2012 Review: What A Year

Hi, and welcome to my review of 2012, it has been a big year for many things including for us here at Ginger Sky. Here’s our look back over the past 12 months and some it’s highlights.

I hope you all enjoy my review and indeed enjoyed 2012. Over the course of tomorrow on Twitter I will be counting down the top 3 most read blog entries and recipes form the Ginger Sky blog.

Here’s wishing you all a happy New Year and prosperous 2013.

Recipe: Christmas Special – Turkey Leftovers

Great ideas for your excess Christmas turkey

If you’re anything like me you will have grown up with nothing but turkey sandwiches everyday between Christmas and New Year. In recent years this has started to stretch to turkey curry and other recipes. Here are a few ideas for what you can do to mix things up a bit in the days after Christmas.

Turkey Tortillas, Turkey Omelette, Crispy Turkey Potato Cakes.

Merry Christmas Everyone

It's Christmas Eve tomorrow (in case you'd forgotten) and with this time of year comes reflection and thanks. Next week I will be reviewing 2012, looking back on some of the highlights of the past 12 months, but before that I want to say a few thank yous.

First and foremost I want to thank everyone who has read my blog, followed me on twitter or otherwise taken an interest in Ginger Sky. I hope to be able to repay you all in 2013 by launching the website and offering some great kitchen goodies at great prices. In the meantime please keep in touch for updates and of course our tasty recipes.

Recipe: Chickpea and Chorizo Soup

Another winter warmer with an added bit of spice

This is a lovely tasting soup blending together some great flavours that satisfy the taste buds as well as warming you right through. Takes around an hour from start to finish and is really worth the wait.

Marketing

This week I'm hijacking my own blog to do a little research into my marketing and how effective the different types are.

Ginger Sky has been in my head for over a year now since the first seeds of the idea were sown. Since then I have been growing the roots of the company, making sure that everything is in place to sprout and grow in 2013. One of the biggest tasks facing any entrepreneur is getting the idea out of their own head and into others.

Recipe: Chicken Noodle Stir-Fry

A quick, easy and tasty stir-fry that is great when you’re in a hurry.

This is a great dish which you can throw all sorts of ingredients in, fantastic when you have bits and pieces left in the cupboard. The recipe below is the standard version but you can bulk it out with bean sprouts, green beans or most other type of fresh or frozen veg, it also works with a variety of meats as an alternative to chicken.  

Christmas is Coming

Christmas is a little over 2 weeks away, I hope you are all suitable excited, I know I am. I love this time of year and try to take in as many festivals as I can, last week I was at the Winter BBC Good Food Show, York’s Christmas market and today have been to the Festival of Christmas in Beverley. With a couple of weeks left I’m still hoping to get to Leeds, Sheffield and, of course, Hull.

Recipe: Spaghetti Bolognaise (With a Twist)

Traditional spaghetti bolognaise with a bit of a twist

Spaghetti bolognaise is a nice and straight forward recipe and is the staple of many a home across the UK (well I know it is in mine at least). As I've made it so many times I like to experiment by adding new flavours and new ingredients. This recipe doesn't deviate too much from the standard bolognaise but does add tons of flavour.

BBC Good Food Show

This week the winter edition of the BBC Good Food Show was on in Birmingham and I had a ticket for the Friday.

It is this type of event that helped get me into the innovative and unique world of the kitchen that then led to starting up with Ginger Sky. I love seeing creative people put their take on classic dishes and creating new and wonderful flavours. This year Gino Di Campo was my favourite, his passion for what he does is infectious and really brings the flavours to life. Special mention also has to go to The Brownie Bar UK (http://www.browniebar.co.uk), visited their stall and have got to say their brownies are fantastic.

Me meeting Gino