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Recipe: Spicy herb-roasted chicken with cous cous, garlic & cucumber yoghurt

Recipe: Spicy herb-roasted chicken with cous cous, garlic & cucumber yoghurt

12:23pm Monday 5th January 2009

Top chef Paul Heathcote has devised this simple — and inexpensive — main course to tempt the family

Review: Casa Tapas, Rawtenstall

Review: Casa Tapas, Rawtenstall

12:19pm Monday 5th January 2009

THIS was my first tapas restaurant experience in England, and with a group of 11 to feed, the restaurant had its work cut out!

Review: Piccolino, Clitheroe

Review: Piccolino, Clitheroe

4:06pm Monday 15th December 2008

IN ORDER to make people part with their hard-earned cash in the current climate you’ve got to provide something pretty special and that’s exactly what this new restaurant has done.

Recipe: Baked salmon with parmesan crust plus starter

WINNING WAYS: Stephen Mahon, whose dishes won first prize in the show

4:07pm Monday 15th December 2008

WANT to impress your dinner guests? Here is a Come Dine With Me winning recipe which has proven to do just that.

Review: Franco's Ristorante Pizzeria, Oswaldtwistle

Review: Franco's Ristorante Pizzeria, Oswaldtwistle

2:17pm Monday 8th December 2008

IT'S good to see that the credit crunch hasn't hit every business in town.

Review: La Mama, Blackburn

Review: La Mama, Blackburn

4:56pm Monday 1st December 2008

WHERE do you go when you find yourself hungry in Blackburn town centre on a Thursday evening?

Recipes: Bruschetta, Fusilli Linguine Alla Marinara, Panettone Tiramisu

TASTE OF ITALY: Carlo Ricioppo and his wife Janet on his Darwen Market stall

5:00pm Monday 1st December 2008

ITALIAN-BORN Carlo Ricioppo provides Darwen's large Italian community with genuine pastas, sauces, meats, oils and sweets from his stall at the town's three-day market, Melodia Food.

Recipe: Boiled Ham, Poached Eggs and Parsley Sauce

4:00pm Friday 28th November 2008

The ham Soak a 750g gammon joint in water overnight.

Recipe: Salmon fillet in Orange and Honey

4:03pm Friday 28th November 2008

TOP Bolton chef Mike Harrison has cooked for the great and the good and now he is sharing some of his most popular recipes with readers.

Review: Papa Luigi’s, Blackburn

Review: Papa Luigi’s, Blackburn

6:15pm Tuesday 25th November 2008

Papa Luigi’s has the potential to be a great place to spend an evening.

Recipe: Vegetarian Lancashire hotpot

TASTY: Andrea Holden of V-Fresh vegetarian cafe with her veggie hotpot

6:17pm Tuesday 25th November 2008

THURSDAY is Lancashire Day, and what better way of celebrating than feasting on the county's favourite dish, Lancashire hotpot.

Recipe: Herb-roasted chicken with cous cous and a garlic and cucumber yoghurt

TASTY: Chef Paul Heathcote with this week’s Beat the Crunch dish — spicy herb-roasted chicken with cous cous and yoghurt

10:30am Friday 21st November 2008

HE has already shared his culinary knowledge with two fantastic credit crunch-busting family recipes.

Review: Barocco's, Fence

Review: Barocco's, Fence

6:02pm Monday 17th November 2008

THERE’S something special about eating at an Italian restaurant. Somehow the atmosphere is always more warm and welcoming.

Recipe: Chorizo potatoes

HOT STUFF: Andrea Mellon preparing some of her favourite tapas dishe

6:04pm Monday 17th November 2008

IF you're the type of person who is forever saying: “Could we have another five minutes please,” to the waitress while you weigh up whether to go for chicken or beef, tapas is a Godsend.

Recipe: Organic rooster and caramelised onion rosti

Quick classic from a great all-rounder

8:10am Saturday 15th November 2008

TOP Bolton chef Mike Harrison has cooked for the great and the good and now he is sharing some of his most popular recipes with readers.

Recipe: Baked tuna and macaroni cheese

FAMILY FAVOURITE: Paul with his baked tuna macaroni

9:30am Friday 14th November 2008

HIS first recipe was a resounding success — now celebrity chef Paul Heathcote is back with another credit crunch-busting dish for families.

Recipe: Pork La Piazza

TASTY: Head chef Raffaele Manenti prepares Pork La Piazza

3:14pm Monday 10th November 2008

A LITTLE piece of Italy has opened in Blackburn, complete with a secret Italian family recipe for pizza dough — which uses six different types of flour.

Review: Rhubarb, Blackburn

Review: Rhubarb, Blackburn

3:19pm Monday 10th November 2008

I HADN’T visited Rhubarb for quite some time and thought it was worthy of a look.

Recipe: Sushi

A taste of Japan

3:49pm Friday 7th November 2008

TOP Bolton chef Mike Harrison has cooked for the great and the good and now he is sharing some of his most popular recipes with readers.

Recipe: Haddock, pea and mushroom risotto.

Paul Heathcote samples his smoked haddock, pea and mushroom risotto

9:00am Friday 7th November 2008

Bolton chef Paul Heathcote cooks a family meal - for £6.44 - in our Beat The Crunch campaign.

VIDEO: Butcher's The Bolton News Banger

Reporter Steven Thompson with the Bolton News Banger

6:40pm Monday 3rd November 2008

MOST people are used to picking up their copy of The Bolton News from the newsagents — but now you can get yours in the shape of a sausage after a butcher named a speciality banger after the paper to mark British Sausage Week.

Recipe: Spicy pumpkin soup

TAKING STOCK: Cafe Beees’ owner Ian Sutherland makes a big batch of pumpkin soup

10:40am Saturday 1st November 2008

YOU’VE carved out a terrifying pumpkin lantern for Hallowe’en – but what do you do with the pumpkin flesh left over?

Review: Bay Horse Inn, Worsthorne, Burnley

Review: Bay Horse Inn, Worsthorne, Burnley

9:40am Saturday 1st November 2008

WEDNESDAY night is a good night to give the cooking stove a rest. A midweek break from peeling, chopping, cooking and washing up!

Recipe: Maille Dijon Mustard Crusted Gammon

Sunday roast with a difference

8:50am Saturday 1st November 2008

TOP Bolton chef Mike Harrison has cooked for the great and the good and now he is sharing some of his most popular recipes with readers.

Recipes: Tomato soup and onion soup with cheese croutons

POTS OF GOODNESS: Julie Hemingway is a soup supremo for Burnley

5:06pm Monday 27th October 2008

HEALTHY eating is getting easier in Burnley where two Big Lottery-funded projects are taking cooking into the community.

Review: The Ram Inn, Cliviger, Burnley

5:00pm Monday 27th October 2008

I WAS so disappointed. Here we were at the Ram Inn at Cliviger supposedly to enjoy a Sunday roast and wishing we were back at home with, well, beans on toast would have been infinitely better!

Recipe: Spicy Tomato and Lentil Soup with Sour Cream and Chive Dip

A tasty winter warmer

9:20am Saturday 25th October 2008

TOP Bolton chef Mike Harrison has cooked for the great and the good and now he is sharing some of his most popular recipes with The Bolton News readers.

Review: Lily Mae’s, Accrington

5:06pm Monday 20th October 2008

TUCKED away in the side streets of Accrington is a little piece of chic that must be the town’s best kept secret.

Recipe: Poached Quince

TASTE OF TRADITION: Poached quince, great served with cream or a soft goat cheese

7:40am Saturday 18th October 2008

A FEW years ago I spent some time working in Wateringbury near Maidstone.

Recipe: Creamy Onion and Garlic Pasta

Recipe: Creamy Onion and Garlic Pasta

9:35am Tuesday 14th October 2008

HERE is a really quick recipe for those of us who have youngsters in the house (but you don’t need to have) and find that you’re increasingly becoming a taxi driver taking them to their after-school activities.


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