I am slightly apprehensive about having had my photo taken this week. We have been suppliers of spices and sea salt to Tanfield Food Company since they were established a few years back. They make ambient convenience meals in a pouch under the bran...
Read moreA couple of weeks back now in July 2009, the Food Standards Agency ("FSA") issued a press release together with the publication of a scientific review of the published science on investigations into the comparison of the nutritional composition and h...
Read moreIt’s been a weekend of baking and cooking for Jay’s birthday. He had some specific requests for things plus we needed to get the sausages and baps for the proper “hot dogs”, ie not with boil in the bag frankfurters but real sausages and decent bread...
Read morePersonally, I have never been a great fan of lasagne even if it is one of those firm family and probably national favourites. But then again, I don’t like spaghetti bolognaise. I am in a minority of 1 versus several hundreds of millions of people i...
Read moreThe weather has been truly awful over the last few days – rain, rain and more rain. It’s turned my mind towards thinking about terrines. Terrines are really versatile – you can have the cold on a warm summers day served with new potatoes and salad,...
Read moreHerbal medicine has historically been the primary approach to acute and chronic health problems - this remains the case still in many countries. We often forget that herbal medicine is the most enduring form of treatment and is still used by 80% of...
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