Afternoon tea 14 October 2012

As the summer days fade and golden shades begin to appear, I did have autumn in mind when putting together this menu.  Among the sandwich fillings, beetroot features in a quite delicious homemade beetroot & walnut hummus.  Then there is something from the apple...

Afternoon tea and the annual Saltaire festival

This afternoon tea presents an opportunity for me to contribute and participate in the celebrations of the 10th annual Saltaire Festival (http://www.saltairefestival.co.uk/).  My guests will be able to soak up the atmosphere of the festival as well as partake in the...

One year on …

I could hardly believe it when I realised that it has been a whole year since the launch of Chez Shamwari. It’s been a wonderful twelve months and a little celebratory birthday party to acknowledge this landmark was in order. So it was with much excitement I scheduled...

Vegetarian Lunch Sunday 18 March, 2012

Here’s the menu for a vegetarian lunch on Sunday 18th March.  I am hosting this event after a specific request asking if I was ‘open’ around this date to celebrate a birthday and also if I could accommodate vegetarians.  I was more than happy to...

Afternoon Tea 26 February 2012

Here’s the menu for afternoon tea on Sunday 26 February.  As it’s ‘forced’ rhubarb season here in Yorkshire, I just had to feature it somewhere.  I decided on crumble having been inspired from a recent visit to Create in Leeds where their...