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Now that's what I call Cookin' Good Food
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(transmitted on 19 Dec)
A collection of the tastiest morsels from 2004. |
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Festive food and drink
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(transmitted on 12 and 18 Dec)
Matthew Jukes gives us some tips on some of the best wines to drink in 2005, including one to go with Lancashire Hotpot. Chef at Inside Out in Walton-le-Dale, Mark Wilkinson, tells us about what cooking at this time of year means to him. And Michèle Barlow offers up an idea for what to do with leftover meat over the holidays, her Festive Pie. More>> |
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Boozy figs and chocolate salami
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(transmitted on 28 Nov and 4 Dec)
Food consultant Michèle Barlow tells us how to make some chocolate treats. More >>
A wine shop owner from Lancashire and a wine shop owner from Yorkshire have joined forces to run Shires Hampers, a business that joins the red rose and white rose counties together through the supply of special food and drink gifts. |
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Gluten-free good grub
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(transmitted on 21 and 27 Nov)
Stephen Haworth from the East Lancashire group of Coeliac UK offers some tips on how to cook for a gluten-free diet, including the tricky business of making pastry.
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Czech one-pot cooking
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(transmitted on 14 and 20 Nov)
Lady Milena Grenfell-Baines invites us into the kitchen of her Preston home to tell us how to cook with a traditional Czech cooking pot, a remoska. More >> |
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Birthday cheer for Franco's food and friends
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(transmitted on 7 and 13 Nov)
Franco and Kim Sanna opened their Italian restaurant in Oswaldtwistle in 1984. They're now celebrating twenty happy years as restaurateurs in east Lancashire. More >>
Margaret Morris makes her homecooked produce for the Longton Country Market. |
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Deli soup to go
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(transmitted on 31 Oct and 6 Nov)
Blackburn deli owner Matthew Mayman has got just the thing to warm you up on a cold autumnal lunchtime, his homemade soups.More>>
The BBC Bus parked up in Barton and Mick Davies met the team in the kitchen at the Barton Grange Hotel. Author Linda Collister gives some tips on making an alternative Christmas cake. |
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Shop 'til you pop!
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(transmitted on 24 and 30 Oct)
We get the latest on a farmers' market starting up in the Rossendale Valley. A bit further afield in Cheshire, the second North West Food Lovers Festival looks set to be a good reason to dust off your shopping bag and set your alarm clock for an early start! More >> |
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Pigging out
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(transmitted on 17 and 23 Oct)
Anne-Louise goes down on the farm in Clayton-le-Dale with pig farmer Philip Edge. He raises pigs, then he does the butchering and curing to make bacon which he sells and serves in his farm shop and café. More >>
And how lonely bacon would be if it didn't have eggs to accompany it! Antony Worrall Thompson gives us some tips on how to make the perfect egg for a cooked breakfast. |
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Getting into the pub game
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(transmitted on 10 and 16 Oct)
Anne-Louise meets the people behind two new pubs in the county, both with a passion for serving fresh food using local produce. Melissa at The New County Arms in Preston cooks up her erotic vegan lasagne for her art loving customers. More >>
Matt at the Three Fishes in Mitton lets us in on the secret of their Lancashire Hotpot and pickled red cabbage. |
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Ice cream and jelly making
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(transmitted on 3 and 9 Oct)
Meet the Clayton-le-Dale couple behind the award winning Mrs Dowson's ice cream. Find out more about the food from some of our twin towns as a German baker gives us an insight into the food of his homeland. Author, Lindy Wildsmith offers up some tips making jams, jellies and liqueurs. |
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North West Producer of the Year
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(transmitted on 26 Sept and 2 Oct)
Anne-Louise goes behind the scenes as the judges meet to pick the region's best food producers. She had to do a lot of eating and claims it was quite hard work!
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Champion sausages and the queen of baking
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(transmitted on 29 Aug and 2 Sept)
Kevin Berkins runs the Fence Gate Inn in Fence and his passion for good local food has earned him the title of Lancashire Sausage Champion of 2004. Find out how he makes those award winners. More >>
Food writer Sue Lawrence is affectionately known as the Queen of Baking. She offers some tips on how to you can follow in her footsteps. |
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Salad, students and shopping
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(transmitted on 22 and 26 August)
Food consultant Michele Barlow makes her all new tiramisu and Lancashire salad.
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As Lancaster and Preston get busy again with a fresh bunch of students, author Fiona Beckett offers some cookery tips for students.
Cookware expert Colin Hinkley has got some good advice on what to look for when you're buying a set of pans.
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Coffee and cake
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(transmitted on 15 and 19 August)
Peter Yates takes us round his country bakery and lets us in on the secret of baking cakes like Granny used to make.
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For kitchen gadget fans, cookware expert Colin Hinkley gives us the lowdown on espresso machines. |
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Cooking alfresco Italian style
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(transmitted on 8 and 12 August)
Andrew Manciocchi cooks up an Italian feast in his garden using his wood burning outdoor oven.
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Domenico Sanna talks about his Italian roots and his introduction to good food at a very early age.
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall tells us all about the BBC Radio Food and Farming Awards. |
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Food at the Royal Lancashire Show
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(transmitted on 1 and 5 August)
From cheese to chocolate, pies to gingerbread, wine to French bread, chuck in a haggis for good measure, the food tent at the 2004 Royal Lancashire Show was buzzing!
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Food inspired by travel
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(transmitted on 25 and 29 July)
Mags spent six years in Hong Kong and as a result has now got a good friend in Yamakawa. They cook up a Japanese feast of tempura and sushi in a caravan in Caton.
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Alex South talks about his trip around the world and the dishes he came across on his travels. The sights and tastes he discovered have inspired his cooking at home in Lancashire.
Talat Farooq-Awan is another keen traveller, regularly visitng the Indian sub-continent. He talks fondly about the regional food differences in Pakistan and how his trips have let him see a simple spinach dish in a whole new light. |
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The humble potato
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(transmitted on 18 and 22 July)
Paul Moss from Twelve Restaurant in Thornton performs his culinary wizardry and cooks up some yummy potato treats for you to try out at your next dinner party.
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If you're on a diet, don't forget that potatoes aren't all bad - there are some pretty useful vitamins and minerals in them too. Nutritionist Fiona Hunter gives us the lowdown.
Baked potatoes - what's your favourite filling? Are you a cheese or coleslaw fan? Or are your fillings more creative? What do you stuff in your spud? More >>
A pile of hot chips, a tasty piece of battered fish, the fresh sea air
. we go on a tour of the Fylde Coast's fish and chip shops to meet some proud chippy owners and some very satisfied customers.
Your recipes - some tasty treats you've sent in this week. Your recipes >> |
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Cream teas and celebrity chefs
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(transmitted on 11 and 15 July)
In Blackpool, that mild mannered celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay talks about the importance of good training and hard work to become a good chef.
Lancastrian chef Marcus Wareing, now at The Savoy Grill in London, offers some inspirational ideas on how to get the most out of salads.
Joyce Jenkinson bakes some scones for cream teas at Cafe Caprice in Clitheroe.
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Add that finishing touch to your cream tea with some fresh strawberries. Eddie Cowpe from Huntleys in Samlesbury takes us round his fruit field.
Food shopping at Fylde farmers market in St Annes. More >> |
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Celebrating American Independence Day
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(transmitted on 4 and 8 July)
Bernice Porrazzo from Virginia, USA has happy memories of her time in Lancashire. She talks to us from her American kitchen as she prepares for the fourth of July celebrations. More >>
Want to cook something a bit special for your barbecue party? Giles Shaw from Wellgate Fisheries in Clitheroe gets moist around the gills about Wild Seabass from Morecambe. More >>
Tilly Carefoot and John Carr from Longridge cheese producers Singleton's let us in on how Lancashire cheeses are proving to be a big hit with the Americans. More >>
American ex-pat Amy Troner gets her Mum over from Miami to cook up a much missed dish for her at home in Preston. More>> |
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