Twitter me
Jun 22nd
I will be tweeting my way though the whole filming schedule for the next 6 weeks so if you want a sneak peak at the tv series follow me on Twitter @petersidwell
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My new TV series
Jun 12th
It has finally happened we start filming a Tv series for Channel 4 this summer, it will be aired from the 6th of September, Monday to Friday at 3pm for 4 weeks. We are going to be filming with Liberty Bell productions all around the lake district showing people how I use local produce to [...]
New coffee blend
May 5th
Just recieved delivery of Matthew Algie’s Tiki coffee beans while waiting for our weekly Wednesday roast and I have to say I’m impressed it hasn’t got the usual punch of our Good Taste Anza but still makes a cracking coffee and is perfect for latte art.
Does this mean i can use haggis on my new tv series
May 2nd
I found this news article on the Internet today, while I was looking for new ideas for local produce in Cumbria thought you might find it interesting I know I did. News & StarNewsFocus IS HAGGIS ENGLISH AND NOT SCOTTISH? Last updated at 12:35, Wednesday, 05 August 2009 It’s a funny thing, national identity. It could be to [...]
Wild garlic pesto
Apr 11th
We are now making a fantastic British variation on the Italian clasic pesto. My chef are picking wild garlic from around the lakes and mountains to make a wild garlic and walnut pesto
Easter news
Apr 2nd
Have had a fantastic week this week, looks like the tv thing is moving quickly and it looks like I will be getting a new book deal offer
Roasted Garlic
Mar 9th
Roasted garlic bulbs are a fantastic way to give a beautiful punch of sweet garlic flavour to any dish. Ingredients 6 bulbs of garlic 200ml vegetables oil 4 springs of thyme 4 springs of rosemary Method Place the garlic into a small roasting tray Pour the oil over the garlic Add the springs of [...]
A visit from the Cheeky Monkeys
Feb 24th
We had a visit today from Cheeky Monkeys Nursery in Keswick, they all seemed to have great fun. We let the kids have a go at a little bit of cooking we made some chocolate and orange cookies, we used a recipe that I developed with Poppy using general store cupboard ingredients. While the cookies [...]
Still got the touch for coffee
Feb 24th
In light of it currently being regional heats of the uk Barista championships I thought I would experiment with some latte art
Tuscan Style chicken Ragu
Feb 9th
As promised on my twitter page the recipe for todays Tuscan style chicken ragu, we made this dish in the cafe today as it was a blindingly cold day and i forgot my coat so when i got to work all i could think about was cooking something hot and tasty for lunch. Ingredients to serve [...]
