16 January 2018

BBQ Jackfruit Lettuce Wraps

Let's celebrate veganuary with NikiBakes' quick and easy BBQ Jackfruit lettuce wraps. Gluten free too, everyone can get stuck in! It's a real crowd pleaser and you can delegate the veg chopping your family or dinner guests, result! Who said you must...

11 January 2018

Recipe for Speedy Vanilla Banana Pancakes

Speedy Vanilla Banana Pancakes anyone? Seriously, you won't believe how easy and quick they are, took 10 minutes from start to finish and they're gluten free. This recipe is reproduced by kind permission of the wonderful NikiBakes.

08 December 2017

Christmas recipes part 3 - Festive Tipples

With all the baking and cooking going on over the holiday season, there also needs to be time to relax with a lovely glass of wine, preferably mulled! Steenbergs hand-blends a variety of mulling spices loose in jars, in handy sachets, tied in muslin...

02 December 2017

Niki’s Hot Wings

Inspired by visions of tasty chicken wings with Steenbergs Smoked Hickory Rub, please find all the recipe details here from the talented Niki Bakes.

01 December 2017

Christmas Recipes Part 2 - Festive Baking

In the run up to Christmas, it’s always handy to have a delicious cake at the ready for unexpected visitors, an easy recipe for whipping up a tasty brunch on a leisurely morning or just an indulgent treat to enjoy after a bracing winter’s walk.

24 November 2017

Christmas recipes Part 1 - Get Set for Christmas

With Christmas only a few weeks away, it’s time to think about all of those delicious festive treats that can be made in advance, helping to take the stress out of Christmas. Steenbergs stocks all of the spices, extracts, flavoured sugars and home ba...

14 November 2017

Niki’s Spiced Apple Cake

Fancy a seriously simple yet delicious sweet treat? Look no further than my autumnal spiced apple cake! Designed and created by Niki Beh recipe developer. This cake is so straightforward yet the flavours are so sweet and aromatic along with the soft...

07 November 2017

Recipe for Sticky Ginger Cupcakes

Let's warm up with Niki Bakes easy ginger cupcakes! I love how autumnal and warming these little bites of heaven are. , fiery and oh so sweet, these cupcakes have been complete with @steenbergs organic ground ginger. Did we mention they are gluten fr...

25 October 2017

If at first you don’t succeed, chai chai again

Chai is a centuries old beverage which has played an important role in many cultures, most notably in India where it originated.

20 October 2017

Niki’s Sweet and Sticky Mushrooms

Full recipe from the lovely Niki Bakes - Sticky, sumptuous and oh so sweet, Niki's shitake and oyster mushroom bowl is sure to warm your insides this autumn. The tang from the thick tamarind paste give this dish a well-rounded flavour and makes it su...

13 October 2017

Niki’s Pumpkin and Dark Chocolate Loaf

Recipe from lovely Niki Bakes in a autumnal homage to Steenbergs Organic Pumpkin Pie Spice Mix

26 September 2017

Rice and Spice by Anna Kochan

Every now and again you meet someone who inspires you. Anna Kochan is one of those people. I met her at Food Festival in Leeds and was asking about her story and why she had written and published - Rice and Spice by Anna Kochan, a Bengali Food Advent...

18 September 2017

5 Ways with Organic Lemon Extract

Steenbergs Organic Lemon Extract is a sunflower oil based extract with a glorious lemon citrus aroma and flavour.  It has been created particularly for use in home baking but complements everything from desserts through to chicken.

15 August 2017

Turmeric: How To Make Fresh Turmeric Latte

Turmeric is a really popular spice for its health – anti-inflammatory and antioxidant – properties and is also regarded as a superfood. It also makes a tasty drink, sometimes called golden latte.

12 August 2017

A bit about Turmeric...

Steenbergs Organic Fairtrade Turmeric comes from an organic and Fairtrade co-operative in the Kandy region of Sri Lanka. Turmeric originates from a root, known as the rhizome, Curcuma longa; it looks similar to ginger and galangal. To create turmeric...

24 July 2017

What's Going On With Vanilla?

Having built a decent line in Fairtrade organic vanilla, we recently have had to stop selling it to trade because of supply issues.  At the same time, we’ve been asked by many new customers for vanilla or Fairtrade vanilla.  Everyone’s scrabbling aro...

23 June 2017

Cinnamon - Can Science Show Differences In Taste Between Cassia And Cinnamon

In 2015, we did a study of the coumarin level in cinnamon, cassia and tonka beans.  Following on from that, I decided to get the “active” volatile oils analysed in a few types of cinnamon.  In the past, we have done more general tests and found cinna...

12 April 2017

An Easter Treat: Dark Chocolate ganache cake with happy hippy flower salt

Easter Chocolate Cake