Thank you for your service. I have just spoken to my contact regarding feedback and he has stated that the food was good and fresh and on time. Cupcakes were amazing.
As I mentioned there are a further 4 sessions planned that will require catering but at present I am not sure if they want to book the catering as a block or month by month.
Sue Baker
NHSBS, Jesmond
In 2011 Alzheimer’s Society had 3,100 people taking part in the Bupa Great North run, raising funds and awareness for people with dementia and their carers. As part of the race day support provided, runners had the opportunity to visit the Alzheimer’s Society marquee at the finish line Charity Village. The Charity Village is an opportunity for charities to thank their runners and offer them some well earned refreshments. We chose Jacksons Catering to cater for our runners in 2011.
The level of service Jackson’s provided in the lead up to and during the Bupa Great North Run was exceptional. All enquiries regarding quotes and the coordination of logistics for the day were answered promptly and with an excellent level of customer service. On the day, Jacksons arrived on site early and were ready to unload the first round of refreshments on our arrival. Throughout the event, Jacksons were very helpful and vigilant in ensuring refreshments were replenished regularly. The refreshments went down very well and the feedback we have had from our runners since has been excellent.
We were very pleased with the level of service provided by Jacksons Caterers and would definitely use you again.
Lucy Elliott, Events Fundraising Coordinator
Alzheimer's Society
Thank you for today, so many people commented on the quality of the food.
BBQ for corporate family day.
Emma Sewell, HR Manager
Svitzer
by Jenny Myhill
But don't worry, Autumn is here and it's the season of deep green, dark yellow and brilliant orange coloured fruit and vegetables. These colours mean the fruits and vegetables are rich in disease-fighting phytochemicals. The more colourful the fruit, the better it is for your health. FACT!
A good source of fibre, vitamin C, calcium and iron. Look for smooth and firm, small to medium sized parsnips for the best quality. Large coarse roots usually have woody or fibrous centres. Did i mention they are deliously sweet when roasted?
A member of the mustard family, turnips (known as swedes in Scotland and Ireland) have a white flesh with a tough outer skin that ranges from yellow to purple, and a more bitter flavour than potatoes. They are a good source of vitamin C and like their cousins, broccoli, cabbage and Brussels sprouts, these cruciferous vegetables contain the potent phytochemical sulforaphane, which has been shown to protect against cancer, especially breast cancer.
Try exchanging your potatoe for a turnip next time. They work well boiled, mashed or roasted.
Would you believe me if i said that the sweet potato wasn't actually a potato? Potatoes are classified as tubers, while the sweet potato is a storage root (geeky food stuff here!). Good-quality sweet potatoes will be firm, smooth-skinned and tan to light rose colour. They contain four times the recommended daily allowance for vitamin A and 50% of vitamin C in a serving. You would have to eat 23 portions of broccoli to consume the same amount.
They are ideal for baking, grilling or steaming, and you can substitute them in any recipe that calls for potatoes.
Known more for their Halloween docoration qualities more than their culinary value, it's no wonder it's a popular veg this time of year. Their bright orange colour is a dead giveaway that it's loaded with important antioxidants, as well as being rich in vitamin A and C. Even the seeds are packed with nutritional value. In fact, they are only second to peanuts in protein content and a good source of zinc and omega-3 fatty acids, which can help reduce your risk of heart disease.
It's great served as a tasty side dish for a main meal and ideal for making hearty winter soups, as well as being baked into bread and pumpkin pie. Remember pumpkins also come canned if a full pumpkin is too much.
Winter squash develops hard rinds and the tough seeds and fibrous centre are inedible and must be scooped out. Here's an interesting fact – Winter squash is one of the few vegetables that, during storage, the vitamin A content increases, and they already contain more than 100% of the RDA for vitamin A. They are also a good source of heart-healthy nutrients, folate and fibre.
There are several different kinds of winter squash and many of them have a very unique taste. Butternut is probably the most popular squash and easiest to find. Acorn and spaghetti squash are also found quite easily. Buttercup and kabocha squash are delicious as well but harder to find.
Here's a nice recipe for Butternut squash, goat’s cheese and walnut pasties
Quite an obvious one, but apples contain flavonoids, some of the most potent antioxidants around and pearsare high in fibre. Very easy to get hold of and transport as a snack. Hundreds of recipes out there, you can use them in low-fat pancakes, sliced on sandwiches or poached and drizzled with syrup for a warm, sweet dessert.
By Kris Wood, Director
Well it's been a funny old summer for most people in the UK. With not much evidence of the sun wanting to come out, it has been a matter of making the most of it! Our clients definitely have! We've had a great summer, and as expected very busy with our usual contracts as well as the wedding season and plenty of BBQ's and Hog and Lamb Spit roasts throughout the North East.
I would like to say congratulations to all the newly married couples we have catered for this summer and to those in the pipeline. We've have had all sorts of different weddings from traditional 3 course meals in hired venues to afternoon tea in marquees and BBQ's in converted barns!
We've had loads of wedding clients asking for their wedding to be unique and different so we have launched some new services. Our Creative Catering Ideas is part of our service where anything is possible, building and adapting menus to suit your theme or requirements. Our FunFoods involve the hire of anything from Ice Cream Van's to Popcorn and Candy Floss machines.
Our sister company, Jacob & Tori Caterers are been busy with loads of private dining and garden parties this summer and have been featured in many of the North East's magazines and newspapers. Here's their FQ Magazine Review
Internally we have made a few changes, firstly we have moved our offices over the water into Gateshead for a short period while we expand our premises in Prudhoe. We would also like to welcome a new edition to the team; Jemma Dale from Prudhoe, she will be working along side our catering manager Matt Daniel, aiding in the management of our kitchen facilities.
Now it's Autumn there are loads of treats in store when it comes to produce, have a look at our Autumn Ingredients to try something Autumny at home!
Well that's us all caught up, hope you enjoyed reading, back to work now!
We recommend following…Twitter has allowed us foodies to share and showcase to the world the food we experience and love. It also allows us to follow others who feel the same, here are a few of our favourites.
Foodista (@foodista) A cooking encyclopedia and food news source. We share recipes, culinary trivia, cooking ideas, trends, and food culture.
The Veggie Grill (@veggiegrill) CEO Kevin Boylan owns a company of the same name. If looking to maintain a veggies only diet, this is the stop for tips, daily life, and more.
Lose Weight (@LoseWeight123) A one stop resource on the latest advice, tools, and resources to lose weight. Retweets are often featured.
Pim Te (@chezpim) Pin Te travels across the globe to bring you the most exotic in food.
BBC Good Food (@bbcgoodfood) Behind the scenes bites from BBC Good Food, the UK's number 1 food magazine and website.
Cake Wrecks (@cakewrecks) Funny pictures of when cakes go wrong.
Jackson's Catering (@jacksoncatering) Obviously!
Jacob & Tori Caterers (@JandT_Caterers) Our sister company, specialising in private dining, wedding and event catering in the North East.
Foodimentary (@Foodimentary) Tweet Food, Facts, & Fun. Guaranteed to pepper your day with fun food facts!
Cooking Light (@Cooking_Light) This leading magazine joins in the Twitter craze with loads of useful links. Tips, stretching your budget, while decreasing your waist are all shared.
Jamie Oliver (@jamieoliver)
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall (@rivercottage)
Raymond Blanc (@raymond_blanc)
Gordon Ramsay (@GordonRamsay01)
Antonio Carluccio (@CookCarluccio)
Delia Online Team (@DeliaOnline) – Couldn't resist adding Delia to the list!!
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Pan fried crispy smoked back bacon from a Northumberland pig, a frisee, rocket and endive salad dressed in a sweet lemon and balsamic homemade dressing, sun-ripened juicy spanish vine tomatoes, with a chunky granny smith and cinnamon chutney on a sesame seed torpedo baked white bread bun.
From Fairtrade and Organic to FSA and energy efficiency, we are seeing these credentials everywhere. Every day products have adopted them because of a growing conscious consumer.
With the availability of news and information thanks to the internet, people are more aware of the way consumerism has led to driving the price down at all costs. Usually affecting our environment and the poorer countries in the world that supply and cater for the majority of our consumer needs.
Here are a few businesses and resources that we are proud of having in the North East.
Online retailer Ethical Superstore, is based in Gateshead and is one of the largest retailers of Groceries And Everyday Fair Trade and Ethical Goods. Have a look, you'll be surprised how many of your every day purchases could really help someone or reduce your environmental impact. Ethical Superstore Website
Newcastle's NE1 have launched a City Centre Bike Hire Scheme to encourage people to commute and keep fit as well as taking more cars off the roads.
Established in 1979 and based in Gateshead, Traidcraft are the UK's leading Fairtrade organisation.
Morpeth in Northumberland is one of the few towns in the country trying to ban polluting carrier bags from their shops.
With premises in the Tyne and Wear and Northumberland, we always see a massive effort for Fairtrade Fortnight
At Jackson's we are proud of our commitment to buying local produce. We really are lucky to have the amount of local farmers and businesses on our door step! Too much choice if anything!
However it's not just about buying local, throughout our business we purchase everything with a ethical stance. Ensuring what we do buy is farmed, manufactured and sold in a ethical way and nothing or nobody is short changed or treat poorly in the process. Our carbon footprint and environmental influence is also a big thing for us. At our kitchen facilities and canteens we recycle all paper, cardboard, cans and plastic. And with the amount of packaging we go through we like to think it makes a difference.
If you know of any more ethical businesses or schemes operating in the North East please let us know and we'll add them to the list. Email kris[at]jacksons-catering.com.
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Every year in the UK we throw away £12 billion worth of food which could have been eaten.
The Love Food Hate Waste programme from WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme) which shows that by doing easy practical everyday things in the home we can all waste less food, which ultimately benefits our purses and the environment too. If we all stopped wasting food that could have been eaten, it would have the same environmental impact as taking 1 in 4 cars off UK roads.
lovefoodhatewaste.com has lots of delicious recipes to use up leftovers, handy hints and tips for storing food to make it last longer, a portion calculator to help you cook the right amount, and information on what food date labels mean. There is something for everyone, whether you are a keen cook, or simply want to reduce the amount of food which you throw away.
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Just wanted to say thanks for Friday
Sorry I was a bit distracted and didn’t get a chance to say Bye but the BBQ was fab and the students really enjoyed it
Hopefully we will be using your services again in the near future
Thanks again 🙂
Amanda Benson
Programme Secretary and PA to Prof Ehsan Mesbahi
School of Marine Science and Technology, Newcastle University
