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Cooking Food for Friends

Cooking Food for Friends? Here’s Our Top 9 Favourite Recipe Pictures to Inspire

  Having friends around for a bite to eat should be a joy, right?   Absolutely!  But if you’ve had a tough week and not enough time to plan, cooking food for friends can be a challenge.  Creating the perfect menu, … Read More

Easy Savoury Pancake Dish You’ll Love: Delicious Classic Flavours with a Contemporary Twist

  Pancake Tuesday is nearly here and this year it coincides with Saint David’s Day so here’s a recipe which includes pancakes of course, and celebrates some delicious Welsh produce.    Baked Leek and Parma Ham Wrapped in a Pancake, … Read More

menu guides for get-togethers

Menu Guides for Get-togethers: This New Concept is Just What You Need 

Picture the scene. You’ve invited friends around to your place for a meal, and the date is looming. But, unfortunately, you’ve got a lot on at the moment, and you just don’t have the time or the confidence to create … Read More

Covid 19 – 2 Years On: Get-togethers at Home and How to Make Them Easy Peasy

  It’s been almost 2 years since the Covid 19 lockdowns began. So how do we get back to those get-togethers at home we used to take for granted? Discover what has changed and how we can make entertaining friends … Read More

Sharing Platters

Platters Are the Future of Great Entertaining – Pass It On

The way we entertain at home is evolving. The food we serve, the way we serve it, and even what we serve it on! We are becoming a nation of sharers… that’s really sweet, isn’t it?  But really, we are … Read More

Popcorn: Try These Unique Ideas to Make It POP With Flavour

If you think popcorn is only for when you’re watching a film, then you’re missing out on a highly versatile ingredient. Un-popped, the corn kernels will sit in your cupboard, just waiting to pop into life when required. You can … Read More

easy entertaining ideas

Entertaining at Home: Let Go of Perfection and Embrace the Fun

You don’t have to watch TV for long before you see adverts promoting those well known supermarkets specialising in immaculately presented food for entertaining at home. Not a lumpy sauce in sight, or a roast looking a bit too roasted. … Read More

Planning a Get-together: What Can Oyster Venom Bring to Your Table?

There is something lovely about being invited to a friends house for a get-together. It always feels more special and you can relax and have a great time with those you care about. These days, get-togethers at home are becoming … Read More

Staying in Is the New Going Out : Here’s Why It’s so Popular

Got friends coming round to your place? Discover why staying in is the new going out. Learn how you can create a brilliant atmosphere, great food, inspirational music all in the comfort of your own home, for a memorable night … Read More

Entertaining at Home: Are You Out of Your Depth?

  There is nothing more personal than an invitation to have dinner with friends in their own home, where they prepare a wonderful meal. Eating in is so much more relaxing than eating out. At Oyster Venom, we believe entertaining … Read More