FoodAdo http://foodado.com/blog Taste Something New Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:38:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 First ever World Food Night! How can helping the needy be so much fun? http://foodado.com/blog/2012/02/16/first-ever-world-food-night-how-can-helping-the-needy-be-so-much-fun/ http://foodado.com/blog/2012/02/16/first-ever-world-food-night-how-can-helping-the-needy-be-so-much-fun/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:15:42 +0000 Paul Boyce http://foodado.com/blog/?p=1141 World Food NightThe first ever World Food Night is this Friday (24th Feb)! Its a great chance for food lovers to share something tasty with friends, have fun AND raise cash for refugees in the UK! Have fun? Help the needy? Enjoy fab food with friends? Wow – its got it all!

The way is works is, you cook some delicious food from around the world, invite some folks you know to come round for a meal,  and ask them to make a donation for their dinner.  You could invite your friends, your family, your work colleagues, or maybe the neighbours!

Celebrity chef and entrepreneur Levi Roots (famous,  among other things, for his Reggae Reggae Sauce) has put his voice behind this and we think its a fab idea!

You can find out more here:  http://worldfoodnight.org.uk/

So, what you gonna cook tomorrow night??

Paul @FoodAdo

 

FoodAdo supports UK artisan producers by creating a marketplace where producers can sell direct to hungry UK foodies. If you like FoodAdo, you can register or follow us on Facebook and Twitter!

 

Paul @FoodAdo

FoodAdo supports UK artisan producers by creating a marketplace where producers can sell direct to hungry UK foodies. If you like FoodAdo, you can register or follow us on Facebook and Twitter!


]]> http://foodado.com/blog/2012/02/16/first-ever-world-food-night-how-can-helping-the-needy-be-so-much-fun/feed/ 0 A taste of Africa? Who’s the latest artisan Producer to join FoodAdo.com? http://foodado.com/blog/2011/01/27/a-taste-of-africa-whos-the-latest-artisan-producer-to-join-foodado-com/ http://foodado.com/blog/2011/01/27/a-taste-of-africa-whos-the-latest-artisan-producer-to-join-foodado-com/#comments Thu, 27 Jan 2011 19:00:13 +0000 Paul Boyce http://foodado.com/blog/?p=1124 We’d like to extend a huge welcome to the lovely Jennifer Okpapi and her Akhaya Cookery School – London’s first (and only?) cookery school dedicated to bringing the flavours of Africa to the UK.

 

Jennifer and her Team!

Jennifer’s passion for food developed during her childhood while growing up in a multicultural part of London, where she was exposed to foods from across the world and was always fascinated by food and cookery. According to Jennifer “bringing ingredients together to create something beautiful and delicious that can be enjoyed always bring me joy” and so in 2009 Jennifer’s passion took shape in setting up the Akhaya Cookery School.

Jennifer realised there was nowhere for people to actually learn to cook African food

Noticing a growing number of restaurants specialising in regions across Africa, Jennifer realised there was nowhere for people to actually learn to cook African food, and so Jennifer decided to focus her cookery school business on African food, highlighting their amazingly delicious and diverse flavours, while bringing African food to the mainstream.

Jennifer creates great tasting food by using the highest quality ingredients and believes “using great ingredients is part of the fun of cooking and the easiest way to ensure great results.”As well as running a cookery school, Jennifer has developed her own unique range of hand made spice blends, with many organic and fairtrade ingredients, and this is where Akhaya Cookery School and FoodAdo have come together.

When Jennifer contacted us about opening a shop n FoodAdo we asked her to send us some samples so we could try them out ourselves and put them to the “FoodAdo Taste Test”.

We LOVE the tasting part of our work here, and Akhaya Spice Blends were no different.

Jollof Rice is a very popular dish in most of West Africa, especially Nigeria and Ghana. Based on rice, tomatoes and usually meat or fish, this dish is rumoured to be the origin of Cajun jambalaya and originates from the Wolof people of Senegal and Gambia. The hand-made Jollof Spice blend is a delicious combination of tomatoes, garlic, onions and spices, expertly blended in just the right quantities to add depth of flavour and make a delicious Jollof Rice dish.

Created out of Jennifer’s love for suya (a West African style grilled meat), the Suya Spice Blend is a tasty combination of roasted peanuts, spices and chillies makes for an excellent dry rub for red meat. We made a seasoning paste with a little olive oil and Suya Spice Blend and coated some tuna steaks, leaving them overnight to marinade before throwing them under a very hot grill for just a few minutes on either side. The result? Sheer taste sensation!!!! The Suya Spice Blend has become a bit of a favourite of mine (and helped me impress my girlfriend with a really tasty and super easy home cooked “dinner in”) – perfect for these tough times!

Jennifer has managed to put her personal stamp on traditional recipes and to make them even more tasty, and is rightly very proud of her products and thinks they are absolutely delicious. We’d have to agree with that!

Happy eating!

Paul @FoodAdo

FoodAdo supports UK artisan producers by creating a marketplace where producers can sell direct to hungry UK foodies. If you like FoodAdo, you can register or follow us on Facebook and Twitter!

 


]]> http://foodado.com/blog/2011/01/27/a-taste-of-africa-whos-the-latest-artisan-producer-to-join-foodado-com/feed/ 0 Feeling chilly? Warm up with this smooth winter Hot Chocolate recipe with a delicious African kick from Jennifer at Akhaya Cookery School http://foodado.com/blog/2011/01/13/feeling-chilly-warm-up-with-this-smooth-winter-hot-chocolate-recipe-with-a-delicious-african-kick-from-jennifer-at-akhaya-cookery-school/ http://foodado.com/blog/2011/01/13/feeling-chilly-warm-up-with-this-smooth-winter-hot-chocolate-recipe-with-a-delicious-african-kick-from-jennifer-at-akhaya-cookery-school/#comments Thu, 13 Jan 2011 11:56:31 +0000 Paul Boyce http://foodado.com/blog/?p=1111 Jennifer at Ahkaya Cookery School - Buy Artisan Foods on FoodAdo - Official OutletPerfect for these colder nights, as winter takes hold, this Hot Chocolate is smooth and full of delicious flavours, with a little African kick to heat you up!  Jennifer from Akhaya Cookery School has given us her unique African twist on Cocoa & Chilli Hot Chocolate….

Ingredients: (Serves two chilly people)

50g Fairtrade Ghanaian chocolate (approximately 70% cocoa)
1 litre whole milk
¼ teaspoon Akhaya Scotch Bonnet chilli flakes
1 tablespoon light muscovado sugar
½ vanilla pod
½ cinnamon stick

Method

1.Split vanilla pod and scrape out seeds by running a knife along the inside of the pod. Leave aside.
2.Add milk to pan with sugar. Place on a medium heat for 2 – 3mins.
3.Break chocolate into pieces and add to milk along with vanilla and cinnamon. Stir continuously. Reduce to a low heat.
4.Once chocolate has melted, add chilli flakes and stir.
5.Leave hot chocolate to stand for 2minutes to infuse, then strain and serve!

Jennifer’s “Chef Secrets”…

For extra loveliness, finish with some whipped cream and a grating of nutmeg.
Soya, almond or oat milk are great replacements for vegans or those that are lactose-intolerant.

Enjoy – and keep warm!!

Paul @FoodAdo

 

FoodAdo supports UK artisan producers by creating a marketplace where producers can sell direct to hungry UK foodies.  If you like FoodAdo, you can register or follow us on Facebook and Twitter!

 


Akhaya’s Cocoa & Chilli Hot Chocolate

Perfect for these colder nights, as winter takes hold, this Hot Chocolate is smooth and full of delicious flavours, with a little African kick to heat you up!

(Serves two chilly people)

Ingredients:

50g Fairtrade Ghanaian chocolate (approximately 70% cocoa)

1 litre whole milk

¼ teaspoon Akhaya Scotch Bonnet chilli flakes

1 tablespoon light muscovado sugar

½ vanilla pod

½ cinnamon stick

 

 

Method

 

  1. Split vanilla pod and scrape out seeds by running a knife along the inside of the pod. Leave aside.

 

  1. Add milk to pan with sugar. Place on a medium heat for 2 – 3mins.

 

  1. Break chocolate into pieces and add to milk along with vanilla and cinnamon. Stir continuously. Reduce to a low heat.

 

  1. Once chocolate has melted, add chilli flakes and stir.

 

  1. Leave hot chocolate to stand for 2minutes to infuse, then strain and serve!

 

 

 

Chefs’ Secrets…

 

  • For extra loveliness, finish with some whipped cream and a grating of nutmeg

  • Soya, almond or oat milk are great replacements for vegans or those that are lactose-intolerant

]]> http://foodado.com/blog/2011/01/13/feeling-chilly-warm-up-with-this-smooth-winter-hot-chocolate-recipe-with-a-delicious-african-kick-from-jennifer-at-akhaya-cookery-school/feed/ 0 Is Damian Allsop the greatest chocolatier in the UK right now? http://foodado.com/blog/2010/12/16/is-damian-allsop-the-greatest-chocolatier-in-the-uk-right-now/ http://foodado.com/blog/2010/12/16/is-damian-allsop-the-greatest-chocolatier-in-the-uk-right-now/#comments Thu, 16 Dec 2010 10:57:54 +0000 Paul Boyce http://foodado.com/blog/?p=1105  

This morning I arranged to send a small mountain of chocolate to Jayne  for winning the competition we sponsored on a magazine.  She’s going to receive  “The Chocolate Box” which will be despatched fresh and direct from Damian Allsop in the next day or so.  I just know she’s  gonna love it – its not just a box of chocolates – its a box-of-boxes of chocolates!!!!!!  Anyway,  it got me to thinking a bit about Damian Allsop, who  I was chatting to just a few days ago and is I believe one of, if not THE greatest chocolatier in the UK right now.

 

I first met Damian and tasted his fabulous chocolates last year at the Xmas Chocolate Festival at London’s Southbank (if you’re London based perhaps you saw there last weekend?).  I was lucky enough to be invited to meet him and his team (including Christain and the lovely Anna) at his chocolate workshop where every chocolate is hand made with passion in small batches. I got to taste so many different flavours and left with a little bag of samples and wore a chocolate smile for days! :)

As well as being an artist of the highest calibre in his field and leading a revolution in chocolate in the UK, Damian Allsop is also a really good solid genuine guy.  Basically Damian Allsop has re-invented chocolate as we know it, by using water to unlock the true flavour of chocolate. He has removed the cream and butter used by all other UK chocolatiers and pastry chefs, to creat the best tasting chocolates (thats’s certainly my opinion!), giving a purer, lighter and fresh tasting chocolate that is unlike any other. They are also served in the country’s top Michelin restaurants, and his creations are really changing the way we appreciate and understand the flavour of chocolate.

But don’t take my word for it (clearly I AM biased) here are a few quotes:

“This is what truffles should taste like.” (Angela Hartnett, M.B.E.)
“I have never tasted anything like it.” (Alison Hepworth in Get Reading, July 2009)
“I am absolutely flabbergasted.” (Lucy Cavendish in Observer Food Monthly, November 2008)

You can find out all about Damian Allsop and what makes his chocolates so special right here:  http://FoodAdo.com/damianallsop Click on “Read full story” to get all the details.

If you want to find out more about Damian Allsop’s “The Chocolate Box” – its an extravagant and indulgent gift that’ll put a smile on any foodies face!  ps You can order and get free delivery here: http://foodado.com/damianallsop/the-chocolate-box-free-delivery-pd-197

 

Anyway,  feel free to leave a comment here and tell us what you think, or better still post on our facebook or tweet us.

Love to hear from you,

Paul

FoodAdo

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]]> http://foodado.com/blog/2010/12/16/is-damian-allsop-the-greatest-chocolatier-in-the-uk-right-now/feed/ 0 The Vouchers! 20% OFF Fine Food Specialties! No need to be out in the #uksnow: buy online! http://foodado.com/20-percent-OFF-with-VOUCHER http://foodado.com/blog/2010/11/30/the-vouchers-20-off-fine-food-specialties-no-need-to-be-out-in-the-uksnow-buy-online-httpfoodado-com20-percent-off-with-voucher/ http://foodado.com/blog/2010/11/30/the-vouchers-20-off-fine-food-specialties-no-need-to-be-out-in-the-uksnow-buy-online-httpfoodado-com20-percent-off-with-voucher/#comments Tue, 30 Nov 2010 11:37:04 +0000 GregSalvatori http://foodado.com/blog/?p=1096 The Vouchers! 20% OFF Fine Food Specialties! No need to be out in the #uksnow: buy online! http://foodado.com/20-percent-OFF-with-VOUCHER

Register now and get the Codes! http://FoodAdo.com/register

]]> http://foodado.com/blog/2010/11/30/the-vouchers-20-off-fine-food-specialties-no-need-to-be-out-in-the-uksnow-buy-online-httpfoodado-com20-percent-off-with-voucher/feed/ 0 Who won this week’s @FoodAdo Friday #Giveaway? The Coffee Fairy knows the answer! http://foodado.com/blog/2010/11/01/who-won-this-week%e2%80%99s-foodado-friday-giveaway-the-coffee-fairy-know-the-answer/ http://foodado.com/blog/2010/11/01/who-won-this-week%e2%80%99s-foodado-friday-giveaway-the-coffee-fairy-know-the-answer/#comments Mon, 01 Nov 2010 10:16:43 +0000 GregSalvatori http://foodado.com/blog/?p=1067 Who won this week’s FoodAdo Friday Giveaway? Ask the beautiful Coffee Fairy!

The Coffee Fairy just got back from a travel in Nicaragua. She is familiar with the place because that is where all her coffee beans come from and that is where she is helping with a beautiful children school.

You can read her travel diary here > Chapter 1  http://bit.ly/ceRr63  and Chapter 2 http://bit.ly/9otvkr

If you like good coffee with a good soul, you will like the Coffee Fairy’s Coffee!

She prepares both ground coffee and coffee beans that she packages in beautiful paper bags: fresh and friendly to our lovely planet.

Have a look at her shop and discover more about her projects, her story, her friends in Nicaragua and her lovely coffee..

Psss! The winner for this week’s FoodAdo Friday Giveaway is Louis Slabbert!

FoodAdo supports UK artisan producers: if you like FoodAdo, register or follow us on Facebook and Twitter!

FoodAdo supports UK artisan producers: if you like FoodAdo, register or follow us on Facebook and Twitter!

FoodAdo supports UK artisan producers: if you like FoodAdo, register or follow us on Facebook and Twitter!

]]> http://foodado.com/blog/2010/11/01/who-won-this-week%e2%80%99s-foodado-friday-giveaway-the-coffee-fairy-know-the-answer/feed/ 1 This week’s FoodAdo #Giveaway: RT & Tell @FoodAdo: What was your best travel experience? Win #Coffee http://foodado.com/blog/2010/10/29/this-weeks-foodado-giveaway-rt-tell-foodado-what-was-your-best-travel-experience-win-coffee/ http://foodado.com/blog/2010/10/29/this-weeks-foodado-giveaway-rt-tell-foodado-what-was-your-best-travel-experience-win-coffee/#comments Fri, 29 Oct 2010 10:02:29 +0000 GregSalvatori http://foodado.com/blog/?p=1058 FoodAdo Friday is a competition on FoodAdo’s Facebook and Twitter pages

The FoodAdo Community is challenged with questions or games.

Friday Oct 29 2010

This week’s FoodAdo Friday Giveaway with The Coffee Fairy, who just got back from Nicaragua where she selects her coffee beans..

Question of the week:  What was your best travel experience?

Prize: A FoodAdo parcel with delicious artisan products (this week: The Coffee Fairy’s fabulous coffee from Nicaragua!) will be delivered straight to his home or office, wherever in UK mainland.

The games starts on Friday at 11.00am and closes on the following Monday at 11.00am

T&C:

In order to be eligible to win you have to hold a free account on FoodAdo.com – http://FoodAdo.com/register (the shipping address specified in the registration is in UK Mainland)

Don’t miss FoodAdo Friday: register and follow us on Facebook and Twitter

Don’t miss FoodAdo Friday: register and follow us on Facebook and Twitter

]]> http://foodado.com/blog/2010/10/29/this-weeks-foodado-giveaway-rt-tell-foodado-what-was-your-best-travel-experience-win-coffee/feed/ 0 Who won this week’s @FoodAdo Friday #Giveaway? Ask clever Mr Filbert! http://foodado.com/blog/2010/10/25/who-won-this-weeks-foodado-friday-giveaway-ask-clever-mr-filbert/ http://foodado.com/blog/2010/10/25/who-won-this-weeks-foodado-friday-giveaway-ask-clever-mr-filbert/#comments Mon, 25 Oct 2010 10:10:18 +0000 GregSalvatori http://foodado.com/blog/?p=1038 Who won this week’s FoodAdo Friday Giveaway? Ask clever Mr Filbert!

He is not only the best at making nut snacks, he knows a lot of other things too!

Mr Filbert travelled the world and discovered many secrets and recipes.

When it comes to snack, he is a complete champion!

We interviewed clever Mr Filbert and he said:

“Hello!

Recently I found a pile of old recipes belonging to my Uncle Archibald.

The sights and smells from my adventures around the world started whirling round in my head and ideas began to fuse, creating a fantastic blend of traditional tastes with fresh flavours collected on my travels.

Now I’m the creator of a whole heap of gorgeously tasty snacks oils and drizzles, each one with a novel twist.

My home has become my workshop and I’d like to invite you in to share my greatest taste inventions.

I hope you love them as much as I do!

Psss! The winner for this week’s FoodAdo Friday Giveaway is Bella Smyth!

FoodAdo supports UK artisan producers: if you like FoodAdo, register or follow us on Facebook and Twitter!

FoodAdo supports UK artisan producers: if you like FoodAdo, register or follow us on Facebook and Twitter!

FoodAdo supports UK artisan producers: if you like FoodAdo, register or follow us on Facebook and Twitter!

]]> http://foodado.com/blog/2010/10/25/who-won-this-weeks-foodado-friday-giveaway-ask-clever-mr-filbert/feed/ 0 This week FoodAdo Friday Giveaway Competition: Win #Nuts Snacks RT & tell @FoodAdo What really drives you NUTS? http://foodado.com/blog/2010/10/22/this-week-foodado-friday-giveaway-competition-win-nuts-snacks-rt-tell-foodado-what-really-drives-you-nuts/ http://foodado.com/blog/2010/10/22/this-week-foodado-friday-giveaway-competition-win-nuts-snacks-rt-tell-foodado-what-really-drives-you-nuts/#comments Fri, 22 Oct 2010 10:08:35 +0000 GregSalvatori http://foodado.com/blog/?p=1032 FoodAdo Friday is a competition on FoodAdo’s Facebook and Twitter pages

The FoodAdo Community is challenged with questions or games.

Friday Oct 22 2010 UK NATIONAL NUTS DAY

What really drives you NUTS?

Prize: A FoodAdo parcel with delicious artisan products (this week: Mr Filbert’s fabulous snacks) will be delivered straight to his home or office, wherever in UK mainland.

Enjoy fun and food creativity!

Play now:

T&C:

In order to be eligible to win you have to hold a free account on FoodAdo.com – http://FoodAdo.com/register (the shipping address specified in the registration is in UK Mainland)


The games starts on Friday at 11.00am and closes on the following Monday at 11.00am

Have fun & love good food!

Don’t miss FoodAdo Friday: register and follow us on Facebook and Twitter

Don’t miss FoodAdo Friday: register and follow us on Facebook and Twitter

]]> http://foodado.com/blog/2010/10/22/this-week-foodado-friday-giveaway-competition-win-nuts-snacks-rt-tell-foodado-what-really-drives-you-nuts/feed/ 0 This week FoodAdo Friday Giveaway Competition: Win chocolate RT & tell @FoodAdo who you would share chocolate with http://foodado.com/blog/2010/10/15/this-week-foodado-friday-giveaway-competition-win-chocolate-check-tc-tell-who-you-would-share-chocolate-with/ http://foodado.com/blog/2010/10/15/this-week-foodado-friday-giveaway-competition-win-chocolate-check-tc-tell-who-you-would-share-chocolate-with/#comments Fri, 15 Oct 2010 10:00:06 +0000 GregSalvatori http://foodado.com/blog/?p=1022 FoodAdo Friday is a competition on FoodAdo’s Facebook and Twitter pages

The FoodAdo Community is challenged with questions or games.

Friday Oct 15 2010

Which famous person (of all times) would you share chocolate with?

Prize: A FoodAdo parcel with delicious artisan products (this week: Choc Chick Master Kit) will be delivered straight to his home or office, wherever in UK mainland.

Enjoy chocolatey creativity!

Play now:

T&C:

In order to be eligible to win you have to hold a free account on FoodAdo.com – http://FoodAdo.com/register (the shipping address specified in the registration is in UK Mainland)


The games starts on Friday at 11.00am and closes on the following Monday at 11.00am

Have fun & love good food!

Don’t miss FoodAdo Friday: register and follow us on Facebook and Twitter

Don’t miss FoodAdo Friday: register and follow us on Facebook and Twitter

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