Today is National Cheese Toastie Day, ( I’m salivating just thinking about it). Cheese toasties are undeniably one of the nation’s favourite comfort foods – delicious cheese wrapped in a blanket of crispy golden bread and cut into perfectly nostalgic triangles – nothing hits the spot quite like a cheese toastie. Americans have their grilled cheese, the French have the Croque monsieur but Brits have the king of them all, the mighty cheese toastie! It’s claimed that people have been enjoying this dish in one way or another since Ancient Roman times and it’s brought comfort to many for generations…
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With Halloween nearly here and most of us in lockdown it means we can only stay at home to celebrate Halloween. But that doesn’t mean we cannot create our own atmosphere at home so here are some Halloween Themed table settings to inspire you.
Here is a lovely quote on tea and so appropriate at the moment when so many people are suffering mentally and physically.
Everyone is trying to do their bit to help people out at the moment including a North-East church who are delivering hundreds of afternoon teas in a bid to combat loneliness. According to the Evening Express Skene Parish Church teamed up with several Aberdeenshire-based organisations to form the Westhill Community Resilience Support Group. They provided 190 teas to people who were shielding or at risk of loneliness over lockdown. The Resilience Support Group has also been involved with delivering shortbread to sheltered accommodation alongside a card made by a local primary school pupil. The group also plans to deliver an…
There are several traditional Devon and Cornwall cream tea companies who are open to delivery, and they don’t just delivery to Devon and Cornwall. You can get a delivery to your home from any of the following companies: Devon Heaven – Cream Tea Hampers from £19.95 by postDelimann – Cream Tea Hampers delivered to your door from £20.95Devon Hampers – Cream Tea Hampers delivered to your door from £13.95 Cornish Cream – Cream Tea Hamper delivered by post from £16.95Cornish Scone Company – Cream Tea delivered by post from £9.50 Purely Devon Hampers – Cream Tea Hamper delivered to your…
Are you overlooking your health? Do you have niggling worries that you don’t ever get checked out? We all know that we should be doing more to take better care of ourselves, but how many of us actually do it? Taking good care of yourself means eating a well-balanced diet that is packed full of fresh fruit and vegetables, getting plenty of sleep and relaxing from time-to-time, exercising every day, and doing something for your mental health and wellbeing such as meditation, socializing, or doing a hobby that you love to do. But aside from doing all of these things…
Another tip from The Village Kitchen with this handy infographic on getting the timing right for cooking perfect vegetables.
I’ve been all about autumn for these past few weeks, but this week my bakes have had a distinctly summery feel to them. I made lemon curd for the …Recipe: Lemon Curd
Did you know that baking times can affect cake moisture and structure? Well, this handy infographic will show you ho minutes can change a cake from soft and moist to dry and crumbly.
As the nights draw in and the weather gets colder, we all enjoy tucking into warming dishes of food. Hearty stews, bakes and soups can all be made from the seasonal fruit and veg that you can harvest or buy at this time of year. Whether you’re a keen gardener or like to buy from farm shops, greengrocers and markets, you can get hold of lots of fresh fruit and veg during October. You can also get some great recipes for this months fruit and vegetables on the National Trust website which, this month include delicious Vegetable & Coconut Curry, Cauliflower Cheese Gratin,…
I don’t know about you but I could spend literally ALL day looking through kitchen accessory sites and still end up with a list of must have’s. My favourite four which I’m always browsing are – 1. The White Company – I just love everything white in my kitchen so I can accessorise in another colour. This mince pie cake stand is on my list of must have’s before Christmas of course, so I can put my mince pies on it. This sleek and stylish mince pie stand is made in Portugal from local stoneware clay that’s renowned for its…
I don’t know about you but once the temperature has dropped I start craving for more filling loaf cakes especially fruit ones and with all the different types of tea infusions available today it can change the taste easily. I used Twinning’s Turmeric with Orange & Star Anise for this recipe as it has such a strong taste and I thought it would really compliment the fruit. I wasn’t wrong it was really tasty. In the recipe I had put 300g of caster sugar but over the years I have made lots of fruit cakes for my Dad who was…
With months of being mainly at home during the summer I have walked more in the countryside than ever before. It made me look at wild flowers and hedgerows in a completely different light. I am sure most of us will not know that Britain’s hedgerows may have remedies for all sorts of health conditions, tinctures, beauty and even household uses. So, I headed to Amazon and purchased some books on the subject. There are quite a number of them but I think the ones I write about here are well worth investing in. They are all by the same…
When my WI Country Woman’s Year 1960 by Shirley Paget book popped through my door I was so excited to open it and even more thrilled when I saw that the cover was a special retro cloth one. I love anything WI (although not a member) and this book covers it all. From cider-making and hedgerow basketry to public speaking and committee-meeting protocol and of course, not forgetting the jam making. If you can’t get inspired to have a go at smocking, upholstery repairs, bread making, lampshade, Christmas wreaths, wallpapering, corn dollies, Welsh quilting or crystallized flowers then I will…
Do you LOVE cheese then why not have a monthly subscription box and have it delivered to your door to enjoy? Some great subscription boxes are – The Cheese Geek the jimi: £30 per box, The Cheese Geek… You can have this monthly, bi-monthly or even quarterly. The pack has four to five numbered cheeses from soft to hard to try. It comes with tasting notes, wine pairing suggestions and even advise on eating the rind! The Cheese Society monthly cheese club: From £38 for one month, The Cheese Society had to close its Lincoln cheese shop and restaurant during…