12 June 2011

Ripon's Flood Alleviation Scheme

Around a year ago, I wrote a few blogs about walking along the Rivers Skell and Ure in Ripon.  The rivers run through Ripon and circle around the ever looming presence of Ripon Cathedral on the mount at Ripon's heart.  The rivers bring the countrysid...

11 June 2011

My Take On The Modern British Balti - A Recipe For Balti Masala

On Thursday, I was at home sorting out some domestic chores with some builders and my mind wandered to food and more specifically curry.  I craved a great balti, so I whipped one up, together with some dhal.

07 June 2011

Charities, The Law And Unintended Consequences

As some of you know, we have been looking as a socially committed but small business to give support to a charity, either Practical Action or Water Aid, and link that back to sales via the web site as a sensible way to work out the donation and also...

04 June 2011

Recipe For Vegan Tofu And Coconut Curry

Continuing with our vegetarian fest after a successful week during National Vegetarian Week, I was craving a spicy curry that the kids would enjoy but would also be vegetarian - they are beginning to want some meat, but are just about hanging in ther...

29 May 2011

Recipe For Axel's Vegan Mung Bean And Tofu Soup

This week is National Vegetarian Week and we have been enjoying new and wonderful vegetarian recipes including Sally's new recipes for Moroccan Vegetable Stew and Vegetable Fajitas that we have added to the main Steenbergs website. 

25 May 2011

Recipe For Traditional Style Rogan Josh

As part of my ongoing attempts to create Indian recipes that have some bearing on genuineness, I have been fiddling around with rogan josh ideas.  Rogan josh is a signature dish for British curry houses, but was originally a North Indian meat dish th...

18 May 2011

Context...Social Dividends And Choosing Charities For Steenbergs Web-shop

So following on from my last blog, we see Steenbergs' brand as being entangled with our range, the quality of our products and the context of these products.  Where the spices, teas and blend ideas come from tells us about different cultures around t...

13 May 2011

Spices, spices everywhere

We had a visit recently from Helen Best-Shaw of FussFreeFlavours, who is a lovely lady - other bloggers welcome.  She asked many interesting questions and one of them got me thinking and that was why are we so interested in spices.  It certainly is n...

30 April 2011

Two Simple Chocolate Traybakes Made For Village Royal Wedding Tea Party

16 April 2011

Bake A Coffee Cake To Put A Spring Back Into Your Step

I am going through one of those slow patches with an enthusiasm level akin to the doldrums, full of periods of calm, then storms, but all interspersed with light winds.  Nothing much seems to be working, with nowt falling into place.  It is as if you...

28 March 2011

Weird Science As Explained To Emmy The Dog

I have been reading “How to Teach Quantum Physics to your Dog” by Chad Orzel, because I love reading about quantum physics, relativity and the creation of universe, partly as I am a geek and also as I do not understand what is going on at all and rec...

26 March 2011

Brownies Recipes From Cakes By Pam Corbin

We have just been at the International Food Exhibition 2011, IFE 2011, at Excel in London, where we have been exhibiting. 

21 March 2011

Matcha Tea Cupcakes - Green, Healthy and Tasty Recipe

The terrible events in Japan lay bare to us all how much we are still at the mercy of the elements, rather than completely in control of our earth.

28 February 2011

It's A Mad World, Sometimes

We are developing a vanilla paste to complement Steenbergs organic Fairtrade vanilla extract, rose water etc. 

22 February 2011

Brussels Sprouts And Chestnuts With Maple Glaze - A Recipe

I have never liked brussels sprouts, feeling they were the devil's food rather than the fairy cabbages that friends have sought to con their children with.  I have always dreaded Christmas lunch with the obligatory brussels sprouts or as in my case s...

03 February 2011

How To Make Spicy King Prawns And Then A King Prawn Salad

23 January 2011

Recipes For Swede And Parsnip Puree

16 January 2011

Review Of December 2010 Food Blogs (Part 2)

At Mahanandi, Indira shared some innovative menu ideas for the Christmas Season, or holiday season as it is called in America - see Menu 1 and Menu 2.  Maison Cupcake was cupcake decorating in a Masterclass in Islington's The Make Lounge with Mich Tu...