November 30th, 2015   |  
Author: Neil Shaefer   |  
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Categories: SK Foods News

It’s St Andrew’s Day but we are celebrating it throughout the week. St Andrew is the official patron saint of Scotland having been first recognised as such in 1320, but he is also the patron saint of Greece, Russia, Romania and Barbados.

November 27th, 2015   |  
Author: Neil Shaefer   |  
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A woman celebrating 25 years’ service with SK Chilled Foods is believed to have hand-folded more than 60 million samosas during her career. Asmat Farooq, who works  SK Chilled Foods’ Riverside site on Teesside, is estimated to have made 2.5million samosas every year for the 25 that she has worked there. That means that during her […]

November 25th, 2015   |  
Author: Neil Shaefer   |  
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Categories: Chefs' Blog

Our American cousins celebrate Thanksgiving this week, but there’s no reason why you can’t bring some Thanksgiving traditions to your Christmas table. The fourth Thursday in November is Thanksgiving in the USA when traditionally the family sit down to eat turkey with all the trimmings followed by pumpkin pie. It’s the start of the holiday […]

November 22nd, 2015   |  
Author: Neil Shaefer   |  
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It’s Stir-up Sunday today (22nd November) so if you haven’t done already there’s still time to gather the family together for a lucky stir and a wish with an old Christmas tradition. How many of you will be making your Christmas pudding this year? That’s what the tradition of Stir-up Sunday is all about and it’s […]

November 13th, 2015   |  
Author: Neil Shaefer   |  
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Categories: Chefs' Blog

If the children have seen you baking busily for the Children In Need cake sale at work and they’ve maybe sneaked a not-quite-so perfect cupcake, then this weekend might be the perfect time to get them into the kitchen. Inspire them with the thought of creating their very own Pudsey biscuits or cakes and encourage […]

November 10th, 2015   |  
Author: Neil Shaefer   |  
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Categories: Chefs' Blog

We love this time of year. No, not the fact that Christmas is just around the corner, as nearly every day is Christmas in the SK kitchen, but that our favourite programme – Masterchef: The Professionals – has returned to our screens. The programme has come a long way since its inception in 1990 when […]

November 5th, 2015   |  
Author: Neil Shaefer   |  
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Categories: Chefs' Blog

November is World Vegan Month. Choosing to become a vegan has never been easier with so much advice and support available to you at the click of a button on the internet. There are so many vegan recipe books and restaurants and you can find many vegan staples in your local supermarket too.