Camellia japonica 🌸 Also known as the winter rose, this evergreen shrub flowers in late winter and early spring, adding colour when little else is in bloom.
Freshly picked for a natural, seasonal touch on cakes and desserts.
Happy National Smoothie Day! To start your day with a double dose of deliciousness and a much-needed mid-week energy boost, we’re sharing one of our favourite smoothie recipes – Chocolate Banana Smoothie! 🌞💪 Made using our very own Flahavan’s Barista Oat Drink, this smoothie is a game-changer…. cool, refreshing and moreish, it’s the perfect blend of health and indulgence. Enjoy! 🍌🍫 #FlahavansOats#OatSmoothies
Serves 1|Takes 5 mins
Ingredients: 1 Ripe Banana, sliced and frozen 1 tablespoon of Cocoa Powder 250ml Flahavan’s Barista Oat Drink Chocolate/Cacao nibs to decorate
Method: Combine all the ingredients in a high speed blender and blend until smooth. If the bananas aren’t frozen, add a couple of ice cubes to the ingredients. Garnish with a few slices of banana and some chocolate nibs and serve immediately. And Enjoy your tasty smoothie on National Smoothie day !!22h
Come and explore over 50 stalls of artisan food produce, craft, art and sustainable homewares at the Royal Hillsborough Farmers Market.
Royal Hillsborough Farmers Market returns this Saturday 28 September. With 50 stalls of the finest local and seasonal farm-to-market produce and artisan food from across Lisburn and Castlereagh for you to discover. Guest traders from across Northern Ireland will join them to present a fantastic array of local food, art and artisan crafts.
Food and drink is at the heart of Royal Hillsborough Farmers Market so you can expect to find regeneratively farmed and outdoor reared heritage meats from local farmers. Plus fruit and vegetables, breads, cakes, Irish cheeses, jams, chutneys and pickles, olives, pesto and tapenades, charcuterie, chocolate, coffee, fresh fish, shellfish and smoked salmon.
Stalls will feature foodie favourites to include Kin and Folk, Round House Bakery, Tori’s Bakery, Tom and Ollie, Crawfords Rock Seaweed Company, Royal Hillsborough’s own independent plant nursery, Potter’s Hill Plants will be in attendance.
You’ll also get to browse through stalls from local designers and artists. Plus pick up unique gifts and treats of organic skincare, and sustainable living products.
If you get hungry from browsing the stalls there will be plenty of gourmet street food and speciality coffee from the local food trucks.
For children there will be some fun craft activities, face painting and balloon modelling.
There will be seating on the lawn of the fort to sit, enjoy the market vibes and listen to the live music from local acoustic musicians.
They’d love to see you!
For updates on who is trading at each market, follow the Visit Lisburn Castlereagh social media channels on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and X and also on their website.
When: Saturday 28 September
Time: 10am-3pm
Place: In the heart of Royal Hillsborough Village, located along The Dark Walk at Hillsborough Fort.
Payments: Most vendors accept card payments but not all.
Parking:
Hillsborough Forest
Ballynahinch St Pay & Display Car Park
For further information on upcoming food and drink events please visit www.visitlisburncastlereagh.com with frequent updates on Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council on Facebook.com/VisitLisburnCastlereagh, Twitter @VisitLisburn and Instagram @visitlisburncastlereagh.
350g (12oz) dried spaghetti or other pasta, such as linguine or tagliatelle
4 tablespoons olive oil
6-8 cloves of garlic, peeled and sliced
10 tinned anchovies, chopped
1-2 pinches of dried chilli flakes
2 tablespoons chopped parsley
Good squeeze of lemon juice
Fill a large saucepan with water, add a teaspoon of salt and bring to the boil. Add the spaghetti, linguine or tagliatelle, whichever you are using, and cook for 10-12 minutes, or according to the instructions on the packet, until al dente.
As the pasta is cooking, place another large saucepan on a medium heat. Add the olive oil, followed by the sliced garlic and fry for two minutes, then stir in the chopped anchovies and the chilli flakes, and cook for a further minute.
Drain the spaghetti, reserving some of the liquid, then add the spaghetti to the anchovy mixture with a few tablespoons of the liquid. Tip in the chopped parsley and the squeeze of lemon juice and stir to mix. Taste, adding some more lemon juice if you like. Grind over some black pepper and serve immediately.
Ingredients
Serves 4
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
350g (12oz) dried spaghetti or other pasta, such as linguine or tagliatelle
4 tablespoons olive oil
6-8 cloves of garlic, peeled and sliced
10 tinned anchovies, chopped
1-2 pinches of dried chilli flakes
2 tablespoons chopped parsley
Good squeeze of lemon juice