18 August 2015

Top 5 tea picks - chosen by Axel Steenberg

Axel's top 5 tea picks - loose leaf

14 August 2015

Sophie's summer reading

I confess I am an avid, if eclectic reader. I do use books, not kindles or tablets, I like the satisfaction of finishing them and handing them onto friends  - if I've enjoyed them - and most of them end up in charity books, as our house isn't big eno...

11 August 2015

A Walk Along A Country Lane In North Yorkshire

Last night whilst Sophie was playing tennis with our son, Jamie, I went for a walk along the River Ure with our daughter, Poppy.  It was a beautiful evening with swallows and sand martins out in abundance and only a few others around.  The river flow...

07 August 2015

Recipe For Fragrant Rose Rice Pudding or Rose Kheer

Rose Rice Pudding With Raspberries

28 July 2015

Time for Tea with Ronke Lawal, creator of www.whosfordinner.co.uk

Time for Tea – our regular chat with someone who cares about tea – Ronke Lawal, Creator of www.whosfordinner.co.uk

19 July 2015

Cinnamongate: is cinnamon safe to eat?

We regularly get asked questions about the safety of cinnamon, e.g. “is cinnamon safe to consume?” or “how much coumarin is there in Steenbergs cinnamon?”  There's a lot of chatter about this issue in webworld and in blogs.

07 July 2015

Matcha Chai Smoothie - A Morning Pick-Me-Up

I was feeling a bit jaded this morning, so I needed a pick-me-up to kick start the morning.

29 June 2015

5 Ways with Rose Water

For many years and in many countries, rose water has been used as a wonderful natural perfume, its gentle floral scent being used to refresh and revitalise.  Its benefits are also widely extolled as a health essential: in its diluted form as a skin t...

24 June 2015

Cacao Chai Smoothie - A Quick Breakfast

This morning we made this dairy-free chocolate flavoured smoothie using almond and coconut milk.

05 June 2015

What is Steenbergs’ carbon footprint?

We seek to offset our carbon footprint so it is pretty small.

27 May 2015

Recipe development - mother and son

Steenbergs is very much a family business, not just Axel and Sophie and their children, but also the people who work for us find their whole family have become part of the wider Steenbergs family.  Sally Roberts, who helps with recipe development at...

19 May 2015

What’s the carbon footprint of your cuppa?

It depends is perhaps the best answer.

12 May 2015

Time for Tea Post for May - Holly Shackleton, Deputy Editor for Speciality Food Magazine

This month we feature Holly Shackleton, deputy editor for Speciality Food Magazine.

27 April 2015

40 years on the shelf! The winner of our #oldestspice competition was… Pickling Spice from 1975

Our recent competition to find the oldest spice in your cupboards was an illuminating competition with some fascinating entries. We knew it had to be based on something with a dateline - so we plumped for best before dates which came in, in the 1970s...

20 April 2015

Time for tea with Ximena Del Castro, from the Fairtrade Living blog

Time for Tea – our regular chat with someone who cares about tea

25 March 2015

How much water is needed for a mug of coffee or tea?

The simple answer is not much – about 225ml.

13 March 2015

Time for Tea with @JasmineTrinity

Time for Tea – our regular chat with someone who cares about tea. This time it's with Jasmine Trinity owner of the Self-Sufficient Cafe - a virtual cafe which showcases tasty vegan recipes .

15 January 2015

Time For Tea with Helen WIlson of www.lotsofnicethings.com

Time for Tea – our monthly chat with someone who cares about tea. This time from Helen Wilson whose blog is www.lotsofnicethings.com