Pieminister Blog

Pietanic!

Jun 18 2020

The finest fish pie ever to sail the seven seas. A marvel, a wonder and a triumph to behold. Hopefully this pie will leave you with much happier memories than those of its namesake. Good luck and Godspeed, Cap’n! Pietanic! INGREDIENTS Serves 6 300g smoked haddock fillet 300g fresh haddock or cod fillet 300g organic read more …

Topics: recipes

Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, Noel Edmonds and Mr Blobby… rhubarb and custard is yet another long and happy marriage that has stood the test of time. You may now kiss your pie! Rhubarb & Custard Pie INGREDIENTS Serves 8-10 1 quantity of sweet pastry (see below) 8 slim sticks of rhubarb, cut into 3cm read more …

Topics: recipes

Zesty Lamb Pie

May 3 2020

The best thing about this recipe is that most of the work for about this sunny, zesty and classy pie can be done in advance…which means you can just chill out and enjoy yourself. Zesty Lamb Pie INGREDIENTS Serves 4-6 2 tbsp olive oil 1 onion, chopped 2 celery sticks, chopped 2 garlic cloves, finely read more …

Topics: recipes

A whole week devoted to pies. What’s not to love? British Pie Week is the excuse you’ve been looking for to devour a pie or two and we’ve got no less than 15 pastried delights to sink your teeth into. As well as five Vegetarian Society Approved pies, including the yet undisclosed winner of our meat free recipe read more …

Topics: event, News, recipes

We have baked two special pies this summer – the tipsy chick and the scrumpea – and every time you buy one, we’ll plant a tree.   Actually Temwa, a Bristol-based Community Development Charity will plant the trees as part of their Community Forest Project in Northern Malawi. Temwa has been a long-term friend and neighbour here in Bristol read more …

Topics: festival, News

Our Minty Lamb pie is back on the menu while British lamb is in season but what about making your own delicious version for an Easter feast?  Our  recipe below is nice and easy and full of sunny, zesty, classy ingredients which work like a dream with lamb.   We hope you love it. And please show us your handiwork.  Share your read more …

Topics: News, recipes

To celebrate the most important week of the year we’ve got some very special pies in the pie cabinet (from the 2 to 8 March) Introducing our Pie Election winners.  Three delicious pies voted back by you: Minty Lamb is made with British lamb, carrot, swede and red wine and was once a firm favourite in the PM Cabinet until it sadly lost read more …

Topics: News

One of the great things about Easter is that you can get all your friends and family together, but without the build up and pressures of Christmas. Most of the work for this sunny, zesty and classy pie can be done in advance…which means you can just chill out and enjoy yourself. Easter Lamb Pie Serves read more …

Topics: recipes

If the festive season has left you feeling sluggish, glum and in a state of pie-bernation do not fear, we have rounded up some super foods to give your mood the little boost it needs to see you sailing through January with a smile on your face. Chicken Chicken is not only protein rich (essential read more …

Topics: recipes