It’s Great British Beef week from 23-30th April which kicked off on St Georges Day and in this most patriotic of years what better way to celebrate the ‘Great’ in Britain than with home-cooked British beef! They say that improved breeding and new butchery techniques means that British Beef is now far lower in fat than it was 20 years ago and packed with vitamin D, zinc and iron. Ladies in Beef is a group of female beef farmers who are passionate about British beef. The organisation was formed to help promote and drive awareness of the quality and versatility…
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I read this in a magazine while waiting in the GP’s surgery and had never heard of it before, so I thought I would share it with you. I’d love to know if anyone has ever tried this as it sounds too good to be true to me. Aspall Organic Cyder Vinegar from Supermarkets and good Health Shops. It speeds up your metabolism and suppresses your appetite naturally. Start with 1 tsp in the morning and early evening mixed with 300 ml warm water. If you hate the taste then stir it into a smoothie. After about four weeks, you…
Shall I or shan’t I put a recipe book together using amazon ebooks? I have quite a number of easy loaf cake recipes which I have made up simple for people like myself who suffer from pain while standing. You can actually make them quite easily while sitting down. I have also accumulated a number of baking tips which I could also put in the recipe book. The question is would you buy it or not? Feed back please…
According to The Good Web Guide www.goodwebguide.co.uk which won 2011 website awards, pure tea is the best quality, fair trade, organic tea www.pureteak.uk.com The reason pure tea is ‘tops’ is because the tea comes from small tea plantations still growing and harvesting tea as their ancestors did centuries ago. Their selection of organic teas are produced at small organic tea gardens before being shipped in individual batches of just a few hundred kilos. To maintain the highest of standards, the tea is constantly monitored by experienced tea tasters, who will test the aroma, the appearance of the dry leaves, the…
The industry’s only award for excellence for freefrom food – raising the profile of freefrom within the industry and with the consumer. The Free From Food Awards 2012 winners were announced recently and the winner of the Fair Trophy for the Best Free From Food 2012 was ‘VEGUSTO’ for their Diary Free Cheese. Vegusto is a really tasty dairy free cheese with the winning cheese ‘wild aromatic’ designed to be eaten with crackers or in a sandwich beating all the competition. Runners up were – Anilas Sauces – Goar Green Sauce – http://www.anilassauces.com/ Bob’s Red Mill – Gluten Free All…
Ingredients 3 – 5 sponge cakes pieces or trifle sponges 2 tablespoons sponge cake crumbs 1 tablespoon jam (your favourite flavour) 1 tin of fruit in syrup ( to match the jam) 1 pint custard Method Heat oven to 350F/180C/Gas 4 Grease a heat proof dish suitable for trifle Dust with 1 tablespoon of your cake crumbs Split the side of the cake pieces/trifle sponges and spread with jam Strain the fruit but keep the syrup Pour a small amount of the syrup onto the bottom of your dish on top of the crumbs Arrange a layer of sponge cake…
“Drinking a daily cup of tea will surely starve the apothecary,” is the sound reasoning in a Chinese proverb while another ancient saying declares, “Better to be deprived of food for three days than tea for one.” According to this Japanese proclaimation, “If man has no tea in him, he is incapable of understanding truth and beauty.”
Green Tea for this area is called Formosa Gun Powder, a dark infusion with a memorable aroma and slightly grassy, with a typical green tea flavour. Oolong Tea, Tung,Tung is one of Tawains finest oolongs, tung tung is made with young leaves gathered on the highest plantation. A pale greeny-golden cup that has a superb flavour and a subtle floral aroma. Oolong Tea, Yu Oolong (Jade Oolong) a highly fermented tea, rich, green and loosely rolled leaves with a complex delicate floral aroma and flavour. Bao Zhong Tea (Jade Pouchong) a delicate, sweet aroma and a slightly sweet, delicate, smooth…
Even fancied making recipes with your own home grown herbs? Cook, Brew and Blend your own herbs is a book of recipes from Neal’s Yard Remedies by Dorling Kindersley, which does just that. It has 150 inspirational recipes covering everything from making your own flowery teas to fridge fresh face masks. It also includes an A-Z directory of over 100 herbs with tips on how to source them. Its full of step-by-step techniques and illustrations on how to grow, care and use herbs. It taps inot the healing power of plants, showing how easy it is to grow and use…
MINI CAKES by HANNAH MILLS… If like me, you are constantly watching your weight but also enjoy your cakes and pastries then why not try to bake mini versions of your favourites so you eat less of them. Well, that’s my theory and why I bought ‘Mini Cakes’, by Hannah Mills. It’s a cookery book full of delicious ‘mini’ treats for any occasion, and apparently the newest trend that is sweeping New York bakeries. Recipes include favourites like pecan pie, eclairs, French Fancies and Strawberry Layer Cake. Tiny treats that are designed to thrill the taste buds in just one…
Now in their 27th year, The Tea Guild Awards are considered the ‘OscarsÂ’ of the tea world, with world-famous London hotels and tea rooms competing for the highly coveted honour. Bettys Cafe Tea Rooms, located in Northallerton, has been named as the best place in Britain to enjoy afternoon tea, after scooping The Tea Guild’s prestigious award for Top Tea Place 2012. This is the highest ‘accolade’ of the tea world. Pennyhill Park Hotel & Spa in Bagshot, Surrey, has achieved the highest accolade of the tea world by winning The Tea Guild’s prestigious Top City and Country Hotel Tea…
Similar to your ordinary mobile bar ‘Leaf Tea Bar’ stands at vintage markets, music and club events and exhibitions. They sell a selection of hundreds of teas and according to Margaret Thornby’s ‘Tea and Tea Room Talk’ magazine, is aimed at the younger tea drinkers and visitors. ‘Leaf’ Leaf on Bold Street say they are ‘a unique independent tea shop and bar in the heart of Liverpool city centre. Our recent move to our new home on Bold Street expands our ethos in a space that can accommodate more and present a variety of events in a distinctive setting’. Also…
When you infuse a tea bag, cover your cup or mug to keep it hot and prevent therapeutic oils from evaporating into the air. If you prefer loose tea but want the convenience of a tea bag then buy a ‘tea ball’ which is a neat wire mesh holder that’s like a reusable tea bag. To make infusing easier, use a coffee cafeteria. Put in herbs, add hot water, leave for five minutes, press and pour. Make your own tea bags using favourite herbs and empty tea bags called ‘T-Sac Tea Salters’ from Napiers. For a medicinal tea, use an…
WHICH FOOD SHOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO APPEAR ON?… Which food show would you like to appear on? I think for me it would have to be ‘The Great British Bake Off’. In a recent survey of which food shows people would like to appear on – 32% said ‘The Great British Bake Off’ 29% said ‘Masterchef’ 16% said ‘Come Dine with me’ and 10% said ‘Britains Best Dish’