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.

16 September 2015

SPICE TASTER PANEL - Nasi Goreng & organic Lemon Extract

Our spice tasters were in for a treat this time and a real test of their ingenuity, with not only the Asian spice blend Nasi Goreng but also our natural organic Lemon Extract which can be used for both sweet & savoury cooking.

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.

04 September 2015

Quick Quinoa And Halloumi Salad - Great Picnic Food

Quinoa Salad With Pomegranate Seeds, Olives And Parsley

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...

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

24 July 2015

Declining Cork Farms - The Price of Progress?

A copse of cork trees in Alentejo

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.