Antipasti Platters

We think that antipasti platters make a great starter for weddings. If not all of your guests know each other well then sharing platters are a brilliant way of breaking the ice! The platter pictured has fresh mozzarella with a chunky pesto sitting on Portuguese "music bread", marinated olives, griddled piquillo peppers, sun-blushed tomatoes and cured Italian meats.

We serve our platters with a basket of freshly baked bread on each table; the perfect way to start a meal?

There is still time....

...infact some would say that this month is the perfect time to make your Christmas Pudding. Despite the weather still feeling far from wintery, it really does pay to plan ahead and make yours early.

The time maturing allows the fruit to plump up and the spices to both mature and mellow. Traditionally the last Sunday before Advent was known as "Stir up Sunday" after a line in a church prayer and this soon became associated with the making of Christmas Pudding. Despite this we think the longer the better so unless you are a real traditionalist then start now by soaking your fruits!

In a not so saintly fashion we believe that the feeding of Christmas Puddimg with alcohol really does improve the pudding and makes it moreishly moist. Whilst brandy is the most popular tipple of choice we prefer using a dark or golden rum as it gives a smoother flavour but it is all down to personal preference.

After attempts at many different recipes over the years we have decided that Nigella's "Ultimate Christmas Pudding" is just that- the ultimate!!

We have posted the link to the recipe below, the only small change that we recommend ism swapping the vodka for rum and also feeding it with a little more booze every few weeks after making.

http://www.nigella.com/recipes/view/ultimate-christmas-pudding

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It's the little things....

We know how important the little details are to your wedding or event and go the extra mile to make sure your food has the wow factor. From cheese tower flags to chutney labels and menu cards we put in the extra effort to ensure that your event is one to remember!!

We're Back....

...Well we never really went anywhere!! We are sorry that our blog has been quiet in the last few months, wedding season certainly took up all of our time and attention this year!! We have had such a lovely summer working with some lovely bride & grooms to deliver their perfect wedding feasts; from canapés to buffets to four course sit down meals we have done it all!!

We already have some wedding bookings in the diary for next year which is great, if you would like to make an enquiry then please contact us on info@cooperskitchen.co.uk and we can send you sample menus and would be delighted to meet you and discuss your big day.