20 January 2016

Ancient Roots with Modern Benefits – Steenbergs’ Top 10 Superfoods Selection

With Gwyneth Paltrow extolling the virtues of Matcha Tea and Victoria Beckham tweeting about the benefits of Bee Pollen, superfoods have never been more on trend.  Now through partnerships with like-minded artisan producers, Steenbergs offers a full...

25 December 2015

Is there aluminium in bicarbonate of soda?

Fairly frequently, we are asked “is Steenbergs bicarbonate of soda aluminium free?”

08 December 2015

STEENBERGS SPICE TASTER PANEL

Steenbergs Lemon Chicken Rub & Steenbergs organic Smoky Paella Spice Blend

04 December 2015

Meet Sharmini - our new recipe collaborator!

We’re really pleased to announce our new partnership with Sharmini Thomas.  Originally from Kerala, Southern India, but now based in York, Sharmini runs her own cookery courses, is a cookery tutor for the City of York, and is a presenter and judge fo...

23 November 2015

Audio Interview from CareerFarm: Building an organic spice business committed to fairtrade and the environment with Axel Steenberg

I recently did this phone interview with Jane Barrett of The Career Farm, which can be found at Jane's Blog or listen below:

17 November 2015

Delicious porridge recipe from Jo Hodson

This recipe is reproduced by kind permission of Jo Hodson from www.includingcake.com who has written an e-book on porridge that is dairy free, wheat free, vegan, egg free and sugar free.

28 October 2015

Recipe: Potatoes Dauphinoise With Long Pepper and Grains of Paradise

With the nights drawing in and the leaves turning a rusty orange colour, I had promised Sophie that I would make Potatoes Dauphinoise, one of her favourites.  This is a tasty, homely dish that is full of the richness from the cream and milk.  I prefe...

25 October 2015

Sophie's autumn books 2015

During the autumn months of September and October 2015, I've been reading my usual eclectic mix but also trying to read some of the books that have been on my chest of drawers for a while. Look forward to hearing if you've enjoyed or hated any of the...

23 October 2015

5 Ways with Pumpkin!

Halloween is drawing near and the nights are drawing in, but what do you do with the juicy flesh of your pumpkin once it is hollowed out for display?  We’ve gathered together 5 delicious recipes to tempt you into spicing up the humble pumpkin. Enjoy!...

07 October 2015

Recipe: Swallow Fish Kipper Kedgeree From Ramus Seafood

Back in 2011, I blogged about some of my favourite kippers from Northumberland.  After tasting kippers from Craster and Seahouses, I found those from Swallow Fish in Seahouses my favourite.

26 September 2015

My Thoughts on Wages of Tea Pickers in India

Tea Plucker in Darjeeling, India

18 September 2015

Top 5 teas chosen by Sophie

We drink a  lot of loose leaf tea here at Steenbergs. All of us tend to change around our favourites depending on the weather or our moods.

13 September 2015

Autumnal Colours In North Yorkshire

I have always liked autumn.  The weather is cooler than summer, or at least in theory - this year's been a washout.

11 September 2015

Date and Masala Chai Smoothie

Back to school this month, so we're back to smoothies to kick start the day.

28 August 2015

Yoghurt, Raspberries With Granola For Breakfast

Yoghurt with Raspberries and Granola

26 August 2015

Steenbergs Spice Taster Panel: organic Garam Masala & Madras Curry

Recently our taster panel had the joy of trying out 2 different spice blends: Madras Curry and Garam Masala.    Curries are very popular in British homes and Steenbergs aims to create authentic yet versatile curry blends to make enjoying Indian cuisi...

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...