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CHOCOLATE ORANGE CAKE…

Ingredients 225g butter, softened, plus extra for greasing Finely grated zest of 1 orange 225g golden caster sugar 4 medium free-range eggs 200g self-raising flour 25g cocoa powder For the decoration 2-3 tbsp icing sugar, […]

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TEA IN THE 16th CENTURY…

In 1610 tea caught on in the West, The French East India Company established regular trade relations with the Far East, introducing tea to Holland in 1610, France in 1636 and England in 1650. In […]

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GOOD FOOD SHOW…

The BBC Good Food Show at the NEC in Birmingham is on 15-19th June, which is only a month away so it’s time to get your tickets now. This is one food show that I […]

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A BOOK ABOUT TEA…

‘Time for Tea’ with Mary Engelbreit is a lovely colourful book with lots of beautiful colour illustrations. She writes, ‘there is no companion so companionable as Solitude (Thoreau)’ which is how she thinks tea is […]

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TIME FOR TEA…

Drinking three cups of tea a day can help ward off heart disease and stroke according to an Australian study which found that drinking either ordinary tea or green tea can reduce the risk of […]

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TWINNINGS TEA STORY…

Their story started in 1706. Back then, the most popular drinks in England were coffee, gin and ale – even at breakfast! Although tea had been drunk in China for thousands of years, it had […]

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THE COOKERY SCHOOL OF GLASGOW…

Home baking classes, cupcake and Victoria sponge and choc-making and desserts http://www.thecookeryschool.org/ New – Come cook ‘n’ eat with me – A great new concept from The Cookery School. In the afternoon you will enjoy […]