Blog Archive - September 2024

Christmas Menu

Posted on 15 September 2024

Here it is! Everything our chefs have been busy COOKing up to make Christmas 2024 the easiest and most delicious one ever. Download, dive in, and start whistling 'Jingle Bells'. It's available to pre-order now.

Download Christmas Menu

Shop Christmas

Read More

Festive Nibbles

Posted on 11 September 2024

Christmas nibbles are great for keeping everyone going when Christmas dinner is served up a little later than planned … happens to the best of us! They also make it a doddle to host a drinks party, all you need to do is pop a selection in the oven then pop a cork or two.

Read More

Christmas Starter Suggestions

Posted on 11 September 2024

If you’re menu planning for a festive Christmas dinner feast, we’ve got a couple of really delicious suggestions for Christmas starters - a seafood option and a veggie one too.

Read More

Duck & Venison Pithivier Pie

Posted on 11 September 2024

Named after the French town of the same name, a pithivier is a round, enclosed pie, usually made with a puff pastry top and bottom and a filling in between. It’s a real showstopper, and nothing stops shows as well as our Duck & Venison Pithivier Pie, with slow cooked duck, British venison, caramelised lardons, celeriac, red wine and port. It’s the perfect centrepiece for a dinner party main or an alternative Christmas dinner.

Read More

Venison en Croute

Posted on 11 September 2024

If you like the sound of our Venison en Croute for your Christmas main course this year - wild British venison fillets with red wine, spinach and chestnut mushrooms, individually wrapped in a light puff pastry – and want to know how best to cook it, read on.

Read More

Getting the most out of your COOK Beef Wellington

Posted on 2 September 2024

If you’re serving up one of our Beef Wellingtons this Christmas, you’ve chosen well! The cooking instructions are all on the box, but we’ve also done a short video on how to cook and serve your Beef Wellington, to make sure it’s the best it can be.

Read More

Getting the most out of your Rosemary & Sage Porchetta

Posted on 2 September 2024

If you’re thinking of serving up one of our Rosemary & Sage Porchettas this Christmas, we’ve got a few top tips to make sure it’s the very best it can be.

Read More