RosA Cookery Blog

Makes 24 small rolls. A good recipe to divide into two and freeze half of the dough. Delicious served soon after baking. 600g plain flour 1x 7g teaspoons easy blend yeast ½ tablespoon salt 1 tablespoon caster sugar 375 ml milk 25g butter   To finish: 1 tablespoon...

This is a great recipe to make something tasty out of whatever you might have to hand - try grated carrot if you don't have a courgette/zuchini, a teaspoon of mint sauce instead of fresh mint - or chilli flakes instead. 2 small or 1 large zucchini 1 garlic clove,...

Spicy Tomato and Lentil Soup Serves 6 A quick, easy and healthy soup made with store cupboard ingredients 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 onion, diced 1 leek or 1 stick celery, diced 75g pancetta or streaky bacon, optional 1 garlic clove, crushed ½ teaspoon chilli flakes or...

Hope that you were pleased to receive a voucher for a Day Course at Rosa Cookery School - you're in for a lovely treat! Don't worry that you can't see many dates for courses at the moment - I'm waiting to tailor the dates to suit you.  So have a look at the themes of...

  Summer Evening Demonstrations Come along for one of my Summery Evening Demonstrations.  A lovely mix of tastings, delicious recipes for the summer and a cocktails or two or three.  £30pp 7.30 - 10pm  Places limited - just a few are left! Tuesday 16th July...

This post could be called a tour of Vancouver Bakeries - with a few breweries thrown in! Lots of these recommendations are on the North Shore, up from Londsdale Quay. Best Brunch - Lift Breakfast Bakery, 101 Londsdale Ave Lift run their own bakery, separate to the...

Amsterdam is a great city to visit and explore its food culture.  Here are a few food tips from my recent visit. First of all take a Walking Food Tour - we went with Secret Food Tours and, as it happened, had the guide to ourselves.  The idea is that you get to...

Independent food businesses are to be celebrated when you find them - good to see some growth this side of the city so hunt them out and make a change from buying from big chains now and then. On The Bread Line A lovely small bakery run on a farm just on the edge of...

The Barton Arms is a grand Victorian pub in Newtown, just outside Birmingham Town Centre.  Once part of a bustling community and next to the old Aston Hippodrome it is now isolated by the ring road - but go and explore part of the history of Birmingham. We've driven...

Birmingham has a wealth of small independent places to eat, so over the coming months, I'll add some interesting places that don't cost a fortune, but that you may not have tried. Birmingham College of Food - UCB Summer Row B3 1JB 0121 604 1010      Very high quality...