{"id":286,"date":"2013-11-21T17:08:28","date_gmt":"2013-11-21T17:08:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.littlebird.co.uk\/blog\/?p=286"},"modified":"2018-08-24T11:13:45","modified_gmt":"2018-08-24T11:13:45","slug":"riverford-christmas-fair-and-festive-recipes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.littlebird.co.uk\/blog\/2013\/11\/riverford-christmas-fair-and-festive-recipes\/","title":{"rendered":"Riverford Christmas Fair and Festive Recipes!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our friends at <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.riverford.co.uk\">Riverford<\/a> are hosting a Christmas Fair on Saturday 30th November in London at Cecil Sharp House.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.littlebird.co.uk\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Screen-Shot-2013-11-05-at-14.43.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-288\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2013-11-05 at 14.43\" src=\"http:\/\/www.littlebird.co.uk\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Screen-Shot-2013-11-05-at-14.43.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"636\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.littlebird.co.uk\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Screen-Shot-2013-11-05-at-14.43.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.littlebird.co.uk\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Screen-Shot-2013-11-05-at-14.43-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There will be lots of festive fun with Christmas activities for both adults and kids:\u00a0chili\u00a0stringing, wine tasting from Ben Watson, founder Guy Watson&#8217;s brother, as well as cooking demo&#8217;s from Guy himself! Lots of scrummy festive dishes including <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.riverford.co.uk\/recipes\/view\/recipe\/caramel-clementines\">caramel clementines<\/a>. Enjoy trying it out yourself or go along and watch the expert in action!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Caramel Clementines &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>serve this on it&#8217;s own or with ice cream or add a few toasted walnuts for a bit of crunch!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>9<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>tbsp water<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 28px;\">5 tbsp granulated sugar<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 28px;\">pinch mixed spice (or just use ground cinnamon or nutmeg)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 28px;\">splash orange liqueur or brandy (optional)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 28px;\">4 clementines (or 2 large oranges), peeled + sliced or segmented<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In a saucepan, add the sugar and 5 tbsp water. Heat gently until the sugar has dissolved (do not allow to boil).<br \/>\nOnce sugar has dissolved, heat liquid to boiling point. Continue to boil until the liquid has reduced and turns a dark caramel colour.<br \/>\nCarefully add 1 tbsp water (it will spit slightly at first), then add the rest of the water and stir well. Add the spice and a splash of booze if using.<br \/>\nPour over the fruit and leave to marinate for an hour before serving.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.littlebird.co.uk\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2013\/11\/262rockeyroad.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-287\" alt=\"262rockeyroad\" src=\"http:\/\/www.littlebird.co.uk\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2013\/11\/262rockeyroad.jpg\" width=\"262\" height=\"262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.littlebird.co.uk\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2013\/11\/262rockeyroad.jpg 262w, https:\/\/www.littlebird.co.uk\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2013\/11\/262rockeyroad-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 262px) 100vw, 262px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If mince pies aren&#8217;t the favourites in your house, then Rocky Road normally ticks everyone&#8217;s boxes. Enjoy making Riverford&#8217;s festive take on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.riverford.co.uk\/recipes\/view\/recipe\/festive-rocky-road\">Rocky Road<\/a> &#8211; a nice one for the kiddies to make, box up and give as presents too!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Festive Rocky Road &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>use good quality chocolate for this one, how about a mix of milk and dark for a rich but not bitter-tasting!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>300g mixed Riverford nuts, shelled (halve the\u00a0walnuts, leave the hazelnuts + almonds whole)<\/li>\n<li>6 digestive biscuits, roughly broken into pieces<\/li>\n<li>16 Riverford dates, pitted + roughly chopped<\/li>\n<li>100g mini marshmallows (or chop up a few\u00a0large ones)<\/li>\n<li>300g milk chocolate<\/li>\n<li>300g dark chocolate<\/li>\n<li>handful dried cranberries (optional)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Line a 4-5cm deep tin or dish approx 30cm x 20cm (or the nearest size you have) with baking parchment. Put all the ingredients except the chocolate into the tin, making sure it is all evenly distributed.<br \/>\nBreak up the chocolate into small pieces and place in a heatproof bowl that fits snugly over a pan of simmering water.<br \/>\nGently heat, without stirring, until the chocolate has melted. Stir briefly to combine the two chocolates, then pour evenly over the nut mixture.<br \/>\nLeave to cool at room temperature, then refrigerate until firm (about 2 hours). Cut into small pieces using a sharp knife or pizza cutter. Keep in the fridge.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Riverford and their producers will be showcasing all of their beautiful Christmas products at their Christmas Fair, including Riverford&#8217;s legendary mince pies! A great opportunity to get some of your Christmas shopping done early &#8211; see you there!<\/p>\n<p>Riverford&#8217;s Christmas Fair is supporting <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sfts.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Shelter From the Storm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can buy your tickets for a LittleBird special price\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.littlebird.co.uk\/riverfordchristmasfair\">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our friends at Riverford are hosting a Christmas Fair on Saturday 30th November in London at Cecil Sharp House. There will be lots of festive fun with Christmas activities for both adults and kids:\u00a0chili\u00a0stringing, wine tasting from Ben Watson, founder Guy Watson&#8217;s brother, as well as cooking demo&#8217;s from Guy himself! Lots of scrummy festive &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.littlebird.co.uk\/blog\/2013\/11\/riverford-christmas-fair-and-festive-recipes\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":287,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,1,17],"tags":[242,243,244,245,246,247,248,249,250,251,252,9,69,253,11,12,254,255,191,256,257,258,259],"class_list":["post-286","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-families","category-uncategorized","category-saving-money-2","tag-ben-watson","tag-camden","tag-caramel-clementines","tag-cecil-sharp-house","tag-chilli-stringing","tag-chocolate","tag-christmas","tag-christmas-activities","tag-christmas-shopping","tag-cooking-demos","tag-delicious-recipes","tag-families-2","tag-fun","tag-guy-watson","tag-inspiring-families-2","tag-kids","tag-london","tag-mince-pies","tag-recipes","tag-riverford","tag-riverford-christmas-market","tag-rocky-road","tag-xmas-presents"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.littlebird.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/286","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.littlebird.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.littlebird.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.littlebird.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.littlebird.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=286"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.littlebird.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/286\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5804,"href":"https:\/\/www.littlebird.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/286\/revisions\/5804"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.littlebird.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/287"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.littlebird.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=286"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.littlebird.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=286"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.littlebird.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=286"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}