New York Bakery Co Bagels - Spread the News

New York Bakery Co has launched its first ever crowd sourced recipe book filled with delicious and inspiring bagel recipes from fans across the UK available to download absolutely free from the New York Bakery Co Facebook page.

The bagel experts invited bagel fans across the UK to submit their favourite recipes for the chance to inspire the nation and be published in a recipe book.

The free recipe book features 20 of the most popular suggestions from Manhattan Start-Up to Rocket Man to offer an exciting and versatile range of ideas for every eating occasion.  

Feeling inspired by the recipes and having some bagels to review, I came up with our own lunchtime creation.  Melted cheddar cheese, fried eggs and ketchup on a lightly toasted plain bagel.  We called it the Free Ranger!

So why not download the free recipe book and get creative in the kitchen to come up with some lovely lunches and super snacks of your own using the very yummy and extremely versatile New York Bakery Co Bagels?  Find out more on at:

www.facebook.com/newyorkbakery

A Taste of New York

New York Bakery Co – the makers of the nation’s favourite authentic bagels – has created two NEW mouth-watering bagel flavours for you to enjoy; Fruit & Oat and Red Onion & Chive. These flavours have been created with an authentic recipe so that the whole family can enjoy a taste of  cosmopolitan New York at home.

The new Fruit & Oat flavour is low in fat and a source of fibre and is packed full of  cranberries, raisins, sunflower seeds and topped with crunchy oats. Eat toasted and buttered alongside a cup of morning coffee. Or, if you’re looking for a savoury snack, the tasty Red Onion & Chive bagel makes a hearty lunchtime treat when filled or topped with your favourite topping .  They are both premium quality bagels.

New York Bakery Co make all of their bagels the authentic NY way by boiling them before they are stone-baked, giving them a deliciously chewy crust and a soft, fluffy centre.  

We were sent some to try.  We are big bagel fans anyway, and really enjoy the New York Bakery Co. bagels.  They are really soft and very yummy and we love the different flavours available.  We toast them and top with butter and eat instead of toast or a sandwich.  The kids also like a spread of jam on the Fruit and Oat bagel.

We are pretty conservative with our bagel consumption, but they are so versatile and provide an excellent base for any of your favourite deli toppings.  I did like the idea of this serving suggestion:  

Cheesy Treat - Create a yummy pizza bagel by melting mozzarella on a bagel and topping with juicy cherry tomatoes and freshly cracked black pepper.  However, our bagels all got eaten before I had a chance to be experimental!

New York Bakery Co’s Fruit & Oat and Red Onion & Chive bagels cost from £1.55 for a pack of four and are available at Tesco and Morrisons stores nationwide from January 2013. Visit the New York Bakery Co Facebook page at www.facebook.com/newyorkbakery for more information or recipe tips.

Listography...Places I'd Like to Visit

Kate has got our wanderlust juices flowing with this week's Listography, as she challenges us to come up with 5 places we'd like to visit.  Now, for me this is a great prompt.  I've hardly been anywhere due to my numerous travel phobias...but I can fantasize about far flung shores as well as anyone else!  In fact fantasizing is just perfect as I don't have to worry about actual travel arrangements, missing left phalanges on aeroplanes or lack of veggie options in the All-Inclusive hotel buffet.

So I'd like to go to:

Bora Bora

My sister's ex-husband now lives the jet set lifestyle of the rich and famous and last year he posted some holiday photos on Facebook.  I happened upon his pictures of the French Polynesian resort of Bora Bora and the pang of envy was palpable!  The luxury stilted huts standing in the crystal, blue sea looked so inviting.  Sea Turtles swim around freely.  It looks like paradise.  I can just imagine sitting on the stairs with my feet dangling in the water sipping juice from a coconut shell.

Atlantis Dubai

I am a sucker for a resort, and this is a resort and a half!!  I want to slide through the glass tunnels and see sharks.  I want white beaches and warm Arabic seas.  I want a Regal Presidential Suite with VIP perks and sweeping views of the bay.  Sadly, the best I can aspire to is Centre Parcs on a wet weekend in September.

Borneo

I want to go to a sanctuary and hug a baby Orang-Utan, the most ginger of all monkeys.  I want a piece of that ape-ish action.  They are so gorgeously cute.  The sumptuous jungle looks perfect for exploring.  I would love to don my Lara Croft-esque outfit and hit the undergrowth to explore.

New York

I have a passion for coffee shops and where better to experience a cup of Mocha with whipped cream than New York??  I would feel like I was in the cast of Friends sat with my cup and my newspaper watching the world go by.  Then I would pop into the big toy shop and play a giant piano like Tom Hanks did in Big.  Good times.  

Necker Island

I would love to be a guest of Richard Branson on his island.  The peace, the tranquility, the isolation.  Blissful! I'd let my nearest and dearest join me in this little piece of Virgin paradise.  We could relax and simply be.  No distractions...apart from the gorgeous house with waiting staff, spa treatments and wonderful chefs catering to our every whim.  Mmm...what a hard life!!

Sadly though, due to my massive inability to book holidays due to the massive list of irrational fears I have, the furthest I'll be heading this year will be to Cybermummy.  I will continue to dream about beautiful places and imagine them in all their glory from the comfort of my Harveys Sofa...but that is as far as it gets.  So thanks Kate for allowing me the great pleasure of wishing I was there!