Coffee, Medium Dry and Toffee Price- £1.25 ABV- 5% I discovered this beer at my local Lidl, and as I had not seen it before I felt that it would be rude not to try it! Lidl often have some excellent beers at very good prices…

Fuller’s Honey Dew Organic Golden Ale

Colour- Straw Gold Aroma- Sweet, Honey and Citrus Taste- Honey, Citrus, Malt and Hops Price- £2.50 per bottle ABV– 5% I am not personally a huge fan of golden ales, for me they tend to be too acidic and I find them overly hopped. However, Honey Dew is not like that at all. It is…

Shepherd Neame & Co Double Stout

Colour- Jet Black Aroma- Chocolate and Caramel Taste- Coffee, Chocolate, Bitter, Dry, Slightly Nutty Price- £2.30 per bottle ABV – 5.2% Stouts are one of my favourite beers, for me there is nothing more comforting in a drink than the deep, rich hug of a good stout. Shepherds Neame Double Stout did not disappoint. It is…

Chicken and Chorizo Stew

Serves Four Preparation and Cooking Time: 1h 15 This is one of my go to dishes when cooking for a large group of people. It’s a real crowd pleaser. The richness of the chorizo, the acidity of the vinegar and the sweetness of the tomatoes makes it a flavoursome, moreish and hearty meal. Ingredients 6…

How to Dice an Onion

This is a very simple task, but done wrongly it really can endanger your fingers (which are pretty irreplaceable). Onions are a universally dish enhancing ingredient, providing a reliable and flavoursome base to a myriad of savoury dishes. Here’s my step by step guide to safely chopping this important ingredient. Select a fresh, hard onion…