Do you love to cook? Are you a novice cook, but want to learn? Do you love the idea of shopping locally for food, but find it hard to fit in? Do you want to buy from your local market but struggle with recipe ideas? If the answer to any of these is yes, then…
Maria Grieco is a local food lover and NHS worker who has turned her passion for cooking into a successful venture, Dinner at Maria’s. Maria is an active member of the community in Darwen and often gives us a hand with foodie content for Darwen Market. We caught up with her last week to find…
We are so excited to announce that a brand new stall will soon be opening on Darwen Market! Husband and wife team, Nandor and Agota, will be bringing the people of Darwen an authentic taste of Hungary with their stall, Budapest Lángos, which will be serving delicious Hungarian street food. Classic Hungarian lángos Lángos,…
In the UK this year it is estimated that we will eat a total of 12.4 billion eggs. That’s a lot of eggs to scramble, fry, boil and poach! Clearly one of our favourite foods, we spoke with Darwen Market traders who according to our calculation sell in the region of 3600 eggs a week.…
I popped into woods fruit and veg today to talk potatoes with David, the owner of the best fresh fruit and veg stall around. Did you know they have 9 different varieties of potatoes on sale plus sweet potatoes! That’s a lot of choice, but which should you go for? Well that depends on what…
Have you tried a Thai Pie yet? The Thai Pie is the creation of Bakery owner Dean Haworth following a late night idea and all night baking session. We caught up with Dean to get the background on this popular twist to the traditional pie. “We went travelling to Thailand 20 years ago and brought…
Ok so we know this event has a small charge (£5) but it can be really difficult to find things to do around this time of year if you’re single or simply not into meeting Santa and his reindeer! When you want something a bit more grown up and outdoorsy to do then this is…
Crustless Quiche Courtesy of Verity from our very own Rushton’s the Bacon Stall this crustless quiche is a recipe book staple. You can download the recipe card for your collection here. Ingredients 3 large eggs, 1 small tub of double cream Half pint of milk 250 grams grated Cheddar cheese 2 medium red tomatoes Half…
Chorizo Hash Courtesy of the amazing chefs at The Black Olive Cafe, this quick and easy recipe is packed full of hearty flavour. You can download the recipe card for your collection here. Ingredients 100ml vegetable oil 1 onion thinly sliced 1 side of Salmon skinned and cut into inch cubes 6 cloves 1 cinnamon…
Salmon with turmeric and lemon This is a very easy, tasty dish to create and goes very well with salad, jacket potato, couscous or rice. The salmon is the star of the show so you don’t need any other big flavours with it. This recipe has been created for one person using one normal size…