Food

Espresso Martini

IS the the Brits' favourite cocktail!

It saw of the likes of Mojitos, Pina Coladas and Sex on the Beach for the overwhelming share of the Great British public's affection, landing the much-coveted crown. We've included two stepby-step recipes and there is a folder of images to use here. Just Eat for Business’ Cocktail Championship reveals which cocktails come out on top, based on data from the UK’s most popular recipe site. The study revealed that vodka is the most popular spirit, while citrus is the favourite fruit accompaniment in both alcohol and non-alcoholic drinks. Includes reaction from cocktail bartender Mr Lyan, as well as Londonbased mixologist Harp Mann.

Espresso Martini recipe

• 60ml Vodka (or switch to good quality

Spiced Rum). • 30ml Hot Espresso Coffee. • 15ml Coffee Liqueur eg. Kahlua for sweeter version or Tia Maria for less sweet. • 7.5ml Sugar Syrup. Garnish: 3 Coffee Beans

Add all to the shaker half filled with ice, shake for 20 seconds, double strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with Coffee beans in a corner of glass in a triangle shape to represent Love, Happiness and Prosperity.

Summer bbqs are the best - try this beautiful Asian wasabi, Chinese five spice chicken thigh skewers, with mixed grains, roasted veg, king mushrooms

with a dash of lime. By Paul Watters

• The rub for the chicken • 1/2 teaspoon of wasabi powder • 1/2 teaspoon of chinese five spice • 1 /2 teaspoon of dried coriander • 1 /2 teaspoon of chilli powder • 1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder • Juice of 1 lime

Mix all ingredients together in a large bowl.

For the chicken thighs

600g chicken thighs off the bone. Cut the chicken into thumb size chunks, and mix the rub well into the chicken and refrigerate overnight or for at least two hours prior to cooking.

Kebabs

1 red pepper (cut into chunks) 1 green pepper (cut into chunks) 2 red onions (cut into chunks) 1 bulb of garlic (peeled and keeping cloves whole) Soak the skewers in warm water. This will help prevent them from burning. Place red onion, chicken, green pepper, garlic, chicken and repeat. This will give you four good sized Kebabs if you have any left over even better spoil yourself make another.

The grains

500g of cooked mixed grains (available in all good supermarkets).

The veggies

300g King oyster mushrooms(sliced) 6 large spring onion (cut in half length ways) 200g mini sweet peppers (cut in half length ways) 1 lime cut in half 220g tender stem broccoli (trimmed)

The method

Pre heat the oven to 180. Gather a griddle pan and Place on the heat to a high heat. Gently Place the chicken on the pan allow to cook for 5 minutes on one side flip over and repeat. Place into a oven proof dish and place in the oven. Keep pan on the stove and add broccoli and cook for 3-4 minutes and place in the oven along with the chicken. Add the rest of the veg and cook for 3 minutes and place with the rest of the ingredients and cook for 10 minutes. In two separate pans cook the mushrooms and grains in a little olive oil with salt and pepper for 2-3 minutes on a high heat.

The magic

Your food will be ready to serve. Gather a large platter and sprinkle some of the grains over the board, arrange the rest of the veg around the platter and be careful as dish will be hot and place chicken in the middle garnish with picked coriander or parsley and serve with a preference of a dip enjoy.

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ANEW campaign in which foster carers explain how looking after children in care has changed their lives for the better has been launched in Liverpool. ‘Small moments, big difference’ features inspiring stories from three people who look after sibling groups and teenagers, and is aimed at encouraging more people to come forward to foster with the local authority. Last year the council’s fostering service received 522 referrals, of which almost one-third were brothers or sisters. Because there is a shortage of council foster carers, 31 per cent of the sibling groups were placed with external fostering agencies - some of them outside of the city, or were separated Over half of looked-after children in Liverpool are aged 10 and over, and last year alone the fostering service received 167 referrals for this group. As part of Liverpool City Council’s Recovery Pledge, Opening Closed Doors, the fostering service aims to increase foster carers by 50 per year for the next three years.

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