04 June 2009

Natural Sea Salt

Salt is important – for health and our culture.  Loyalty, friendship and bargains are sealed with salt in the Middle East.  Ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans included salt in sacrifices and offerings.

28 May 2009

May newsletter - baking, blogs and mustard

27 May 2009

Vanilla – The Temperamental Diva

A brief history of vanilla

28 April 2009

Pepper - black gold

Pepper is the king of spices – it has had far reaching effects on trade, voyages of discovery, cultures and cuisines over the centuries.  To me, it embodies the wonder of spices – a distinctive, full-bodied flavour with an almost incredible influence...

24 April 2009

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