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07 November 2017
Recipe for Sticky Ginger Cupcakes
Let's warm up with Niki Bakes easy ginger cupcakes! I love how autumnal and warming these little bites of heaven are. , fiery and oh so sweet, these cupcakes have been complete with @steenbergs organic ground ginger. Did we mention they are gluten fr...
Read more20 October 2017
Niki’s Sweet and Sticky Mushrooms
Full recipe from the lovely Niki Bakes - Sticky, sumptuous and oh so sweet, Niki's shitake and oyster mushroom bowl is sure to warm your insides this autumn. The tang from the thick tamarind paste give this dish a well-rounded flavour and makes it su...
Read more26 September 2017
Rice and Spice by Anna Kochan
Every now and again you meet someone who inspires you. Anna Kochan is one of those people. I met her at Food Festival in Leeds and was asking about her story and why she had written and published - Rice and Spice by Anna Kochan, a Bengali Food Advent...
Read more12 August 2017
A bit about Turmeric...
Steenbergs Organic Fairtrade Turmeric comes from an organic and Fairtrade co-operative in the Kandy region of Sri Lanka. Turmeric originates from a root, known as the rhizome, Curcuma longa; it looks similar to ginger and galangal. To create turmeric...
Read more24 July 2017
What's Going On With Vanilla?
Having built a decent line in Fairtrade organic vanilla, we recently have had to stop selling it to trade because of supply issues. At the same time, we’ve been asked by many new customers for vanilla or Fairtrade vanilla. Everyone’s scrabbling aro...
Read more23 June 2017
Cinnamon - Can Science Show Differences In Taste Between Cassia And Cinnamon
In 2015, we did a study of the coumarin level in cinnamon, cassia and tonka beans. Following on from that, I decided to get the “active” volatile oils analysed in a few types of cinnamon. In the past, we have done more general tests and found cinna...
Read more31 May 2017
A taste of Spain: Steenbergs smoked paprika and chorizo hash, a heavenly brunch recipe
Smooth, sweet and silky, smoked paprika is truly a delight to cook with. Although paprika can be sourced from Hungary, Steenbergs source organic smoked paprika from Spain and is locally known as Pimenton. There is a distinctly smoky element but there...
Read more15 May 2017
Fairtrade organic ground turmeric: The soft golden spice
Turmeric has received a lot of attention recently but it's truly an old yet new superfood in many ways. This soft gold dust has been used for thousands of years in Asia as both a dye and later for its medicinal properties. Nowadays it's used more and...
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