Month: June 2023
HOW TO MAKE A PICNIC UNIQUE
The picnic is one of the annual joys of warm-weather (and sometimes cool-weather) eating, and this guide to packing the best picnic ever will ensure you have a perfect time, wherever you are. We love […]
SOME MORE COOKING TIPS
Just in case you’re planning to do a little cooking in this hot weather… To keep potatoes from budding, place an apple in the bag with the potatoes or do it the easy way […]
ENJOY NATIONAL PICNIC WEEK 17th-25th JUNE
National Picnic Week takes place this June across the UK, so grab your blankets and baskets out of the cupboards and get out to the great outdoors for a good old fashioned picnic. National Picnic […]
BRIEF HISTORY OF PICNICS
Picnics were born in the sumptuous outdoor feasts that were traditions of the wealthy. Medieval hunting feasts, Renaissance country banquets, and Victorian garden parties: They’re all precursors of even humble cookouts in the 21st century. […]
GREEN TIPS ON RECYCLING YOUR TEA LEAVES
Bird and Blend Tea writes that Used tea leaves are called ‘chagra’ and have been used by people all over the world, particularly Japan, for thousands of years. You simply dry your used tea leaves […]
INTERNATIONAL TEA DAY – MAY 21, 2023
International Tea Day is on May 21st 2023. National Today writes that on this day, tea lovers unite in celebration of their favorite beverage. International Tea Day also promotes ways to sustain the production and […]
WORLD MILK DAY 1st JUNE, 2023
In 2001, World Milk Day was established by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations to recognize the importance of milk as a global food, and to celebrate the dairy sector. Each year since, the […]
BRITISH TOMATO FORTNIGHT FROM 29 May – 11 June 2023
British Tomato writes that World events mean that British tomatoes and other homegrown produce are more important than ever. But this year, with one thing and another, many fruit and veg growers across the UK […]