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Not sure what foodie treats to bring to your Big Lunch table? Get some expert help and inspiration from our long-standing supporter, Levi Roots, who has created five tasty, easy to prepare dishes costing just £5 each! The recipes, based on Levi’s new cookbook, Grill It With Levi (published by Ebury Press, price £18.99) are ideal for sharing [...]
Read Levi Roots’ Budget Big Lunch BBQ Recipes…
“Cooking bananas on a barbecue is super easy. You just wrap them in foil, place them on the grill when there’s space, and leave them there, turning once or twice, until you’re ready for pudding. Enjoy the lovely, gooey sweet brown-sugary centre with some cream or ice cream.” Levi’s Big Lunch recipes are based on [...]
Read Levi Roots’ Roasted Treacle Toffee Bananas…
“This beautiful, refreshing salsa is so lovely to look at that you’ll enjoy preparing this dish as well as eating it! Haloumi is a firm cheese that cooks really well on a barbeque.” Levi’s Big Lunch recipes are based on dishes from his new cookbook, Grill It With Levi, published by Ebury Press, priced £18.99. [...]
Read Levi Roots’ Haloumi 50/50 Kingsmill Wraps with Melon and Mint Salsa…
“This is what I call ital – the Rasta term for food that’s good, natural and pure. Grill the tomatoes in the kitchen beforehand and eat these as a starter while the barbecue heats up. Or cook them over the coals and enjoy them with the rest of the meal. You could even eat them [...]
Read Levi Roots’ Chilli Tomato Toasts…
“Apart from meat, this is the thing most people think of when they hear the word barbecue. A barbie isn’t a barbie without sweet corn. If your barbecue is busy doing meat you can also cook your corn on a griddle – here I explain how to do it both ways.” Levi’s Big Lunch recipes [...]
Read Levi Roots’ Barbecued Sweetcorn with Flavoured Butters…
“These are really nice to eat with my X Hot Reggae Reggae Sauce while the barbecue heats up.” Levi’s Big Lunch recipes are based on dishes from his new cookbook, Grill It With Levi, published by Ebury Press, priced £18.99. Makes 8 skins Ingredients 4 baking potatoes Vegetable or olive oil, for brushing [...]
Read Levi Roots’ Hot ‘n’ Cheesy Potato Skins…
Streetbank is a website that connects you with your neighbours so that you can find, share and give away anything locally. Need to borrow some cutlery for your Big Lunch? Want to give away some furniture you no longer use? Keen to learn a new baking technique so you can impress your neighbours on Sunday [...]
Read Find and share for your Big Lunch with Streetbank…
We really want to hear from anyone aged 16-25 that is involved in a Big Lunch this year. We’ve teamed up with youth agency Livity to see if we can get more young people kick starting things in their area, as The Big Lunch is a great way to make local connections , start projects [...]
Read Calling all 16 to 25 year olds!…
This year we think that together we can all try something extra special and a bit different. Each summer we produce a short promotional film with footage from Lunches right across the UK. This year we would love you and your community to help make the film. It’s a chance to share your Big Lunch [...]
Read Make your Big Lunch famous!…
This year The Big Lunch takes place on Sunday 2 June and with less than a month to go, things are getting busy! It’s never too late to organise your own Big Lunch and remember that you can always hold it on a different date if it works better for your community. The key ingredient [...]
Read It’s never too late to have a Big Lunch!…
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