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Celebrating spices at Christmas(Post)
If there's ever a time of year synonymous with aromatic, comforting and delicious spices, it has to be Christmas! Recipes can be transformed using the right spices, so now is the perfect time to st ...
Spice jars in high demand(Post)Hankering to spring clean your spice rack? Don’t worry. You are not experiencing abject boredom or a new lockdown low. You’re tapping into the hottest (pun intended) food trend of 2021. Spices. Mil ...
Spices: some history and uses(Post)Spices have been used to flavour dishes and to provide medicinal properties since man began to cook over fires. These highly pungent, nutritionally dense and prized ingredients come from seeds, leave ...
Revitalise your spice collection(Post)Spices are a delicious essential ingredient for professional chefs and home cooks alike, and can add depth of flavour to all dishes. To maintain their quality, shelf-life and ease of use, it's import ...
Why choose Glass for your spice jars?(Post)Why Glass Spice Jars Are a Great ChoiceThe key to delicious recipes is to use fresh, authentic spices that have been well-cared for and kept away from light, heat and moisture. This means thinking ...
Spices: where do they come from? where are they used?(Post)After the party and holiday season of Christmas and New Year, and the inevitable healthy eating season of January, February is a great month to make the most of cooking once again and to discover hea ...
Pantry sort-out therapy(Post)As we approach the twelfth week of lockdown, it’s hardly surprising that for many people, it’s becoming more than a little bit trying. In England, people are enjoying marginally more freedom to ...
A Gift Of Christmas Cheer (Post)A Homemade Thoughtful Gift Adds A Personal Touch This Festive Season Why not make your own homemade gift of a mulled wine making kit in a glass jar?Ingredients and equipment required:A ...
Why Not Try Fruit Butters, Leathers Or Cheeses For A Change?(Post)Mouth-watering and not as popular as they should be. Fruit butters and fruit cheese are old-fashioned names for preserves made with fruit purée and sugar. Fruit leathers are a ...
Glass Storage Jars(Post)The long, long weeks of pandemic lockdown forced many of us to come up with more and more ways to keep ourselves occupied. We baked, we sewed, we gardened like there was no tomorrow, and some of ...
Making Chutney(Post)For many people, the global coronavirus pandemic has had one positive side-effect - the chance to spend time at home doing new things and learning fresh skills. In particular, those early food sh ...
Pickled Eggs Anyone?(Post)Maybe you have you a surplus of eggs from your own chickens or you just love pickled eggs. The pickling of eggs is yet another way to store surplus produce and is a relishe ...
From Pumpkin to Preserves: A Halloween Without Waste(Post)Carving pumpkins is a much-loved Halloween tradition, but did you know that in the UK more than 18,000 tonnes of edible pumpkin are thrown away every year? That’s a lot of good food wasted. Thi ...
The rise of zero waste shops(Post)If you've popped down to your local high street recently, you may well have noticed a new zero waste shop springing up and wondered what on earth this intriguing looking retail space actually sells.
Spiced Plum Jam Recipe(Page)Jam is a great way of enjoying the fruity flavours of summer through the winter, but sometimes you need something a little more warming and comforting. Try some spiced plum jam for a light and fruity ...
Spice Jars(Page) How to Make Blackberry Crumble(Page)Blackberries are in season now, so get harvesting from your hedgerow - it's free, it's healthy and it's great fun! The only difficulty is not to eat all the blackberries as you pick them! There are s ...
P - Produce Beginning with P(Page)Lazy Peach Preserve - Click Here Crunchy New Potatoes - Click Here Pomegranate Juice - Click Here Spiced Plum Jam - Click Here Pomegranate Jelly - Click Here Pomegranat ...
Pickled Broccoli Stems(Page)Pickled broccoli stems Most fruits and vegetables can be preserved one way or another, with varying degrees of success. We are all used to the standard pickled gherkins, beetroot, red cabbage and on ...
Satsuma Marmalade Recipe(Page)Satsuma Marmalade Recipe While the end of the summer is jamming time for the abundance of soft fruits available at the time, winter is for marmalade. This version is made with satsumas rather than t ...
