A budget of local, home grown and wild produce...
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The Hairy Bikers know their pies and their most recent publication “Perfect Pies“ is a comprehensive book with notes on ingredients and techniques that are great for beginners. This is the definitive Pie Bible from the Kings of Pie, The Hairy Bikers. In their culinary homecoming, Si and Dave celebrate a dish close to their [...]
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Spend £200 to save a possible £1,564 on shop prices, just by growing your own crops, according to the latest figures from the National Society of Allotment & Leisure Gardeners. Figures compiled by the NSALG reveal allotment holders could save an annual £1200 off their shopping bills. The news comes just months after consumer watchdog Which? [...]
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Nik Westacott, West Dean foraging expert will be leading a wild food foray on the West Dean Estate on Thursday 20 October. Foraging, especially for mushrooms, has long been a passion wild food expert and chef Nik Westacott. “A lot of my colleagues wait for foragers to bring wild food finds to them but there [...]
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Food hampers make thoughtful and useful gifts, offering your friends or family those little luxuries. It is also a great way to send a special gift if you cannot be there in person. Food hampers can range from around £25.00 to over £150, so there is always something for everybody. A simple thank you bottle [...]
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The biggest ever Taste Cumbria Food Festival which took place in Cockermouth this September has been declared a triumph for the region. Weeks of Cumbrian rain gave way to a remarkably warm and sunny weekend, resulting in the Lakeland main street of Cockermouth packed with over 20,000 visitors from both in and out of the [...]
