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What to drink with cake (updated)

What to drink with cake (updated)

Posted on September 5 2007 at 09:42

A recent email from a reader asked me to suggest a wine to go with “a triple coconut cake with a tangy pineapple icing served with fresh fruit salsa that has kiwi, strawberry, mandarine oranges, blueberries and fresh pineapple in it”.

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The best food and wine pairings for Valentine’s Day

The best food and wine pairings for Valentine’s Day

Posted on February 12 2025 at 07:02

If you’re planning a special meal for Valentine’s Day you may be wondering which wine to pair with your menu. I’ve picked some favourite Valentine’s Day foods and suggested some matches that should work well with them.

Tags: chocolate liqueur sweet sherry toffee liqueur cherry brandy orange liqueur Framboise strawberry liqueur coffee liqueur Kahlua Toussaint Pedro Ximenez Quady PX Elysium Maury drink:sweet & fortified wine Pinot Noir red burgundy burgundy drink:red wine Moscato Asti Moscato d'Asti rosé Champagne pink Champagne sparkling rosé Champagne drink:champagne & sparkling Riesling Alto Adige Pinot Grigio Chablis Sauvignon Blanc Pouilly Fumé Sancerre burgundy white burgundy Chardonnay drink:white wine fondu Camembert cheese ice cream chocolate Valentine's Day Sauternes passion fruit beer fruit beer Grand Marnier damson gin sloe gin food:desserts & cakes prawn cocktail scallops steak smoked salmon shrimp prawn oysters lobster caviar strawberries passion fruit food:fruit asparagus
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10 great beer and food matches for summer

10 great beer and food matches for summer

Posted on August 27 2019 at 07:55

We all know a beer goes down well with a ploughmans and that it’s a great drink to wash down a barbecue but here are 10 more unusual pairings which should liven up your summer drinking.

Tags: peach beer blueberry beer passion fruit beer Schiehallion Duvel Liefman's kriek Raspberry Tart mango beer cherry beer raspberry beer kriek frambozen fruit beer ale golden ale blond ale blonde amber lager IPA bière blanche wheatbeer lager bitter witbier white beer English bitter blueberry and peach beer jellies drink:beer & cider bakewell tart cheesecake caesar salad chicken caesar salad joloffe rice barbecue beer-can chicken roast chicken kebabs ham and parsley pâté ham prawn, fennel and leek risotto food:pork prawn prawns crab
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The scrambled eggs with purslane and paprika from @edentravels beautiful new book #greenmountains (see how the cover shines!) I actually used rocket as Caroline recommends cos it’s hard to track down purslane but it was delicious. And 3 veg in a plate of scrambled egg (it also included onion and green pepper) makes it virtuously healthy too. . . . #eggs #brunch #vegetarian #healthyBookending my first meal on the opening day of the new @josephinebouchon Marylebone with fellow fan @thaneeprince with a fabulously wobbly Camembert soufflé and oeufs à la neige. Pork belly with charcutière sauce and pommes purée with an indecent amount of butter in between. The kind of food you just can’t make at home. Or maybe could but wouldn’t. Felicitations @claudebosi1 . . . #josephinebouchon #frenchfood #souffle #camembert #oeufsalaneige #porkbellyFollowing a well-established tradition of cooking with my mate @fionasims when I go to stay with her on the IOW. This time from @noorishbynoor’s spectacular new book Lugma. We made the charred courgettes with saffron, kefir and sticky onions, bottom of the pot chicken and rice and sunrise clementines with hibiscus and orange oil. Quite a lot of work - more project cooking than quick’n’easy which it’s why it’s great to cook with someone else - but the flavours were incredible. If you’re a paid subscriber to Eat This, Drink That it’s my giveaway this month (see link in biog) . . . #lugma #noormurad #cookingwithfriendsHappy Easter all with this charmingly decorated tree in the back streets of Deal. Plus some last minute wine recs in this week’s Friday 5 for those of you whose family have already drunk them out of house and home … Follow on Instagram

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