Recipes and Teresa's Top Tips

Many of you may have seen our recipe section in the Fresh Newsletter.  We are very lucky to have the help of Teresa Bovey who regularly comes up with deliciously different recipes and fascinating tips. 

Farmhouse Breakfast week is upon us again, 25th to 31st January.  Click on the link below to see some inspirational breakfast recipe ideas.

Farmhouse Breakfast Week Recipe Ideas

Click on the recipes below to see a couple of Teresa's festive cookery ideas to set us up for the Christmas season.  Watch this space as we will be adding more recipes and top tips over the coming months.

Festive Recipes

Christmas Pannetone Loaf

Cranberry Nut Loaf

Teresa's Top Tips for Christmas

  • To save time on the day, prep your veg the night before and store in plastic bags in the fridge.
  • Add a squeeze of lemon juice when cooking brussel sprouts to help reduce smells in the kitchen.
  • How many canapes to make when planning a party - if there is no dinner, serve 11-12 per person per hour, or 5-6 with drinks before dinner.
  • Well-stocked cheese boards should have a choice of at least 5 cheeses including one firm, one soft, one blue, one strong, one mild and one fruity.  The deli team at GFS are always happy to assist, and you can try any cheese you like as part of your preparation.
  • To flame a Christmas Pudding
    • Turn the christmas pudding out onto a large serving plate.
    • Pour 3-4 tbsp brandy over it.
    • Pour 1 tbsp brandy onto a large metal spoon and carefully set light to it & then pour this onto the Christmas pudding so that it starts to flame. 

Teresa Bovey

For those of you who do not know Teresa let us tell you a little about her...

Teresa Bovey knows more than a thing or two about sensational cooking.  She combines sound and varied knowledge of her profession with the reasoned practical approach of someone who has enjoyed many years of cooking both professionally and as a working mum.

She has vast experience having advised, lectured, taught, trained or run events and demonstrations on the subject in industry, for major retailers and for local and national government.

Teresa has worked alongside celebrity chefs and appeared on Carlton TV as a guest speaker in its Food for Thought programme.

She has staged exhibitions and demonstrations at the Good Food Show and various high profile agricultural shows and worked as a senior home economist at Denby Potteries organising special cookery events at the Visitors' Centre.

She now runs her own cookery demonstrations at her home in Thurgarton and writes a regular recipe feature for ONE magazine.