Lucy Hoyle Food

Lucy Hoyle Food I am an experienced, innovative cook specialising in the design and creation of delicious canapés,

Yesterdays list…which has moved to today!! Two children playing tag at being ill and at home…got one back today…only to ...
06/12/2022

Yesterdays list…which has moved to today!! Two children playing tag at being ill and at home…got one back today…only to have the other at home now!!!
all your Christmas to do lists are going well!! ### 🎄🎄

What a lovely job last week…cooking up some little mouthfuls for the gorgeous ladies who were shopping the new Autumn co...
17/10/2022

What a lovely job last week…cooking up some little mouthfuls for the gorgeous ladies who were shopping the new Autumn collection at . Think the favourites were the gluten free date squares…just the right amount of crunch, chew and sweetness I was told and totally thrilled with the comments. Or maybe it was the Caesar salad croustades…crunchy bacon…quails egg and homemade garlicky parmesan dressing..hmm 😋
Thank you for having me Sophie and Emily-and if you didn’t make it over there drop them a message and pop over to their studio…you’ll not be disappointed and you never know you might come away with some goodies…I might have done just that…strictly for Christmas presents you understand! (For me obviously 🤣🤣)

I am very excited to be cooking up some little morsels for the fabulous Sophie and Emily at the Ozzie and Clementine Aut...
12/10/2022

I am very excited to be cooking up some little morsels for the fabulous Sophie and Emily at the Ozzie and Clementine Autumn Launch on Friday this week. Please do come along…see invite above ⬆️ they’ve got a gorgeous new Autumn Collection Xx Hope to see you there! Xx

Re posting this from a couple of years ago…but fancied doing them again as getting a bit bored with brek!Great for getti...
10/06/2022

Re posting this from a couple of years ago…but fancied doing them again as getting a bit bored with brek!

Great for getting ahead, do the night before, into a jam jar go oats, grated apple, mixed seeds, dried fruit pour over milk of choice pop in the fridge with lid on. Then enjoy with a spoon of yog on top, some fresh or frozen berries, or sliced up banana for a great super healthy and slow release breakfast to set you up for the day whether that’s exams, cricket matches or just getting through the school run fellow mums!! ☑️###x

Just fabulous to be doing what I love doing. Creating an event to bring smiles to faces and tummy’s….AND the sun shone t...
23/03/2022

Just fabulous to be doing what I love doing. Creating an event to bring smiles to faces and tummy’s….AND the sun shone too what more can you ask for?

Thinking of a party? Get in touch, we’d love to chat you through our delicious canapé menu…you won’t be able to resist ###

Marmalade day today. I’ve had varying success with marmalade…my Granny made the best marmalade. But it’s been hit and mi...
22/01/2022

Marmalade day today. I’ve had varying success with marmalade…my Granny made the best marmalade. But it’s been hit and miss for me. Sometimes had to reboil as soooo runny despite the wrinkle test working…other times it’s been like glue. 🍊

I can cook but I don’t always succeed but I do give it a jolly good go. It’s a bit like running…I can physically do it but I’m not always successful…😆😆😆

Good luck with whatever you’re doing today…give it a good whirl and I’ll let you know what happens and whether Sunday mornings toast will be smothered in delicious perfect consistency marmalade!!! X### keep an eye on my stories 👀 for updates!

Pantry staples…they transport a pretty basic tasty dish to an extremely tasty dish. Take last nights supper. I had taken...
20/01/2022

Pantry staples…they transport a pretty basic tasty dish to an extremely tasty dish.

Take last nights supper. I had taken some pork meatballs out of the freezer in the morning and I was looking for a bit of inspiration to elevate it. Heading to the pantry I found a jar of artichokes and a jar of chilli, pepper and garlic in olive oil.

I did a quick tomato sauce (olive oil, chopped onion, tinned tomatoes, little stock) but added some of these at the end. Make sure the meatballs are cooked and the sauce reduced a little then stir in the extras and finish with some cooked tagliatelle. The result was super tasty, with more texture and a deliciously warming flavour from the chilli.

I always try and have these types of ingredients in the pantry as they are so helpful on those last minute evenings that we all have. You don’t even need the meatballs to be honest just sauté the chilli,pepper and garlic and stir through some cooked pasta-simply delicious ###

Swipe to see some ideas to look for on your next shop ➡️

(This is not an ad by the way…I wish😆)

Homemade sausage rolls so quick and so easy. This was from Saturday. Not sure about you but we seem to have a Saturday l...
18/01/2022

Homemade sausage rolls so quick and so easy. This was from Saturday. Not sure about you but we seem to have a Saturday lunch tradition and it normally revolves around a good old banger. Depending on the time available on the morning it could be a banger in a bun on the hoof before heading out the door, more time on offer definitely bangers and mash or like this weekend I had time to make some sausage rolls.

They are always a huge hit and I try and make double so some go into the freezer for the last minute meals…that is if they don’t all get snaffled on the Saturday 😜I had to literally move my 13yr old on from the island as I was putting them into a freezer bag!! He’d just played in a hockey match and had already had match teas…and then supper at home too?!! Where do they put it???

Here’s the recipe xx

2 packs of ready rolled puff pastry
2 packs of sausage meat
2 apples grated
Salt and pepper
Grated nutmeg

- Preheat oven to 200 C (depending on your oven) I use the top oven of Aga but with the cold sheet in
- Take your pastry out of the fridge and let it warm up before rolling it out on a sprinkling of flour a little larger but keeping as an oblong
- Cut the pastry into 2 long strips
- Mix together the sausage meat and the grated apple
- Season with salt and pepper, and a sprinkling of grated nutmeg
- Using your hands create a long sausage shape with the meat and lay down the middle of one of the pastry strips
- Dab a little cold water along the top edge of the pastry and then bring the top over the sausage meat to meet the other side and seal
- Roll gently to make one long sausage roll
- With a serrated knife cut into lengths about 5-6 cm
- Repeat with the rest of the pastry
- Brush with a little beaten egg then using scissors make 2 snips in the top
- Cook in the oven until golden brown, approx 20-25 mins
- Best served warm! Brilliant for picnics too…not in this weather maybe but once spring gets going. Pop them in a tin with foil wrapped round and they keep warm.
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For us this month is all about cooking your favourites. I have a mental list of everyone’s and we’ve been going through ...
13/01/2022

For us this month is all about cooking your favourites. I have a mental list of everyone’s and we’ve been going through them to keep everyone happy, fed and watered.

One such dish is this deliciously warming, spicy Shakshuka. Naturally a fantastic brunch dish but also a winner for supper. So incredibly easy, and ingredients that I bet if you thought about it right now you wouldn’t have to leave your house for.

I know I’ve posted this before but as I said old faves here so hopefully a little reminder for another supper to add to your weeks plan.

If you’ve never…give it a whirl…you’re welcome ❤️

2 tbsp olive oil
2 onions sliced
2 red peppers sliced
4 cloves of garlic
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1/2 tsp caraway seeds
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
1 tbsp tomato purée
1 tin of chopped tomatoes
4 eggs
1 tbsp chopped fresh coriander
1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
(Use spring onions if no herbs)
80g feta (optional)
2 large handfuls of kale/spinach/chard
S & P
Chilli flakes or fresh chillies

Place a large heavy based frying pan over a medium heat and add the oil, sliced onions and peppers, salt and pepper and cook gently until just cooked with the peppers still having a little crunch to them.
Add the crushed garlic and cook for a minute, followed by the cumin, cayenne and caraway.
Next add the tomato purée and the tinned tomatoes, adding half a tin of water too.
Stir until combined, and add a little more water if required. Simmer for approx 8 minutes, and add the herbs.
Make 4 wells in the mixture and crack the eggs into the wells. Crumble over the feta, and cover with a lid and cook until the whites are just cooked. Feta definitely optional but gives a lovely tangy finish ###

You may have seen on my stories that my shallots were sitting in water….free to you all a handy hint if you soak them in...
23/11/2021

You may have seen on my stories that my shallots were sitting in water….free to you all a handy hint if you soak them in boiling water they are much easier and quicker to peel the skins off! Normally I’m wearing ski goggles to stop the crying but this time not so bad…made sure I stayed nice and high…away from them as I peeled!!! Whatever works!

Happy peeling 🧅 xx

I don’t know about you but this year I feel much more ready to start getting organised for Christmas much earlier than n...
15/11/2021

I don’t know about you but this year I feel much more ready to start getting organised for Christmas much earlier than normal?? I’m quite a last minute lady but this year something has definitely changed. I’m sure it’s another thing we can put down to covid but this is a positive outcome in my eyes.

We’ve taken down the birthday bunting after my daughters birthday, and I got quite excited about the fact that next time it goes up the Christmas decs will be up too! My husbands birthday is in December so it’s always a mixture of Christmas and birthday decs that are up for that.

Of course my mind naturally turns to Christmas food prep too…mince pies are some of the first to go into the freezer, followed by chocolate orange filo parcels and the infamous Diplomatic bags. Canapés are my absolute favourite food to design and have fun with. The bookings for parties have definitely been slow to start but they are now coming in thick and fast so if you’re teetering on the edge of wondering if you’re going to host and would like to see my canapé list please don’t hesitate too much longer!!

I shall also be doing my Christmas freezer food so keep an eye on my stories for when these are available.

Have a happy Monday and watch this space! Xx

Better late than never!This weeks menu… ps tonight’s supper inspired by  cooking a squash curry. Let’s hope she remember...
09/11/2021

Better late than never!
This weeks menu… ps tonight’s supper inspired by cooking a squash curry. Let’s hope she remembers to take the squash out before the dog walk today…😆😍😍###x
Ps unfortunately I forgot to get the chocolate Krispy cakes out for the birthday party on Saturday…so Um elevensies is looking good this week if anyone fancies popping in 😉 ###

Pumping everyone full of fruit this week! Keeping those vits up with half term around the corner….so here’s the week ahe...
18/10/2021

Pumping everyone full of fruit this week! Keeping those vits up with half term around the corner….so here’s the week ahead…what they don’t know is with every meal there’ll be more veg than ever!

Good luck with all coughs and colds and getting to Friday in one piece my friends xx 💪 🍎 🥦
Ps the one pot wonder recipe of chorizo etc is on website under Pantry Recipes on her blog which you can find at www.myenglishcountrycottage.co.uk ###x

“HELLO ME “FRIES Still one of my favourite jokes in the world the halloumi joke…you know it yes??Got some positive vibes...
05/10/2021

“HELLO ME “FRIES Still one of my favourite jokes in the world the halloumi joke…you know it yes??
Got some positive vibes about these on the weekly planner last week so thought I’d do you all a huge favour and rewrite the recipe..it was on my grid but then I archived it (by mistake) and now it’s not in the archive as you might imagine it should be??!!
Anyways here you go…super quick yummy supper serve with big green salad…or your children’s favourite greens (hah 😆as if) or a quick number to add to a grazing plate on a Saturday night maybe? Great dipped in a chilli jam, or make a delicious homemade salsa with ex v olive oil, red onion, chilli, ripe tomatoes, lime juice, garlic and coriander xx you’re so welcome

*Cut your halloumi into chunky chip size pieces
*3 shallow dishes
- 1 with 2 tbsp plain flour (top up as you need)
- 1 with 2 tbsp panko breadcrumbs (again top up as you go)
- and last one 2 beaten eggs (again you guessed it top up as you need!)
*coat the fries in flour first shaking off excess before coating in the egg and finally into the breadcrumbs
*place on a large plate
*you can cook either with a little oil in a pan and fry a couple of mins each side then pop in the oven at 180 to finish. Or you can heat the oil in a baking tray and put the fries straight into oven. Cook for 3 minutes on one side, then turn to finish.

If you’re feeling full of super powers 🏋️‍♀️🏋🏽make double quantities and once you’ve coated them lay them in a tray cover with cling and freeze. Once frozen you can pop them into a freezer bag to grab from your perfectly labelled freezer when you need a quick fix!

To spice things up you could add some paprika or cayenne to the flour if you like a little kick.

Sorry about very dull photo…it was last week when was waiting for my Covid result so was finishing children’s tea clad in gloves and mask 😷before retreating to the spare room🙄!!

Enjoy the fries!! Much love ###

We’ll call this The Week That Never Was!! Sorry for the rather tardy…ie a week late weekly plan. Hopefully you can get a...
01/10/2021

We’ll call this The Week That Never Was!! Sorry for the rather tardy…ie a week late weekly plan. Hopefully you can get ahead and have it all added to your Friday shop for next week instead!

The reasons why this week wasn’t what we had planned is hopefully explained by what surrounds me on the table…the dreaded C entered our house and the boys school in a big way this week so we have hunkered down…made friends at our local PCR drive thru (4 visits), Netflix has really come into its own and all those random bags of frozen food have been defrosted and sometimes enjoyed 😆😆.

Here’s to recovery ❤️‍🩹 and a better week ahead! Happy cooking, much love ### Ps Friday is steak night! Sorry I chopped it off 🤪

Right here we go! Just eaten the most delicious feta, spinach and tomato omelette and felt inspired to plan my weeks men...
20/09/2021

Right here we go! Just eaten the most delicious feta, spinach and tomato omelette and felt inspired to plan my weeks menu! I haven’t put these down but there’ll be lots of veg going with most of these too.

Been rubbish at getting organised recently so today need to get back to it and get sorted. With after school clubs it’s so important to still make sure there’s a good hot meal for everyone at the end of it all….not least for yourself!! Hope it inspires you to do the same, even if it’s only a day at a time…try to plan..it also saves money as I know we all have those weeks where supper is planned whizzing into the supermarkets three times a week! Don’t tell me I’m the only one that does this please!!

Anyway hope this might help just one of you! And if helpful let me know!

Love is….sharing your TMS radio with your wife at   ☺️☺️14 years as Mr and Mrs Hoyle…pretty chuffed to have found this g...
01/09/2021

Love is….sharing your TMS radio with your wife at ☺️☺️14 years as Mr and Mrs Hoyle…pretty chuffed to have found this guy and as a result have these 3 beauts love you all N,C, B and A xx 💙❤️

If you’re a fan of potato dauphinois and need a very quick and easy idea for Saturday lunch or supper this weekend look ...
06/05/2021

If you’re a fan of potato dauphinois and need a very quick and easy idea for Saturday lunch or supper this weekend look no further mes amis!!

A variation on a Swedish dish sees a very pimped up potato dauph adding smoked salmon, celeriac, spinach and Parmesan.

For the full recipe pop into my bio and head to Rebecca’s blog.

Ps while you’re there you can get some ideas for adding to your garden too from the brilliant who is all about dahlias, astrantia and much more! It’s a for all things!! Xx

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