02 July 2009

Almond Extract - Recipe for Almond Macaroons

01 July 2009

Steenbergs' June/July newsletter

30 June 2009

New Study into Aspartame

Artificial sweeteners are one of my food paranoias that, in my view, rank up there as one of those danger signs hanging over modern living; they are something that purport huge health benefits versus the issues supposedly attached to natural sweetene...

29 June 2009

The Healing Powers of Home Baked Cakes

I (Sophie)  was recently convalescing at home and by about the second week (apart from getting frustrated about not being out and about and having very little voice) I was very privileged to receive three delicious home made cakes.

28 June 2009

The West in decline, the rise of the East

27 June 2009

Recipe - Summer Vegetable Tart

25 June 2009

Recipe - Rediscovering Ratatouille

23 June 2009

Storing Spices & Herbs

23 June 2009

How to Buy Spices?

20 June 2009

Some of the books that have inspired us

Both of us (Sophie and Axel) are avid readers of books - both fiction and non fiction. This is the first in an ad hoc series of books that have made us sit up and think. We would be interested in hearing books that have influenced you and also your v...

18 June 2009

Recipe - Making Real Lemonade

As you walk along the long aisles of soft drinks in shops, it’s like hunting for a needle in a haystack to find real drinks that aren’t made with chemicals and don’t contain artificial sweeteners.  Even such national treasures as Schweppes Tonic Wate...

15 June 2009

Recipe - Elderflower Cordial from the Hedgerow

14 June 2009

A walk on the River Ure

13 June 2009

Recipe for Chinese Salt Buried Chicken

10 June 2009

Get Some Peace, A Quiet Early Morning

I woke up really early this morning and was downstairs by 5am.  The house was quiet and the world was asleep, yet outside was suffused with a beautiful warm yellow light. 

09 June 2009

Recipe - Make Your Own Burger

07 June 2009

Recipe: Coronation Chicken

In Saturday's The Daily Telegraph (6 June 2009), one of our great fans, Rose Prince, explains how to make a real Coronation Chicken.  I must admit that I hadn't realised that it was invented by Constance Spry for our Queen's Coronation in 1953 to fee...

06 June 2009

The Independent's 50 Best Food Websites

We're in at number 39 in "The Top 50 Food Websites" in today's The Independent.  Greg Atkins says "if you want to marinade some chicken or cook a curry from scratch, then you need these little pots of gold in your larder."  Also, for Greg's sake, I'l...