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First National Marmalade Week

Jars of Marmalade

The first ever National Marmalade Week will takes place from 25 February – 3 March 2012, commencing with The 7th annual World’s Original Marmalade Awards & Festival at Dalemain in the Lake District on 25 and 26 February 2012. Created by the organisers of The World’s Original Marmalade Awards & Festival, this inaugural awareness week [...]

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Primula Easy Pancake Day Treats

Primula Cheese Pancake suggestions

If your Pancake day fare is a little jaded, then why not try these exciting and easy ideas from Primula this Shrove Tuesday. The recipes make the ideal lunchbox snack and are full of flavour. The uniquely squeezy cheese is a healthy option for savory pancakes as it contains a third less fat than hard [...]

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Hairy Bikers Perfect Pies book out now

Hairy Bikers Perfect Pies book cover

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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Save money and grow your own

Growing your own could save hundreds of pounds

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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West Dean Foraging Course

West dean mushrooms

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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