Great British Game Week – 24-30 November 2014 In the bid to get Britain eating more game, Country Side Alliance’s Game to Eat have teamed up with BASC’s Taste of Game to campaign for the use of more Game meat in restaurants and when cooking at home. As huge fans of…
When you think of Aga, what’s the first thing that springs to mind? Is it a dog drying off in front of a warming cooker after a drizzly autumnal walk? An enticing slow cooked stew, tempting all who enter the kitchen? Top quality pans, casseroles and dishes in a variety…
I have to admit, as far as Mondays go, my 24th of March was pretty fantastic! I had been lucky enough to attend the 2014 CHA Independents Day. Every year, the Cookshop & Housewares Association organise a day for independent retailers to come together and get first-hand experience of new and…
Valentine’s Day is well and truly around the corner. With only a few days left before the day dedicated to passion, it’s time to think about how you’ll be spending it. This is the day when love manifests itself as flowers and chocolates, a day when everyone feels the pressure…
Cooking With Le Creuset – What makes it special? First off, Le Creuset have been making first class cookware for almost 100 years, and while they have expanded exponentially and taken advantage of technological advances, their method for manufacturing cast iron cookware remains the same as it was in 1925; it…
The hugely popular, and long anticipated Great British Bake Off is now back on BBC2. For the next 9 weeks 8pm on Tuesday evenings will become sacred for many. We don’t just love the show, we also love seeing the products they use – many of which we stock. Here…
It might not have the sexiest name but KitchenAid will certainly get people talking. Renowned for its place on popular cooking shows (not least the BBC’s Great British Bake Off), this product has been in the market place for nearly 100 years. At just over £400 you may wince at…
Christmas Puddings – do we still like them or do we have them because they’re just as much a tradition as pulling a Christmas cracker? Love them or hate them, we still end up consuming 25 million every year. And with the growing number now available in supermarkets and other…
The time of year is upon us when there are so many varieties of fruit available in abundance and more and more people a looking to preserve them into the winter in the form of jams, chutneys and marmalades. Jam making is a very popular past time, just by going…
