With all the build up to the Royal Wedding and the secrecy about everything! I just wondered what everyone was eating to celebrate?
Please leave your comments of what you are having today!
Friday, 29 April 2011
Thursday, 28 April 2011
Shackletons Garden & Lifestyle
Just outside the village of Chatburn lies Shackletons Garden & Lifestyle and The Pavilion Coffee shop & Brasserie.
You could easily spend an afternoon here.
The garden center sells everything you need and they have a fantastic array of plants and shrubs including an amazing topiary tree of a racehorse!
In the Lifestyle section you can buy everything to make your home & outdoor living space fantastic! Outdoor dining, patio furniture (out of the ordinary) all singing barbeques and drink coolers. Indoor furniture, scrumptious settees, cushions, paintings and Farrow & Ball paint and wallpaper. Gifts for all ages, books, jewelry and cards.
Then on to The Pavilion! Here they serve everything to suit your mood - glass of wine and nibbles, pannini's, and full main meals on their daily specials board. they have wonderful coffees and teas, cakes, cream scones and kids food. The busy restaurant with leather settees and an outdoor dining area has a great atmosphere. It is a really nice place to visit for either just a coffee or for a full meal and the prices are reasonable. The staff are polite and helpful and the food is excellent. It is licensed with a good selection of wine by the glass or bottle and beer on draught. On some evenings during the year they have themed nights which are very popular.
Another good reason to visist is they have just started selling Huntleys of Salmesburys amazing ice-cream Moo2You.
Plenty of parking, beautiful views and a kids play area - there is something for everyone and is well worth a visit!
You could easily spend an afternoon here.
The garden center sells everything you need and they have a fantastic array of plants and shrubs including an amazing topiary tree of a racehorse!
In the Lifestyle section you can buy everything to make your home & outdoor living space fantastic! Outdoor dining, patio furniture (out of the ordinary) all singing barbeques and drink coolers. Indoor furniture, scrumptious settees, cushions, paintings and Farrow & Ball paint and wallpaper. Gifts for all ages, books, jewelry and cards.
Then on to The Pavilion! Here they serve everything to suit your mood - glass of wine and nibbles, pannini's, and full main meals on their daily specials board. they have wonderful coffees and teas, cakes, cream scones and kids food. The busy restaurant with leather settees and an outdoor dining area has a great atmosphere. It is a really nice place to visit for either just a coffee or for a full meal and the prices are reasonable. The staff are polite and helpful and the food is excellent. It is licensed with a good selection of wine by the glass or bottle and beer on draught. On some evenings during the year they have themed nights which are very popular.
Another good reason to visist is they have just started selling Huntleys of Salmesburys amazing ice-cream Moo2You.
Plenty of parking, beautiful views and a kids play area - there is something for everyone and is well worth a visit!
Thursday, 21 April 2011
Shop local and save money!
As well as supporting your local butcher also think about your other food and groceries.
Wellgate Fisheries in Clitheroe is a great plaice! Run by Giles and his knowledgeable, helpful staff nothing is too much trouble for them as they will prepare your fish for you. They stock a fantastic selection of fish from the normal to the exotic all at good prices. They also have a stall on Clitheroe market which is open Tuesday, Thursday and Saturdays. Wellgate Fisheries also supply to a large number of restaurants and pubs in the area from their purpose built unit on the outskirts of town.
If you go to Clitheroe market pay a visit to one of the fruit & veg stalls to buy locally grown produce again at great prices.
Also on the market you will find good butchers, cooked meats, Cheese stalls (again selling local produce) and many more. You could buy everything that you needed from here rather than at a supermarket in a nice environment and saving money!
Then a trip to the multi-award winning D Byrne & Co for a perusal around their amazing wine cellar. A unbelievable selection of wine at great prices. They also stock a massive choice of Single Malts along with most spirits and beers & ciders. You can also purchase freshly ground coffee (or beans if you prefer) and loose tea from around the world. Again the owners and staff are extremely knowledgeable and it is like stepping back in time.
We have many other great shops in Clitheroe and will find out more about them another time.
Look out for produce that is in season this month:
New Potatoes
Asparagus
Watercress
Lettuce
Spring Lamb (just arriving in butchers now)
Pigeon
Rabbit
Crabs
Lobster
Shrimps
Wild Salmon and Sea Trout
Rhubarb
Wellgate Fisheries in Clitheroe is a great plaice! Run by Giles and his knowledgeable, helpful staff nothing is too much trouble for them as they will prepare your fish for you. They stock a fantastic selection of fish from the normal to the exotic all at good prices. They also have a stall on Clitheroe market which is open Tuesday, Thursday and Saturdays. Wellgate Fisheries also supply to a large number of restaurants and pubs in the area from their purpose built unit on the outskirts of town.
If you go to Clitheroe market pay a visit to one of the fruit & veg stalls to buy locally grown produce again at great prices.
Also on the market you will find good butchers, cooked meats, Cheese stalls (again selling local produce) and many more. You could buy everything that you needed from here rather than at a supermarket in a nice environment and saving money!
Then a trip to the multi-award winning D Byrne & Co for a perusal around their amazing wine cellar. A unbelievable selection of wine at great prices. They also stock a massive choice of Single Malts along with most spirits and beers & ciders. You can also purchase freshly ground coffee (or beans if you prefer) and loose tea from around the world. Again the owners and staff are extremely knowledgeable and it is like stepping back in time.
We have many other great shops in Clitheroe and will find out more about them another time.
Look out for produce that is in season this month:
New Potatoes
Asparagus
Watercress
Lettuce
Spring Lamb (just arriving in butchers now)
Pigeon
Rabbit
Crabs
Lobster
Shrimps
Wild Salmon and Sea Trout
Rhubarb
Saturday, 16 April 2011
Support your local butcher
I have, for sometime, refused to buy meat from Supermarkets (with the exception of Booths!) and have chosen to buy from local butchers.
The quality and the price is far and away better than any of the big supermarkets.
Last night we had Italian Pork Sausage from Roy Porters in Chatburn and for £2.85 a pound not only where they a bargain they tasted fantastic too! Served with creamy mash and onion gravy was a quick, cheap and tasty Friday night supper.
Today I went to Countrystyle Meats based (permanently) at the auction site at Clitheroe. Alan & Heather try to source locally and have a blackboard to advise you where the Pork, Lamb etc has come from. They also sell game.
From there I bought 4lb of chicken breasts for £12 and 5lb of quality beef mince for £7.50! They will pack into whatever size you want and will vacpac if required. As daughter is at uni we stock up there for her with mince vacpacked in to 1/2lb bags and individual chicken breast etc.
So support your local butcher and you will get superior, tastier quality meat and you will also know where it has come from.
The quality and the price is far and away better than any of the big supermarkets.
Last night we had Italian Pork Sausage from Roy Porters in Chatburn and for £2.85 a pound not only where they a bargain they tasted fantastic too! Served with creamy mash and onion gravy was a quick, cheap and tasty Friday night supper.
Today I went to Countrystyle Meats based (permanently) at the auction site at Clitheroe. Alan & Heather try to source locally and have a blackboard to advise you where the Pork, Lamb etc has come from. They also sell game.
From there I bought 4lb of chicken breasts for £12 and 5lb of quality beef mince for £7.50! They will pack into whatever size you want and will vacpac if required. As daughter is at uni we stock up there for her with mince vacpacked in to 1/2lb bags and individual chicken breast etc.
So support your local butcher and you will get superior, tastier quality meat and you will also know where it has come from.
Deli now added!
Have now added a Deli section to my store where you can buy a range of Ham's, salamis, smoked salmon,caviar. Also Oils & vinegars and some lovely Pates!
Will be adding new products on a daily basis so please bookmark and check back regularly!
http://astore.amazon.co.uk/ribblevalleygourmet-21
Will be adding new products on a daily basis so please bookmark and check back regularly!
http://astore.amazon.co.uk/ribblevalleygourmet-21
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