Fiona

  • 2022

    Well, what a busy year 2021 was! As soon as June hit it was all go until Christmas and actually January and February (the months I thought I might catch up with stuff) have also been busy – which is great. Its lovely to see people coming together once again and enjoying good company and…

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  • 2021 – Things Getting Back to Normal

    It’s been a long, long time since things have felt normal and we could socialise with family and friends however, it does seem that there is a brighter horizon. At The Rustic Caterer everything has largely been on hold during the Pandemic, we’ve managed to do a couple of bits and pieces here and there…

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  • 2020 and The Rustic Caterer is off………….

    2020 has arrived here at The Rustic Caterer and we started it with a 30th Birthday party in Catworth, Cambridgeshire.  Actually, it was a revisit to the Village Hall in Catworth where we did the catering last year for a two-day wedding.  The bride of that wedding is the sister of the lady celebrating her…

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  • Christmas Lunch and Beyond

    So we are nearly at the end of another year – its been busy (which is good) and I’ve not really stuck to my New Year’s Resolution to blog (which is bad) – ah well there is always next year.  There is still more cakes to make before the year is out – actually a…

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  • Christmas Catering Planning

    Where does the time go?  The festive season is nearly here and this week Christmas cakes are being made and recipes reviewed for Christmas festive food!  This year we have lots on to keep us busy right up to the 24th December – a mix of Christmas markets, demonstrations and Christmas catering – its going…

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  • Autumn 2019

    I started this year with very good intentions about Blogging however, as life gets busy and the year takes shape I realise I haven’t really done much!  The Spring and Summer were busy with weddings, lovely venues and lovely people, just one more wedding to go for 2019 and then it’ll all start in 2020. …

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  • Kitchen Garden

    So about this time every year I start to think gardening – I tend to have grand plans about what to grow, how I’ll diligently look after my crop from seed to harvesting – I will absolutely water everyday if required and feed regularly!!!  Often my grand plans go a little off track as we…

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  • January Plans

    Happy New Year!  As we are now nearly half way through January I think I can probably stop saying Happy New Year but it doesn’t seem five minutes since we were all planning for Christmas – where does the time go!  Here at The Rustic Caterer we’ve had a rush of Wedding Catering enquiries, I…

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  • Lunch at Oundle School

    Catering at Oundle School today in the very lovey new Cricket Pavilion.  It was a light buffet menu which included Yorkshire Puddings stuffed with Beef and a Horseradish Cream, Smoked Salmon and Asparagus Filo Tarts, Lamb Koftas with a Mint Raita, Mozzarella, Tomato and Basil Pesto Skewers, Crostini’s filled Stilton, Walnuts and Pomegranate and Chicken Caesar…

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