There is almost nothing more British than tea. As a nation we drink approximately 165 million cups of the stuff each and every day. It’s an institution which cuts through class, sex, status and wealth. Tea first became popular in the UK during the 17th century. It was first sold in coffee houses, ironically, but by 1750 it wa ...
Read MoreAfter stuffing ourselves full to bursting with chocolate eggs and hot cross buns, nothing has ever been more needed than an entire day dedicated to good health. Healthy eating is usually seen from one of two distinct perspectives: the obsessive and puritanical or the bored and mocking. Here at Capital Cooking, we like to thi ...
Read MoreA Moveable Feast: Easter Day Some of us have fasted during Lent, while many of us have been eating Cadbury’s Crème eggs with complete abandon since mid-February. Eggs are synonymous with Easter - the Christian festival which celebrates the rebirth of Christ –and with the egg representing the stone being rolled away from ...
Read MoreSt Patrick’s Day is almost upon us but it’s more than wearing green and necking Guinness in Irish pubs while singing Danny Boy. St Patrick is a patron saint of Ireland and his day –17th March – is when Irish culture is especially honoured. Legend has it that St Patrick drove every last snake from Ireland, although it is a ...
Read MoreThis week - 12-18 March - marks National Butchers’ Week, which aims to honour the best of British butchers. We list the benefits of buying your meat with a butcher. 1. You get better quality meat You will get much more variety but also you can see the quality just by looking at it. And none of the meat will have been tamp ...
Read MoreOn Sunday it will be Mothering Sunday - where mums all over the land will ideally have a lie in then receive breakfast in bed and a bunch of flowers not purchased from a petrol station forecourt. But when did we start celebrating Mother's Day? And what are the culinary traditions attached to it? Well, the Romans celebrate ...
Read MoreTake a big bowl. Mix this lot... 100g of plain flour 300ml of milk 2 eggs 1 tablespoon sunflower oil There you have it, your pancake mix, ready to be spooned, bit by bit into a greased, hot frying pan. Pancake batter is a life skill, even if most of us only wheel it out one day a year. Shrove Tuesday is always the d ...
Read MoreFebruary 14th, St. Valentine’s Day – the day of love - is intrinsically linked to food: restaurants are full of couples and countless others cook feasts for one another, while singles host elaborate dinner parties for their friends and families. Plus, many foods are synonymous with love and passion. There might be little-to- ...
Read MoreThere is nothing more satisfying to cooks and diners alike than having a menu that carefully showcases seasonal food. Here are our favourite January staples: Blood oranges It does seem strange that such a sweet, tangy and bright fruit comes into its own in one of the coldest, greyest and most austere months of the European ...
Read MoreWe’ll spare you reams about having good intentions for January – where everyone goes on a chocolate sabbatical and takes out deluxe gym memberships. However, if you are feeling a little liverish and as if Camembert is running through your veins, we’ve compiled a few cooking hacks that make new year feasting deceptively healthy. ...
Read MoreThe scent of citrus, the love-hate debate around Brussels sprouts, and the ageless glee of finding coins in your pudding: festive food is an integral part of the celebrations but how often do you stop to think about why we eat it? Here, we reveal five things you (probably) didn’t know about your favourite Christmas foods: 1. ...
Read MoreIt might be the most wonderful time of the year, but Christmas can also be stressful and manic if you have a house full of people to feed. Here are our 10 top tips for perfect festive catering…. 1. Never, ever cook an unpractised recipe on Christmas Day – unless of course you want to tear your hair out/sweat a lot/lock yourse ...
Read MoreLast night we were lucky enough to cater for Enable Leisure & Culture's 2nd birthday party in the beautiful and tranquil Battersea Park in South West London. Enable Leisure and Culture was established in October 2015 to manage leisure, sports, arts and cultural services for Wandsworth Council. They are an organisation committed ...
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Read MoreWith Mother’s Day just around the corner it’s time to plan something special! This delicious Lavender Peach Bellini recipe from Imogen Krupski (founder of Capital Cooking) is perfect for a quiet brunch. ...
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Read MoreAfternoon cream tea is one of Britain’s favourite traditions, and here Imogen Krupski of Capital Cooking shares her recipe for delicious buttermilk scones, which for full effect are best served with a pot of tea, on a white tablecloth in a country garden! ...
Read MoreThis overnight chia pots recipe by Imogen Krupski, Chef & Director Capital Cooking, is the perfect way to start your day and makes enough for 2 pots. ...
Read MoreThere can be a lot to think about when organising a wedding. In fact it can easily seem overwhelming. As the bride or groom you are suddenly expected to be knowledgeable on a range of subjects from wedding attire and photography to the ins and outs of catering for all your ravenous guests. You're probably thinking where do I st ...
Read MoreTraditionally associated with Easter but these days available to buy all year round , who doesn't love eating a hot cross bun? Whether you like to keep things traditional and eat yours toasted and spread with butter or jam or prefer to go down the more retro path and top them with blue cheese and chutney, hot-cross buns are wi ...
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