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Christmas Cocktail Recipe: Gordon Ramsay Edition
Posted on November 28, 2017 by Ashleigh Mayes
At Red Letter Days we are well and truly in the Christmas spirit (don’t judge us, November is NOT too early to start celebrating). From big comfy jumpers and evenings tucked up in front of the television to glittering decorations and catchy jingles, there’s… Read More
Winter Warmer Recipes Part II: #MeatFreeMonday Edition
Posted on November 20, 2017 by Ashleigh Mayes
Ask anyone what their favourite part of Christmas is and you’re likely to receive this answer… the food! It’s traditional to eat, drink and be merry; stockings are stuffed with gift-wrapped chocolates, tables groan under the weight of decadent delights and… Read More
Winter Warmer Recipes: #MeatFreeMonday Edition
Posted on November 13, 2017 by Ashleigh Mayes
With winter well and truly knocking on the door, it’s time to prepare with nights tucked up on the sofa, hot chocolate and fabulously fluffy socks. After all, who wants to be out in the Christmas chill? There are plenty of ways to stave… Read More
A Waitrose Recipe to Wow This Mother’s Day
Posted on March 8, 2017 by Brooke
With Mother's Day coming up, what better way to show mum how much you care than by dishing up a home-cooked meal. We've teamed up with Waitrose to give you a classic Persian dish to cook for her this Mother's Day. If you… Read More
Valentine’s Day and Chinese New Year’s Recipes
Posted on January 20, 2017 by Brooke
With Valentine's Day and Chinese New Year celebrations coming up we've consulted our gourmet partners School of Wok, SEASON The Exclusive Cookery School and L'atelier des Chefs for recipes guaranteed to wow on both occasions. Read More
Christmas Leftovers – Tips from Red Letter Days
Posted on December 28, 2016 by Issy
There are plenty of exciting ways to deal with Christmas meal leftovers to persuade family and friends back to the table for more. Read on for three super quick and easy recipes and tips from Red Letter Days staff that give a new lease of… Read More
Alternative Christmas Cake Recipe from Seasoned Cookery School
Posted on December 9, 2016 by Brooke
For many, one of the integral elements of Christmas is the Christmas cake; however, its safe to say that not only does baking a Christmas cake take a lot of time and effort but a traditional Christmas cake is not always a hit with… Read More
Nutella and Banana Bread Recipe from GBBO’s Michael
Posted on November 14, 2016 by Brooke
It's no secret that not only do we love baking but we really love GBBO here at Red Letter Days. Last year we teamed up with our GBBO favourite Ugne and this year we have picked GBBO's Michael's mind for a delicious recipe. Read… Read More
A Haunted Halloween
Posted on October 26, 2016 by Brooke
It's nearly that time of the year again, when we transform ourselves into ghoulish characters, decorate our houses with cobwebs and, of course, carved pumpkins. Make Halloween a total scream this year with some of our frightfully fun ideas for pumpkin carving, spooky recipes, costumes and… Read More
Bread Baking Recipe with Seasoned Cookery School
Posted on October 14, 2016 by Brooke
The baking phenomenon is in full swing, partly thanks to that well-known baking show that has controversially moved to Channel 4 - The Great British Bake Off. We love GBBO here at Red Letter Days, so in homage to our favourite… Read More
Britain’s Favourite Cocktails – The Stories and Recipes Behind 5
Posted on October 5, 2016 by Issy
When it comes to Britain’s bars, there’s more to our menus than G&Ts and heavy ales. There are so many opportunities to celebrate cocktails, be it London Cocktail Week, National Cocktail Day or even World Cocktail Day, and we love to get in the spirit of… Read More
Fresh Vegetarian Summer Salads
Posted on July 15, 2016 by admin
When the weather is hot, sometimes it's nice to take a break from the barbecue and try something cool and fresh. We'd like to share a few recipes we use to make vegetarian and vegan summer salads for lunch in the office. Read More
Street Food with L’atelier des Chefs
Posted on June 29, 2016 by Issy
Can we really have had Glastonbury again already? Where does the time go! We've already given you some top tips for festivals in another post last week and it got our juices flowing. Recent times have seen us all try to be… Read More
An Easter Recipe from Daylesford Farm
Posted on March 23, 2016 by Brooke
We chatted to Daylesford Farm's Head Chef Gaven Fuller about his favourite recipe for Easter (we've got some easy Easter favourites of our own) and he let us into the secrets behind his slow-cooked lamb shoulder with white beans and salsa verde… Read More
Nutella Day
Posted on February 5, 2016 by Brooke
Nutella Day is upon us and so we have scoured the internet to find you the best of all things Nutella in honour of this annual day, celebrated by many, right across the planet. Read More
RLD Detox
Posted on January 22, 2016 by Brooke
Throughout January many of the girls at Team RLD have taken on the challenge of detoxing, exercising more and creating a healthier start to 2016 (and beyond). Find out how some of us are getting on and what we have been doing to achieve the goals. Lucy,… Read More
Two Recipes to Spice Up Your January Detox
Posted on January 4, 2016 by Dan
The festive season is well and truly over so it's time to beat those January blues - and a good way to do so is by exercising and eating healthy foods. But detoxing doesn't have to be dull. Just check out these… Read More
Two Top Winter Recipes for a Frosty Day
Posted on November 9, 2015 by Dan
When it's cold outside and you've been on the grind all day, there's nothing better than going home and tucking into a big warm bowl of comfort food. So, whether you've been out working, running errands, Christmas shopping (it… Read More
National Baking Week Recipe from Ugne
Posted on October 16, 2015 by Brooke
The Bake Off's Ugne popped in to RLD HQ last week and imparted her baking wisdom as well as giving us some of her recipes. It's National Baking Week next week (17th - 23rd October) and we've got one of Ugne's recipes for you… Read More
The Cookery Recipe
Posted on June 10, 2015 by admin
From student survival courses and basic food and hygiene skills; to classes that teach you how to eat better (not less), The Cookery covers everything you need to know about about delicious food. Read on to find out more. Read More
Easy Easter Baking
Posted on April 1, 2015 by admin
Easter is around the corner, and the UK is gearing up for visits from the Easter Bunny and an overload of delicious Easter treats. Why not change things up this year by giving the shop bought chocolates a skip and baking your very own… Read More