May 13th, 2011 §
The lovely Dawn from Rudd Moncrieff has been baking up some delicious dishes and has kindly offered to share one of her favorite recipes…Summer Raspberry Tart.
Rudd Moncrieff offer a variety of workshops at the stunning Old Vicarage in Shirley, Near Ashbourne. The Workshops range from inspirations entertaining, cooking, baking, lifestyle and much more. If you’re looking to get some inspiration for this Summer then a Rudd Moncrieff Workshop is a must…I’ve booked onto Summer Entertaining on the 26th May, can’t wait! To find out more about Rudd Moncrieff events please click here.
Serves 8
INGREDIENTS
250g (9oz) Shortcrust Pastry
300g (11oz) Raspberries
300ml (½pt) Crème fraîche
4 heaped tbsp Brown sugar
3 eggs
Temperature
190ºc, 375ºf, Gas Mark 5 for 25 minutes. If using an aga, place on the floor of the roasting oven for 10 minutes and then place the cold plain shelf on the 2nd set of runners once the pastry is turning brown for a further 15 minutes.
Method
1. Line the tart tin with the pastry (preferably loose bottomed). Prick the base with a fork and bake in the oven for 10 minutes, if bubbles begin to appear press down with the back of the spoon.
2. Place the raspberries in the pastry case. Beat or whisk together eggs, crème fraiche and 3 tbsp brown sugar . Pour over the raspberries and sprinkle the remaining 1 tbsp of brown sugar on the top.
♥ Tip…this is such a wonderful dessert as it can be made the day before it is needed and frozen and you don’t even need to bake blind!!
May 12th, 2011 §
After a wonderful Christmas Market, I’m delighted to be announcing the fabulousplaces.co.uk Food & Gift Fair at The Roundhouse on Sat 2nd & Sun 3rd July 2011! Doors will open at 11am.
Lots of stalls offering delicious food and handpicked gifts for you and your home. As always, the events are planned and designed around the type of events I like to visit. There are lots of great events taking place in the area, but the fabulousplaces.co.uk events are always different and offer something for the whole family.
Polly’s List will be back again this year offering truly special crafts and fun for the little ones.
Catherdral Quarter Hotel will be cooking up some delicious food on the BBQ.
The Roundhouse will be full with stalls…all personally handpicked by me!
Click here for full information & exhibitor list.
Entry is £1 (free for under 16s)
Supporting Cancer Research UK
May 8th, 2011 §
fabulousplaces.co.uk will be out about over the Summer at the following events…we’ll be promoting all things fabulous and also selling the magazine:
Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 May 2011
Derbyshire Food & Drink Fair
For full information about the event please click here. This year’s event will be held at Hardwick Hall.
Saturday 4th June 2011, 9am – 2pm
Wirksworth Farmers Market
Saturday 26th June 2011, 1pm onwards
Duffield Carnival
Eyes Meadow, Duffield
Click here for a location map.
Saturday 2nd & Sunday 3rd July 2011
fabulousplaces.co.uk Food & Gift Fair
The Roundhouse, Pride Park, Derbyshire
Click here for full information.
April 28th, 2011 §
You can now buy your copy of the fabulousplaces.co.uk etc. magazine at the following fabulous places:
Online at fabulousplaces.co.uk
The Bottlekiln, West Hallam
Bluebells Dairy, Spondon
Studio 61, Holloway
Hassop Station, Bakewell
The Loaf, Crich
Alphabet Gift Shop, Mickleover
We will also be selling the magazine at the Derbyshire Food & Drink Festival at Hardwick Hall on Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd May 2011.
The etc. magazine is a 2011 publication from fabulousplaces.co.uk with 74 pages of Derbyshire, food, places, days out, inspiration and makers.
Click here to purchase your copy online at fabulousplaces.co.uk now.
etc. magazine is brought to you by fabulousplaces.co.uk & thingswemake.wordpress.com
April 21st, 2011 §
Derbyshire maker, Lucy Sheeran, has launched a new range of personalised drawings to her beautiful range of products. Personalised home drawings are now available to purchase on the Village Shop…what a wonderful gift for someone special. The drawings can be of your home, favourite place to visit or a wedding venue!
To find out more about Lucy’s personalised drawings click here.
March 28th, 2011 §
After 10 months of preparation and photo shoots, the fabulousplaces.co.uk Derbyshire Guide 2011 has been signed off and handed over to the printer! Be one of the first to receive the new Derbyshire publication, delivered direct to you!
The Guide will be available to purchase for just £3.50 online at fabulousplaces.co.uk. We’ll also be attending a handpicked few events around Derbyshire throughout Summer and you’ll be able to pick up a copy at many of the fabulous places featured on the website.
Click here to order your copy.
March 12th, 2011 §
A big thank you to everyone who visited the 2011 kick start event from fabulousplaces.co.uk! The evening was a great success with lots of great stalls selling delicious food, gifts, homes accessories and flowers.
A special thank you to all the places and makers who joined us to sell their fabulous products and the wonderful staff at Blackbrook House. Exhibitors at the event were:
Lavender grey, Little Walton Bank, Tineke Floral Design, Cameo Cupcakes, Quirky Cookies & Cakes, Ribbon, Elf Designs, Tattered Rose, Darby & Joan, Lucy Sheeran Designs, Just Lily Jewellery, Bow Boutique, RosaRibbons, HWR Designs, Bittersweet Chocolates and Jamie at Home.
The next event from fabulousplaces.co.uk is the Food & Gift Festival at The Roundhouse on Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd July 2011. There will be over 75 handpicked stalls selling delicious food and fabulous things for you and your home.
Deb
March 1st, 2011 §
Join us for an evening of gorgeous gifts and delicious food, all in a stunning venue. The first fabulousplaces.co.uk event of 2011 will be held at Blackbrook House…with free admission, it’s an event not to be missed. Blackbrook House will be offering delicious food for you to enjoy during your visit and there’ll be lots of yummy things for you to take home too!
Stalls will include: Lavender grey, Just Lily, Bittersweet Chocolates, Bow Boutique, Tineke Florists, Lucy Sheeran Designs, Cameo Cupcakes, HWR Designs, Quirky Cookies & Cakes, Blackbrook at Home, Jamie at Home, The Painted Chest, Tattered Rose.
Hope to see you all there!
Debs
January 26th, 2011 §
I’m super pleased to be holding an event at one of my most favourite venues…Blackbrook House! If you came along to the fabulousplaces.co.uk Summer Fete and Christmas Market in 2009 at Blackbrook I’m sure you’ll agree that it’s a gorgeous venue and driven by a passion for amazing food and service like no other.
The evening will offer you an opportunity to enjoy some Blackbrook hospitality whilst broswing over 20 fabulous stalls. Entry is free and doors open at 6.30pm. You’ll be offered the opportunity to enjoy a bite to eat and a glass of something lovely in the Blackbrook restaurant. The event will be the perfect introduction to Spring and also offer you an exclusive opportunity to browse new products from the fabulousplaces.co.uk places and makers!
Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions about the event. If you would like to be kept up to date with event information please join the club and you’ll receive email updates…don’t worry, your email will be kept safe with us and we only send emails when there’s lots of fabulous news to tell you!
January 21st, 2011 §
I am very happy to let you know about a new publication from fabulousplaces.co.uk…the etc. guide will be a magazine style guide reflecting everything the website offers and some extra fabulous bits too! The first issue will focus on Derbyshire and will be something you can proudly keep on your coffee table or take out and about with you throughout the year.
I am thrilled to be working on the magazine with a good friend, Claire Sutton. Claire is a fab home cook, a talented photographer and shares many of the interests I have too, so the collaboration was an easy decision. Claire runs a blog called Things We Make and some of Claire’s recipes have featured on the fabulousplaces.co.uk blog over the last 12 months.
We’re very excited about the publication…if you love the places, makers and services featured on fabulousplaces.co.uk, great food and Derbyshire then I’m sure you’ll love flicking through the magazine. We’ve had such fun over the last 8 months…photo shoots, baking, eating, visiting talented makers and much more…our aim is for the magazine to have a real feel good appearance and reflect our passions for food, Derbyshire, great photography, local makers and artisans.
You can follow the etc guide on twitter where we’ll keep you up to date with the latest news and also let you know when it’s available. If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to get in touch…we would love to hear your thoughts!
