Category: Pap’s Stuff
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See the full recipe →: 📧 A Small Message From Paps… 📧📧 A Small Message From Paps… 📧
Right then… it appears we may have accidentally become spammers! On Monday we sent our very first email update to members of the Jam Jam Tasting Club. We were quite excited about this, as it contained news about our progress towards launching the homemade meal delivery service. Unfortunately, it seems that some email providers have…
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See the full recipe →: 🍲 Paps’ Crash Test Dummy Report 🍲🍲 Paps’ Crash Test Dummy Report 🍲
Morning all, As some of you know, Jam Jam and I have been exploring the idea of delivering homemade meals locally. Before we unleash anything on the general public, we thought it might be sensible to recruit a willing volunteer to act as our first official Crash Test Dummy. A lovely local neighbour bravely agreed…
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See the full recipe →: The First Ever Jam Jam Batch CookathonThe First Ever Jam Jam Batch Cookathon
Let’s be honest. Most of us like the idea of batch cooking.The reality is slightly different. It usually involves staring into the fridge at 6pm wondering why we didn’t cook anything earlier. So we’re going to fix that. Welcome to the very first Jam Jam Batch Cookathon. The idea is simple. On Sunday 7th June…
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See the full recipe →: Would You Be Interested in Locally Sourced Venison?Would You Be Interested in Locally Sourced Venison?
Hi everyone – Paps here. I wanted to put something out there and see if there’s any interest. I’m looking to start offering locally sourced venison, prepared from deer that have been responsibly managed and butchered locally. The idea is to sell this as either a half animal or whole animal, so you get a…
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See the full recipe →: Meat ThermometersMeat Thermometers
Hi everybody – Paps here. We’ve mentioned this before, but I really think it’s worth saying again… Meat thermometers – you MUST have one of these in your life. Let me explain. We picked up a large (special offer) gammon joint from Lidl – 2.5kg. The label suggested cooking it for 30 minutes per kilo…
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See the full recipe →: KnivesKnives
Hello everyone… Paps here. Over the years I’ve tried just about every type of knife sharpener out there – from the old-fashioned steel to all sorts of fancy electric gizmos. Despite this, I still watch those chefs on TV slice an onion in about one second and generally feel slightly inadequate. A few months ago…
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See the full recipe →: The £2 Lidl Veg Boxes You Might Not Know AboutThe £2 Lidl Veg Boxes You Might Not Know About
Hello everyone….Paps here. In our house there’s an unspoken rule about the weekly shop. If the list is boring – I do the shopping alone! However, I recently discovered something that almost makes that job worthwhile: Lidl’s £2 fruit and veg boxes. These boxes aren’t widely advertised and are usually placed on the packing shelves…
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See the full recipe →: Vacuum Sealing your FoodVacuum Sealing your Food
Hi everyone, it’s Paps here! As ‘Director in charge of frozen food’ I thought I would tell you about one of my favourite pieces of kitchen equipment – the vacuum sealer. I bought one of these a couple of years ago in Lidl for about 20 quid and honestly, it has transformed the way we…
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See the full recipe →: Hi….It’s Paps Here!Hi….It’s Paps Here!
I thought I would take the opportunity to introduce myself and explain my role in Jam Jam’s Kitchen. I used to be called “the commie chef” but have since been demoted to kitchen porter (as Jam didn’t like having the word ‘Chef’ anywhere in my title)! As the porter, I am responsible for general ‘dog’s…
