November 2014

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Nov

This Christmas Vs My First Christmas by Ailsa

I launched The Big Cheese Making Kit in September 2012 from my spare room. I bought enough ingredients to make 400 Big Cheese Making Kits. I thought that would be plenty to see me through Christmas and into January 2013….that was far from the case! I launched the Kits on our website www.bigcheesemakingkit.com and www.notonthehighstreet.com Read More…

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Nov

What I really want for Christmas by Jonathan

The best present I’ve ever received was a surprise Super Nintendo from my parents. I am now 26 and I probably would still be pretty happy with that present. Here are 5 things I am hoping Santa, Jim Carey or whoever it is this year will bring me: Self Tying Nike Trainers Nike made a Read More…

24

Nov

Why the Chilli Hamper is my favourite

I’ve always been a massive chilli fan, I’ll happily eat it everyday and it forms the basis of lots of my signature dishes. That’s why I was so excited to be ‘shopping’ for ingredients for our Big Chilli Hamper! We are so lucky that we get to spend time at foodie shows meeting other suppliers Read More…

22

Nov

Jonathan’s Cheese Making Tips

As a male who has limited kitchen (and life) skills, I thought making my own Halloumi/Mozzarella was out of the question. But I took on the task of making cheese for the first time using our kits and it was a total success. Give me some milk I can now whip up some of our Read More…

21

Nov

Top 10 Cool Christmas Jumpers

  We’ve done a list of our favourite cheesy Christmas jumpers, now here’s our top 10 cool Christmas jumpers. Of course, one person’s cool is another person’s cheese… 1: Star Wars Darth Vadar Official Christmas Sweater   2. ASOS Christmas Jumper With Rudolph Winter Scene     3. Navy Reindeer Xmas Jumper       Read More…

21

Nov

What to buy a foodie this christmas

By Ali. We’ve all got a foodie in our life. Probably more than one these days. We’re not going out as much, we’re staying in and we’re baking, making and cooking. Not just for fun either. It’s all a bit competitive. If it isn’t the Bake Off its Master Chef….and in those early weeks we Read More…

21

Nov

Jonathan’s Day in the Life at the Big Cheese

Hello. I’m Jonathan, The Big Cheese Making Kit’s International Development Officer. When not travelling on epic, foreign Big Cheese business adventures, I am usually in our office speaking to our Korean, German or Dutch customers and distributors.  (see picture for demonstration of how I do this ). All this chatting, pricing and emailing has led Read More…

21

Nov

A gluten free gift

By Ailsa We are often asked if our Kits are gluten free (yes they are!) by people buying them as gifts for friends and family with a gluten free diet. We had this in mind when deciding on our range of hampers. Why not make one which is Gluten free? It’s tricky to buy ‘foodie’ Read More…

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Nov

SCOTS CREAM CROWDIE (CRANACHAN)

Simple, quick and delicious. From Scotland this original Cream Crowdie recipe (often called ‘Cranachan’ or ‘Gruth is Uachdar’) is everything you could hope for in a seasonal dessert; it is easy to make and you will not be able to resist coming back for more. Recipe Ingredients: 600ml double cream 100g Crowdie Cheese (softened) 250g Read More…

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Nov

Asparagus tartlets with goat’s cheese and sun-dried tomatoes

  Recipe by Tiffany Goodall. Found on redonline.co.uk. Serves: 4 Preparation time:  10 minutes Cooking time: 15 minutes You will need1 tbsp flour 375g ready rolled puff pastry Half a bundle (approx. 125g) asparagus, trimmed and cut into 5cm pieces Salt for seasoning 3 tbsp sun dried tomatoes, roughly chopped, plus 1 tbsp oil from the jar 125g goats’ cheese, Read More…