Lia'S Kitchen

L A V E N D E R // the bees love it. We love it. We collect lavender to use in many creations including tea. Lavender is magical and just so beautiful #nature #seasonal #lowinpact #food

G L Y K Ó K A R Ŷ D I // with so many nut and fruit trees around Greeks have developed an amazing tradition of #spoondesserts. The are preserved fruit, mostly unripe, preserved as a whole or in thick slices in a syrup. For the walnut version pictured here unripe whole walnut fruit are soaked in water for 20 days to take the bitterness away before they are preserved in s sugar and honey syrup. Spoon desserts are called so because they are served on a spoon usually to accompany strong bitter coffee。But we love them with thick strained yoghurt too. A delicious #wasteless #food which makes the most of #seasonal #glut #lowinpact #greekroots #worldflavours #liaskitchen #globalkitchen #worldonyourplate #greekfood

We couldn’t agree more !

K R I T H A R Ó T O // we have taken some time to savour #ionian food. This one reminds us of our childhood when orzo pasta a staple of our weekly diet. Seafood dishes with saffran (#saffron) and all seafood dishes are a must for the summer. How do you like your #orzo #pasta? #summerdishes #food liaskitchen #foodmemories #seafood

Wasteless goes to #London with some low impact Greek cooking! Spread the word! #cookingclass #lowimpactfood #wastelessliving

TAHINÓMELO//what’s your favourite camping ⛺️ breakfast. We love the simplicity of #tahini, local #honey and fryganiés (a much thicker Melba toast sold in Greece). No butter in sight with this ☝🏽 making it easy to preserve and carry around when you travel? What’s your favourite easy dish? #lowimpact #dairyfree #easy #snack #breakfast #summer #camping #food #eatlocal #wales #cardiff

S U M M E R P I E S // you can book your place at our #worldonyourplate #cookingclass on 31 August. Greek pies are a quick, easy and tasty meal which uses seasonal ingredients. Did you know courgette pie is a summer favourite? And did you ever thing that Lia’s cheese pie can take you 40 minutes to make from prep to bite? Book here https://liaskitchen.com/events/
#worldflavours #globalkitchen #greekroots #food #greekfood #welshproduce #lowimpactfood #wasteless #wastelessfood #wastenot #liaskitchen #cardiff #wales

For our friends and followers in London! We are working with Oliveology on a WasteLess workshop on November! Have a look and spread the word ❤️

IMPERFECT WASTERS//listening to the very charismatic @rae_soph talk very honestly about the personal experience of shaping @ripple_living. From darkness comes life. Do yourself a favour and listen to this lady speak when you get a chance! 👏👏👏 #inspirational #zerowaste #wasteless

THE BRUNETTE//We will be serving samples of our @wastelesscdf #walnut & breadcrumb cake called the Brunette tonight at @thegatearts in support of @rae_soph’s @ripple_living talk! Join our mailing list (link https://liaskitchen.us8.list-manage.com/s ubscribe… ☝🏽) in the next 24hrs and we will email you copy of the recipe with tips on how to make your own breadcrumbs! Proceeds from tonight’s imperfect Wasters event go the fantastic @bemoresquirrel #adamsdown project ! book through the @thegatearts link! Thanks to @riversidesourdough for the stale bread & @ripple_living for the dry ingredients! #wasteless #wastelessrecipes #wastelesscardiff #lowinpact #food #wales #cardiff #liaskitchen

WASTERS MEETS WASTELESS// We are very happy to be supporting Imperfect Wasters: an evening with Sophie Rae from Ripple Living at The Gate. Ripple Living Sophie’s event will donate proceeds to Green City for their amazing work! Our #wasteless breadcrumb cake will be served as a sample on arrival to make you think about all the potential of that stale bread loaf you have in your tin. We hope to see you there ! #wasteless #wastelesscardiff #wastelessfood #wastelessrecipes #lowimpactfood #liaskitchen

WASTELESS// one of the projects that now runs under @lias_kitchen social enterprise is @wastelesscdf #wastelessdinners! They are a collaborative venture so we thanking and showcasing everyone who took part to date from our core partner Green City for the pilot suppers to all these amazing chefs, brands and food makers such as Beca! Read on
#Repost @wastelesscdf with @get_repost ・・・ TUTTI FRUTTI DESSERT TRIO//We often drool in the thought of Beca Lyne-Pirkis ‘s amazing Tutti... Frutti desert trio which closed our Wasteless #3 dinner at Milk&sugar/llaeth&siwgr. She used surplus bananas, ripe berries, unwanted mandarins past their best before date and some bags of flour from our food saving ventures to make a trio of 🍌 fool, sticky mandarin cake and mini jam doughnuts filled with the berry jam she made for us! Swipe 👈🏼 to see how we served it! Beca Lyne-Pirkis is one of the baker’s dozen in the 4th series of The Great British Bake Off and now cook, food writer and TV presenter. She’s one of our Wasteless Partners and we hope to work with her again soon! On the issue of food waste she says, “The issue of food waste is something that concerns me, and helping to raise awareness around the issue by being part of the next Wasteless Supper is one way of inspiring others to make better use of leftovers as well as drawing attention to the volume of surplus food that happens weekly in Cardiff. I’m honoured to be asked to play a small part in helping the cause.”
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C A R I B B E A N & N O R T H A F R I C A N // this is the finished dish of our #caribbean #mango #slaw with #salmon marinated in juice of three citrus fruit with #chermoula inspired spices. A dish that puts a world of flavours on your plate! We shared it on BBC Radio Wales #elerision shoe last year! It is inspired by travels and encounters in Florida where we first tasted a similar slaw. We remembered it last year after reading Romy's Kitchen article about mangos photographed by our friend Gareth Phillips. We’d bought a large box of mangoes (as they were in season), ate mango slaw every day and even learnt to make Romy’s Aamras sauce. #summerfood #fish #globalkitchen #worldflavours #food #goodfood #realfood

M A N G O & S A L M O N// summer calls for fish & tangy salads. We recommend our #carribean #mango slaw served with a #chermoula inspired marinated salmon. When sourcing fish check @mcs_uk online fish guide and look for the @mscintheuk accreditation. Support fisheries which do not deplete stocks or pose greater risk on the ecosystem. We can’t wait to savour our fish on the #bbq tonight and our mango slaw had been ‘pickling’ for the last hour. #lowimpactfood #seasonalfood #food #goodfood #worldflavours globalkitchen #greekroots #liaskitchen #social #community #foodventure #cardiff #wales

MICRO URBAN GARDEN// thanks Green City for tagging us to share a #oneminutegardentour of our #microurbangarden. My highlight as always is Dan Green Photography ‘s stunning micro flower arrangements. I love our cherry tomato basket from Julian, our new neighbour. Herbs have been such a success again this year, #lemonbalm, #applemint #thyme #chocolate mint and so much #oregano. We even had some strawberries and chard from the seedlings we picked at @green_squirrel_cdf seedling swap. And the rose geranium @bex_red gifted me last year is doing so well. The jasmine has also blossomed. Everytime i open the French doors to the garden the herbs and flower scents hit me. Thank you @dangreen for making such a haven for us and the bees. #roath #cardiff #herbs #flowers #bees #edibles

M E E T T H E F A R M E R #1 // is taking place at Abergavenny Food Festival #fringe. We will be visiting a local farm & heritage apple orchard just ten minutes away from the festival to pick apples, meet Mike & Sian Lewis who will welcome us to their farm and prepare an apple based drink and dish. Start your Sunday @afoodfestival visit with a workshop that gets you to meet the locals and return to the festival hustle & bustle in time for a drink/more food and shopping. Tickets include transport & light lunch. #ethicalfoodventure #lowimpact #community #food #worldfood #globalkitchen #welshproduce #greekroots #orchards #meetthefarmer
BOOK HERE: https://www.abergavennyfoodfestival.com/p r…/meet-the-farmer/

Fancy meeting us in #london?! Save a November date for our workshop with Oliveology at their wonderful space in #Bermondsey !

JOIN US//we had a wonderful night at our World Cafe #5 a week ago and still buzzing from it. At our events we tell you the story of the food you eat, we give people the opportunity to get involved and work with us and bring you closer to each other and our planet. If you want to experience Lia’s Kitchen and see it grow you can help.
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Thanks to Craig Kirkwood for the 📷 of our World Cafe #5 in June 2019. Massive thanks to our star volunteers Sian Evans and Cathy Molinaro for working with our occasional staff Hussam, Nguyen and Lia in the kitchen.
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