International Friendship Day
Today we’re celebrating International Friendship Day. As lockdown begins to lift and we are more able to see the ones we love, there is no better time to honour the relationships that mean the most to us! At FoodCycle, we believe that building and maintaining a good friendship is just as nourishing to the soul […]
Abbey Cooks for FoodCycle
Budding MasterChef, Abbey cooks close to 200 vegetarian recipes whilst raising money for FoodCycle After watching the film, Julie and Julia, 13 year old Abbey decided to take on the challenge of cooking her way through the book, ‘200 veggie feasts’ in 100 days. She started the challenge at the beginning of lockdown as […]
Bath Student Volunteers
At FoodCycle, we don’t just rely on the help of our student volunteers at local projects, but we value the creativity they bring to the digital side of our work too. During lockdown and at home, while our projects haven’t been able to run their usual community meals, many may feel out of touch with […]
Cook with Monica
Join talented chef and Spice Club connoisseur Monica Haldar, as she hosts a special live cooking session to raise money for FoodCycle. Monica will show you in real-time, how to cook Tadka Dal. A bright and healthy Indian favourite, that is sure to keep you warm when the drizzly British summertime returns. Not only will […]
ITV Anglia visits FoodCycle Clacton
On Monday 27th April, ITV reporter Charlie Frost visited the volunteer team at FoodCycle Clacton to find out how our Projects have adapted to the recent Coronavirus outbreak. She interviewed Project Leader Fi, who explained how we quickly moved from community meals, to offering a food parcel delivery service. Fi explained how our guests need […]
Butternut Squash Loaf
Kimberly’s Recipe You can have this ready in 45mins and it will do for your tea break for the rest of the week. Ingredients 100g Butternut Squash mashed 90g almond flour 10g corn starch 20g desiccated coconut + walnut bits 0.5 tsp baking soda 1.5 tsp baking powder 1tsp turmeric 1 tsp cinnamon 1tsp nutmeg […]
Pao de Queijo with Chilli
Kar Yee’s Recipe Kar Yee is a FoodCycle Bow Road volunteer. Typically Pao de Queijo remains an unadulterated Brazilian speciality but a little experimentation is no bad thing, though you can omit the chilli for a more traditional version. Unlike regular bread, these are wheat-free and have an unusual but morish texture. Think of chewy, […]
How long can you eat food items after their Best Before date?
WRAP (The Waste and Resources Action Programme) has recently released new guidance highlighting that food past its Best Before date remains safe and perfectly good to eat for days, weeks, months or even years after the date – depending on the type of food, and if it has been stored correctly. This week is the […]
Creating content for FoodCycle
You are FoodCycle’s biggest asset and we want to hear from you. Here are some tips if you want to share either pictures or videos with us. We always keep an eye on what our projects upload to social media or what you tag us in, but if you’d like to send us content directly […]
Crepes filled with chard, tomatoes & cheese, topped with pecorino
Sarah’s Recipe Sarah is a volunteer at FoodCycle in Durham. This is actually a recreation of what we made at FoodCycle a couple of months ago before the whole apocalypse started. It was the day after pancake day and we had an abundance of rainbow chard and tomatoes very generously donated by Robinsons Greengrocers, so […]
New check-in and chat service
Our charitable vision is a society where no one is hungry or lonely. The current situation has meant that our Community Meals, where guests and volunteers come together to eat and socialize, cannot go ahead. We have transformed ourselves into a food parcel delivery service and this week, we are launching our new check-in and […]
Being kind to yourself
This week is mental health awareness week and we’ve been sharing lots of information across our social media channels on the positive impact that FoodCycle has on the mental health of both our beneficiaries and volunteers. Hosted by the Mental Health Foundation, this year the awareness week focuses on kindness. We experience an enormous amount […]
