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Recipe: Grilled Sausage Dogs with Alabama White Sauce and Jalapeños
Here’s the second recipe for the Tom Hixson Masterchef Challenge: grilled sausage dogs with Alabama white sauce and jalapeños. Continue reading
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Posted in Food, London, Recipes, Shopping, Tom Hixson Masterchef Challenge
Tagged Alabama white sauce, Alabama white sauce recipe, butcher, Food, Grilled Sausage Dogs with Alabama White Sauce and Jalapeños, Hot dog recipe, hot dogs, jalapenos, London, meat, pork, recipes, sausage, Sausage dogs, Shopping, tikichris recipes, tom hixson, Tom Hixson Masterchef Challenge, Tom Hixson of Smithfield, white sauce, White sauce recipe, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Cocktail Recipe: Isla de Encanta
Here’s the recipe for Isla de Encanta, my drink served during London Cocktail Week at The Beachcomber Bar in celebration of the 10th anniversary of my blog. Continue reading
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Posted in Bars, Drink, Food, London, Shopping, TC10
Tagged #TiPunchTiki, 10 Years of tikichris, agricole rum, Ashera Goonewardene, BARS, Cocktail recipes, cocktails, Drink, Isla de Encanta, LCW16, London, London Cocktail Week, recipes, Rhum Clément, rum, Shopping, TC10, TC10X10, The Beachcomber, The Beachcomber Bar, Ti Punch, tiki, tikichris recipes, W2, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Loving My Lumix GX80
When the folks working on the launch of Panasonic’s new Lumix DMC-GX80 got in touch to see if I wanted to get a chance to play around with (and keep) one I was all for it. I just didn’t realise I’d be even more avid a couple months later when I started using it almost exclusively by default. It’s a great camera. Continue reading
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Posted in London, Photography, Shopping, Travel
Tagged camera, DMC-GX80, GX80, London, lumix, Lumix GX80, panasonic, Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX80, Photography, reviews, Shopping, street photography, Travel
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Recipe: Picanha with Hemp Seed Chimichurri
First up from my recipes for the Tom Hixson Masterchef Challenge is pichanha with hemp seed chimichurri. Continue reading
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Tagged beef, butcher, chimichurri, chimichurri recipe, Food, hemp seed, hemp seed chimichurri, London, meat, picanha, picanha with hemp seed chimichurri, recipes, rump cap, Shopping, steak, tikichris recipes, tom hixson, Tom Hixson Masterchef Challenge, Tom Hixson of Smithfield, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Crossing a Border for a Bargain (Going Places)
If you’re thinking about taking such a cross-border trip, make sure you’re aware of any limits on quantity of purchases or outright restrictions on buying certain things. Continue reading
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Posted in Going Places, Money, OneTravel, Shopping, Travel
Tagged Going Places, money, OneTravel, Shopping, Travel
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Tom Hixson Masterchef Challenge
Before putting my blog on hiatus and hitting the road for an extended stay in the States, I had the chance to participate in an epically meaty endeavour: the Tom Hixson Masterchef Challenge. Now back in town and posting again, I’m craving the opportunity to share my creations with you. Continue reading
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Tagged butcher, Food, London, meat, recipes, Shopping, tom hixson, Tom Hixson Masterchef Challenge, Tom Hixson of Smithfield, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Ti Punch Tiki at The Beachcomber Bar | 10X10 with tikichris
As part of my 10X10 celebration of ten years blogging, I teamed up with one of my favourite London bars for a cocktail collaboration. We played around with the recipe for a classic ti punch, adding a touch of tikichris madness to make it truly something special. Head over to The Beachcomber Bar this weekend for a taste. Continue reading
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Posted in Bars, Drink, Food, London, Shopping, TC10, Tiki
Tagged #TiPunchTiki, 10 Years of tikichris, agricole rum, Amathus Drinks, bar snacks, BARS, bayswater, Caribbean food, cocktails, Creole Kitchen, Drink, Food, Isla de Encanta, LCW16, Life's a Peach, London, London Cocktail Week, Nik Speller, queensway, Rhum Clément, rum, Shopping, TC10, TC10X10, The Beachcomber, Ti Punch, tiki, Tiki bars, tikichris recipes, W2, W2 3RR, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Win EasyPick On-the-Go Kits from TePe
I’ve teamed up with TePe once again for another competition. This time round we’re offering 10 readers the chance to win some EasyPick on-the-go kits. Each kit includes a selection of TePe EasyPicks in a handy travel case with compact mirror to keep you smiling when you’re on the road, in the air, or bounding across town. Continue reading
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Tagged competition, Dental products, EasyPick On-the-Go Kits, EasyPicks, free, freebies, Oral health, RT to win, Shopping, TePe, TePe EasyPicks, TePe UK, Travel, twitter competition
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Win a Case of Graham Norton’s Own Sauvignon Blanc 2016
Graham Norton and the folks at Invivo Wine have kindly set aside a case of Graham Norton’s Own Sauvignon Blanc 2016 to share with one lucky tikichris reader. Continue reading
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Tagged Celebrities, free, free wine, freebies, Graham Norton, Graham Norton’s Own, Graham Norton’s Own Sauvignon Blanc 2016, Graham Norton’s Own Sauvignon Blanc by Invivo 2016, Invivo, Invivo Wine, new zealand wine, RT to win, sauvignon blanc, Shopping, white wine, Win Graham Norton's Wine, wine
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Feeling Fino | Outro
As I wrote in my introduction to this series of posts, visiting Jerez felt like a dream. Being able to experience the city with hometown hero Tio Pepe made it one of the tastier dreams to come true for me as a writer since I started this blog. Continue reading
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Posted in Bars, Drink, Feeling Fino, Food, Jerez, Restaurants, Shopping, Spain, Travel, Wine
Tagged #FeelingFino, Andalusia, Drink, Feeling Fino, Fino, fortified wine, Gonzalez Byass, Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera, sherry, Shopping, spain, tio pepe, Travel, wine
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The Best Foreign Cities for Every Kind of Shopper (Miles Away)
For your next vacation, why not merge your shopping list with your bucket list? Plan your next trip abroad to one of the world’s best cities for shopping. Continue reading
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Posted in CheapOair, Miles Away, Money, Shopping, Travel
Tagged cheapoair, Miles Away, money, Shopping, Travel
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Recipe: San Daniele Wings with Grana Padano Sauce | #WingingIt
Love ham and cheese? Love chicken wings? D’ever consider combining these two awesome foods into one dish? I did. It works. Continue reading
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Tagged #WingingIt, cheese, cheese sauce, chicken wings, chicken wings recipe, Food, Grana Padano, Grana Padano cheese, Grana Padano Sauce, ham, Ham and cheese wings, hot wings, italian cheese, italian food, Italian ham, prosciutto, Prosciutto di San Daniele, recipes, san daniele chicken wings, San Daniele di Friuli, San Daniele ham, San Daniele prosciutto, San Daniele Wings, San Daniele Wings with Grana Padano Sauce, Shopping, tikichris recipes, Winging It
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How to Use a Kitchen Blowtorch
For a finishing touch and a final flourish, nothing makes an impact quite like the kitchen blowtorch. Using a handheld blowtorch takes a little bit of know-how to make sure you’re doing it safely and effectively, but once you’ve mastered it you will be able to add a professional edge to your cooking. Continue reading
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Posted in Food, London, Restaurants, Shopping
Tagged blowtorch, catering supplies, Food, how to use a kitchen blowtorch, Kitchen blowtorch, London, nisbets, restaurants, Shopping, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Great Day Out + Great Wines Too | Hush Heath Estate & Winery
Hardly an hour out of London by train (via Charing Cross to Staplehurst) is Hush Heath, a 400 acre estate in the heart of Kent with vineyards, orchards, grasslands and ancient oak forests. The estate also owns a few pubs. Two are within earshot of the Hush Heath vineyards, in the villages of Goudhurst and West Farleigh. Both offer overnight accommodation. The others are in London, near Liverpool Street Station and Smithfield Market. Continue reading
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Posted in Bars, Drink, England, Food, Hotels, London, Pubs, Restaurants, Shopping, Travel, Wine
Tagged balfour, Balfour Brut Rosé, Balfour Brut Rosé 2011, BARS, Brut Rosé 2011, Drink, england, english sparkling wine, ENGLISH WINE, Food, hotels, Hush Heath, Hush Heath Winery, kent, London, Maidstone, ME15 0PE, pubs, restaurants, Shopping, sparkling wine, Staplehurst, The Tickled Trout, TN12 0HT, Tonbridge, Travel, West Farleigh, wine, winery, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Recipe: Walnut Chicken Tacos
Old El Paso’s invitation for me to attend the media preview of its “mini cantina” pop-up at the South Bank a few days back was coupled with an offer to try the newly launched Mini Stand N Stuff tortillas for myself and come up with my own recipe of stuff to put in them. Continue reading
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Difference Coffee Company
Entrepreneur Amir Gehl is on a mission to create the “ultimate terroir-led coffee collection” not to mention what’s got to the be the world’s most expensive collection of coffee capsules, with his new venture Difference Coffee Company. Continue reading
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Posted in Bars, Coffee, Drink, Food, London, Luxury, Restaurants, Shopping
Tagged Amir Gehl, BARS, Beluga Gold Line Vodka, cocktails, coffee, coffee capsules, Difference Coffee, Difference Coffee Company, Drink, Food, Harry's Bar, kopi luwak, luxury, mayfair, nespresso, Private Members Club, restaurants, reviews, Shopping, South Audley Street, St George NOLA Coffee Liqueur, W1, W1K 2PD
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Feeling Fino: Win a Bottle of Sherry, Retro Poster and More from Tio Pepe
Hola! I hope you’ve been enjoying my series of posts about visiting Jerez de la Frontera in the sunny south of Spain to discover what makes Tio Pepe such a flavoursome and refreshing drink. Would you like to discover the taste for yourself? Keep reading? Continue reading
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Tagged #FeelingFino, Andalusia, competition, Drink, Feeling Fino, Fino, fortified wine, free, freebies, Gonzalez Byass, Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera, RT to win, sherry, Shopping, spain, tio pepe, Travel, twitter competition, wine
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Recipe: Karma Cola Wings | #WingingIt
Pretty much any cola can be used for this recipe, but I recommend Karma Cola. It’s tastier than others in my opinion. It actually has cola nut as one of few minimal ingredients while not having any science-y preservatives or additives that are in some of the more widely recognised sodas on the market. Continue reading
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Tagged #WingingIt, chicken wings, chicken wings recipe, Cola nut, cola wings, cooking with cola, Food, good cause, hot wings, Karma Cola, Karma Cola Wings, recipe, recipes, Shopping, tikichris recipes, Winging It
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Good Stuff #59
Good stuff and lots of it! Here’s the low down on some fine things to see, sip, savour and more – all of which I’ve recently come across and thought were worth sharing with you. Enjoy.
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Posted in Apps, Drink, Fashion, Food, Good Stuff, London, Luxury, Photography, Shopping
Tagged apps, bircher muesli, breakfast, Cheerz, Clearspring, Clearspring Organic Japanese Umami Paste, cuckoo bircher muesli, design, Diamond Whites, Diamond Whites Black Edition Liquid, Drink, fashion, Folkington’s Garden, Folkington’s Sparkling Presses, Food, good stuff, Granola, japanese food, Lizi’s High Protein Granola, London, luxury, muesli, Native Union, Native Union Tag Cable, Photography, Shopping, Teeth Whitening, The Breath Co, Tooth polish, Umami Paste
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Feeling Fino: Bars and Restaurants in Jerez
I ate, drank and propped up bars with such pleasure during my short stay in Jerez. For a town of hardly more than 200,000 residents and not an overwhelming lot of tourists passing through, there’s an awesome lineup of dynamic restaurants and bars. With memories of authentic Spanish food and drink, served with warmth and pride in evocative settings, my heart (and appetite) remains in Jerez. Continue reading
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Tagged #FeelingFino, Andalusia, Bar & Restaurante Albores, BARS, cured meats, Drink, Feeling Fino, Fino, flamenco, Food, fortified wine, Gonzalez Byass, Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera, La Carbona, Live performace, music, Restaurante La Cruz Blanca, restaurants, sherry, Shopping, spain, Tabanco el Pasaje, tio pepe, Travel, wine
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Feeling Fino: Montesierra Jamon Iberico
Since the late 1800s, family-owned Montesierra has been sourcing free range, acorn munching Iberian pigs from the dehesas (wooded scrublands) of the Sierra Morena mountains and curing them without additives or preservatives (just salt and mountain air) in the village of Jabugo and the city of Jerez. Continue reading
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Tagged #FeelingFino, Andalusia, cured meats, Drink, Feeling Fino, Fino, Food, fortified wine, Gonzalez Byass, ham, Jabugo, jamon, jamon iberico, Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera, Montesierra, sherry, Shopping, spain, spanish ham, tio pepe, Travel, wine
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Feeling Fino in the Viñedos and the Bodegas of Jerez
Key to understanding what makes a great wine so distinctive is discovering where it’s grown, produced and aged. In the case of Tio Pepe – that means discovering the wonders of Jerez, from the vineyards on its outskirts to its cellars in the heart of town. Continue reading
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Tagged #FeelingFino, Andalusia, Antonio Flores Pedregosa, Del Duque, Drink, Feeling Fino, Fino, fortified wine, Gonzalez Byass, Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera, sherry, Shopping, spain, tio pepe, Travel, Viña la Canariera, wine
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Voyage de Fromage: Jura Food and Drink
Every meal of Voyage de Fromage was an extremely enjoyable experience of saveur locale presented with regional pride and kind hospitality. I can highly recommend the Jura as a delicious destination for even the most finicky of gourmet travellers. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, France, Restaurants, Shopping, Travel, Voyage de Fromage, Wine
Tagged #VoyageDeFromage, absinthe, Chalet de la Frasse, cheese, comte, Comte cheese, Drink, Emmanuel Chamouton, epicurea, Food, france, french cheese, French Jura, geneva, Hostellerie Saint-Germain, Hotel Arbez Franco-Suisse, hotels, jura, Jura Mountains, l’Hostellerie Saint-Germain, La Table du Marc Tupin, Logis hotels, NATURAL WINES, Shopping, switzerland, Tic Tac Toque, Travel, Voyage de Fromage, wine
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BBQ Hacks Video Series
Here we are at the height of summer. So far so good, right? As much as we might love to complain about the weather here in Britain, we must admit there have be some pretty decent stretches of absolutely wonderful … Continue reading
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Feeling Fino in Jerez with Tio Pepe
Warm summer nights with a cool breeze blowing in from the nearby Atlantic, rapturous flamenco performed live and rumbling from the stage of an age-old bar with a reverberant and heartfelt wallop, irresistible tapas after irresistible tapas devoured al fresco with ample sherry to wash it all down – Jerez de la Frontera in the far south of Spain is a dream. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Feeling Fino, Jerez, Shopping, Spain, Travel
Tagged #FeelingFino, Andalusia, Drink, Feeling Fino, Fino, fortified wine, Gonzalez Byass, Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera, sherry, Shopping, spain, tio pepe, Travel, wine
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Win Italian Ham and Cheese | Prosciutto di San Daniele + Grana Padano
It’s a match made in heaven, or at least one of the more delectable corners of Northern Italy: a thin slice of Prosciutto di San Daniele and a thick chunk of Grana Padano. Keep reading for your chance to win a generous taste of this delicious ham and cheese combo delivered directly to your door for free. Continue reading
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The Langham Children’s Afternoon Tea with Hamleys
Mia – a tikichris contributor, Cordon Bleu trained pastry chef, and mother of a toddler – visits The Langham London with her three-year old son for the launch of its new Children’s Tea with Hamleys – and gives it “triple … Continue reading
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Tagged afternoon tea, Celebrities, CHERISH FINDEN, Children, Children's Afternoon Tea, design, Drink, Family, Food, hamleys, hotels, London, luxury, marylebone, MIA, Portland Place, regent street, restaurants, reviews, Shopping, tea, The Langham Children’s Afternoon Tea with Hamleys, The Langham London, toys, W1, W1B 1JA, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Win a Case of Free Beer | Alhambra Reserva 1925
Alhambra Reserva 1925 is the star of beers in the Cervezas Alhambra range. To produce this refreshingly crisp handcrafted lager, the small Spanish brewery draws on nearly a century of tradition and a commitment to source the finest of ingredients. I’ve teamed up with Alhambra to offer two tikichris readers the chance to win a case each of this exceptional Spanish craft beer. Continue reading
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Recipe: Golden Champion Ale Brined Wings | #WingingIt
Beer and chicken wings are a match made in heaven, especially when you combine the two for one great recipe. Try this easy recipe for beer brined wings made with Badger Ale’s Golden Champion, a crisp and fruity golden ale, … Continue reading
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Tagged Badger Ales, Badger Beer, Badger wings, beer, Beer brine, Beer brined wings, beer wings, chicken wings, chicken wings recipe, cooking with beer, Food, Golden Champion Ale, Golden Champion Ale Brined Wings, hot wings, recipes, Shopping, tikichris recipes, Winging It
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Good Stuff #58
Good stuff and lots of it! Here’s the low down on some fine things to see, sip, savour and more – all of which I’ve recently come across and thought were worth sharing with you. Enjoy. Continue reading
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Posted in Art, Beer, Books, Celebrities, Design, Drink, Fashion, Food, Good Stuff, London, Photography, Shopping, Travel, Virginia, Wine
Tagged Art, Art books, Barboursville Vineyards, beer, black dog publishing, books, Celebrities, design, Drink, fashion, Food, good stuff, Governor McAuliffe, K Beisiegel, London, Michael Freeman, Michael Portillo, Octopus Publishing Group, pablo picasso, Photography, Photography books, picasso, Picasso: The Artist and His Muses, Polo Mints, Polo Sugar Free Extra Strong Mints, Port City Brewing Co, Port City Brewing Company, reviews, shoes, Shopping, Strawberry Hill House, Terry McAuliffe, The Photographer’s Pocket Book, Travel, travel shoes, USA, Vibram, Vibram Furoshiki, virginia, Virginia Beer, Virginia Wine, wine
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More Fizz, Fewer Bottles with SodaStream
SodaStream invited me to take the Plastic Bottle Challenge and use one of its automatic sparkling water makers in an effort to cut back on buying bottle water. The results so far have been a sparkling success! I grew up … Continue reading
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Win a Range of Chika’s West African Inspired Snacks
Craving a taste of the exotic? Heres’s a chance to win a range of flavourful West African inspired snacks from Chika’s. Continue reading
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Tagged #WestAfricanInspired, #WinChikasFoods, African food, Chika's, Chika's Foods, competition, Food, free, freebies, RT to win, Shopping, twitter competition, West African food
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Recipe: Coconut Oil, Chipotle and Sesame Wings | #WingingIt
My recipe for coconut oil, chipotle and sesame wings is totally about big flavour indulgence, but there’s an argument to categorise these wings as health food. Nutritious coconut oil is so much better for you than most other oils while superfood sesame seeds are an excellent source for manganese, copper, calcium, magnesium, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B1, zinc and dietary fibre. Continue reading
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Tagged chicken wings, chicken wings recipe, chipotle, Coconut Oil, Coconut Oil Chipotle and Sesame Wings, Food, hot wings, Kirly-Sue's Kitchen, Kirly-Sue's Kitchen Raw Organic Virgin Coconut Oil, recipes, Sesame seeds, Shopping, tikichris recipes, Winging It
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Putting the Lad in Salad with Haywards Pickles
In an effort to “put the lad in salad, Haywards Pickles hosted a recent event sharing easy to make recipes with a focus on getting men to eat more healthily and take more initiative in the kitchen. Continue reading
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Tagged central street, Central Street Cookery School, Clerkenwell, EC1, EC1V 8AJ, Food, haywards, haywards pickles, London, old street, pickled gherkins, pickles, putting the lad back in salad, recipes, Shopping, st luke's, st luke's community centre, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Häagen-Dazs Wimbledon Weekend at Selfridges Roof
Catch the tennis and eat free ice cream on the roof at Selfridges all weekend long with Häagen-Dazs Wimbledon Weekend. Continue reading
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Tagged afternoon tea, bond street, Drink, Food, free, freebies, Häagen-Dazs, Haagen-Dazs Strawberries and Cream, Häagen-Dazs Wimbledon Weekend, ice cream, London, marylebone, oxford street, selfridges, Selfridges & Co, Selfridges Forest on the Roof, selfridges london, Selfridges roof, Shopping, sports, tennis, W1, wimbledon, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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