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#ROBIN HOOD FESTIVAL…
The 33rd Annual Robin Hood Festival is back on 31st July – 6th August and just down the road from us. We are back to normal on Monday 26th June and will look forward to […]
Chocolate
TEA PAIRINGS WITH CHOCOLATE…
Of course with different strengths of chocolate this does mean there is a choice of pairings. With dark chocolate, try Assam, Darjeeling, Earl Grey, Gyokuro, or Oolong. With milk or white chocolate try Darjeeling, Dragonwell, […]
1960's Food
Fruit Teas
Baking Tips
AWARD WINNING TEAS AVAILABLE AT THE VILLAGE KITCHEN, EDWINSTOWE.. — The Village Kitchen…
We stock a number of award winning teas which are also available to buy from Novus Teas Novus Tea started entering product at Great Taste Awards really to get some independent feedback on their teas […]
1960's Food
BAKEWELL BAKING FESTIVAL 12th-13th AUGUST…
BAKING, VINTAGE, MUSIC AND FAMILY FUN… The World’s Baking Festival is back for it’s 4th year with it’s new bigger Baking Theatres and a World Baking Theme. Live Music, Tea Dances, Baking and Food Village, […]
Fruit Teas
Baking Pastry
8 TIPS ON HOW TO MAKE THE BEST CAKE TEXTURE…
We all try to make our cakes taste delicious but at the same time it’s important to have the right texture to your cake. Some tips I have found to help you make the best […]
Baking
CHOCOLATE…
Chocolate is … Luscious Decadent Divine Seductive Heavenly and tastes good with… Almonds Walnuts Hazelnuts Pecans Peanuts Ice-cream Strawberries It’s also … Velvety Dark Rewarding Delicate Exciting And it makes the world go round ! […]
BBQ
NATIONAL BBQ WEEK – 29th MAY – 4th JUNE…
National BBQ Week returns for a 20th time and will once again be looking to encourage even more Grill Thrills and Gastro Grilling, by ensuring that everyone; friends & families, retailers, pubs & clubs, streets & […]
Fruit Teas
FAMOUS ITALIAN COCKTAIL NOW IN TEA FORM – WHITE BELLINI
My usual box of tea’s to taste came from the Tea Tourist who deliver surprise selections of loose leaf teas from some of the hottest artisan tea companies each month. They are supplied in taster-sized portions for […]
Baking
EASY RAISIN TEA LOAF CAKE…
Ingredients 225g seedless raisins (or other dried fruit) 100g soft brown sugar 1 cup of cold fruit or chamomile tea 225g self raising flour ½ level teaspoon mixed spice 1 x Orange 1 Medium Egg […]
1970's Gadgets
WHAT WAS YOUR FAVOURITE GADGET OF THE 70’s
I have to say I would find it hard to say which was my favourite gadget of the 70’s as there were so many iconic devices that I would still us them now. Can you […]
Cakes
SUPER CACAO FOR A HEALTHY HEART
According to an article today in the Daily Mail’s health section Aduna’s Super-Cacao uses a type of cacao bean which contains eight times the flavanols (thought to maintain elasticity of blood vessels, reducing the risk of […]
Tea History
A LITTLE HISTORY OF TEA FROM 737 – 907 BC
In 737 B.C. the second emperor of China, Shen Nung, discovers tea when tea leaves blow into his cup of hot water or so the story goes. In 350A.D. a Chinese dictionary […]