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Tomato & Mustard Puff Pastry Tart Recipe

4 July 2023 Emma Mykytyn 0

Tarte Fine à la Tomate & Moutarde Recipe Fresh tomatoes, some mustard, cheese and pastry make a delicious and decadent-looking [Read more]

Bye bye boring brews Karma Tea Co stirs up a storm in a teacup Directly sourced to protect the makers Sustainable and single-origin Award-winning taste Karma Tea Co. is an independent, artisan tea company owned and run by British woman Alison Tran. Alison, 43 from London, turned her love for tea into a business by becoming a tea sommelier and sourcing sustainable, high quality teas from independent growers in India, Nepal and Sri Lanka. The company, which launched just prior to lockdown, now offers a range of 25 loose leaf tea varieties, all ethically sourced, including: Silk Cloud: light and delicate with spring floral notes, a sugar cane sweetness and a hint of dark chocolate (£8 for 35g – 29p per cup). Winner of Great Taste award White Yeti: a smooth white-style tea with notes of vanilla, spring blossoms and fresh butter (£8 for 25g – 40p per cup). Winner of Great Taste award Black Tea and Mango: a smooth, slightly creamy taste with rich fruitiness (£6.99 for 35g – 21p per cup) Forest Noir: bright and sweet, with aromas of rose and honeysuckle (£8 for 35g – 29p per cup) And of course New Day Assam: how breakfast tea is meant to taste! A rich, malty, and full-bodied enough to be drunk with milk (£6.50 for 40g – 40p per cup) Esha (Earl) Grey: combines black tea from the highlands of Sri Lanka with real bergamot essential oil from fruits grown around the Mediterranean. Bright, zesty and a breath of fresh air. (£6.50 for 40g – 40p per cup) “Despite tea playing such a big part in our culture, most Brits don’t know a great deal about the provenance or quality of the product they’re drinking. Lots of people actually think tea comes from Yorkshire! ” says Alison. “Whereas there has been a lot of interest in how and where coffee and chocolate is produced, tea seems to have somehow fallen down the cracks and is still viewed as a commodity. This means the legacy of the colonial past has been allowed to continue, with some tea estates being paid very little for their product. There needs to be a lot more awareness of and appreciation for that cup of tea that many of us enjoy every day but take for granted.” All Karma Tea Co. teas: Are suitable for vegans Are grown organically by tea growers committed to sustainable agricultural practices Contain half the amount of caffeine or less than a cup of coffee (some are caffeine-free) Contain no artificial or ‘natural’ flavouring – just 100% real ingredients Stockist: Available to buy directly at karmateaco.com

Karma Tea – tea direct from growers

27 June 2023 Emma Mykytyn 0

Directly sourced, award-winning tea As Great Taste Award judges it is always good to see the award labels on products [Read more]

Mussel Chowder Recipe

26 June 2023 old father foodie 0

The title says Mussel Chowder, but you can use any firm white fish or shellfish you fancy. Both scenarios are [Read more]

Book Review:A Year in My Shetland Garden – A collection of seasonal recipes by Misa Hay

23 June 2023 Foodie Lass 0

This is a beautifully presented book – whether you are a keen gardener or have an interest in the food [Read more]

Refreshing summer drink recipes

20 June 2023 Foodie Lass 0

Summer Drinks Summer is well and truly upon us. Whether it be summer cocktails at the beach, barbecue in a [Read more]

Summer recipes

16 June 2023 Emma Mykytyn 0

It’s BBQ weather and time for easier to cook meals. Here are some suggestions for these warmer days. Recipe: [Read more]

Biscoff Frosted Traybake Recipe

11 June 2023 Emma Mykytyn 0

Do you love Biscoff? and what about a Biscoff cake, with Biscoff frosting on top? See if you can stick [Read more]

BRUNCH with Brother Marcus -book review

10 June 2023 Foodie Lass 0

Recipes from the Eastern Med Brunch – generally means a late breakfast or an early lunch and Brunch with Brother [Read more]

Air Fryer Baked Avocado Egg

2 June 2023 Emma Mykytyn 0

Simple and easy-to-make air fryer breakfast This Avocado Egg Bake is a tasty and quick breakfast to make in either [Read more]

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Cheats Air Fryer Chicken Parm

24 April 2023 Emma Mykytyn 0

Indulge your inner New York Italian with this cheats air fryer chicken parmigiana. A lucky too good to go bag [Read more]

Pear and Stilton cheese with Greek Wildwood Honey – Wild Thyme Organic

20 April 2023 Foodie Lass 0

Honey Temptations We all know you can use honey in many savoury and sweet dishes, even in a cup of [Read more]

Easy to make air fryer tartiflette

18 April 2023 Emma Mykytyn 0

Apres ski classic in the air fryer Tartiflette is a dish from Savoy in the French Alps and is a [Read more]

Cutty Sark Whisky creates 100th birthday cocktails

17 April 2023 Emma Mykytyn 0

The iconic blended Scotch whisky Cutty Sark is celebrating 100 years of adventures with a new partnership that pays tribute [Read more]

Spiced Parsnip Soup Recipe

15 April 2023 Emma Mykytyn 0

Tingly tastebuds with this comforting spiced parsnip soup Parsnips are plentiful in the shops and another way to use them, [Read more]

Andaza by Sumayya Usmani

13 April 2023 Foodie Lass 0

A memoir of food, flavour and freedom in the Pakistani kitchen Andaza by Sumayya Usmani is a truly amazing cookery [Read more]

Heck Steak and Butter Burger Review

18 March 2023 Emma Mykytyn 0

Indulgent steak and butter burgers Being HECK fans for many years, we are always excited when a new product is [Read more]

Special celebration menu for First Coast 20 year anniversary

7 March 2023 Emma Mykytyn 0

Dalry Road bistro First Coast celebrates 20 years First Coast on Dalry Road in the West end of Edinburgh, is [Read more]

Pressure Cooker Corned Beef Stovies

7 March 2023 Emma Mykytyn 0

Traditionally made with leftovers, Stovies are also tasty using corned beef to be made into a kind of Scottish corned [Read more]

Leek and Potato Soup Recipe

11 February 2023 Emma Mykytyn 0

Leek and potato soup is a classic. It’s easy to make, tasty and comforting. This leek and potato soup has [Read more]

Cupboard Love Amazing little beans

11 February 2023 Foodie Lass 0

The well-stocked cupboard can reveal so many nutritional benefits you may never have realised. Let’s start with tinned beans, which [Read more]

G’Vine Amour Cocktail from Fred Sirieix

10 February 2023 Emma Mykytyn 0

Fred Sirieix has created the ‘G’Vine Amour’; a Valentine’s cocktail that is simple to make at home using just five ingredients to showcase the [Read more]

Montmartre Melt Cocktail for your valentine

1 February 2023 Emma Mykytyn 0

Bardinet French style brandy cocktail Bardinet French-style brandy has a variety of delicious cocktails that are perfect for sharing with [Read more]

Brunch Idea – Kipper Kedgeree

21 January 2023 Emma Mykytyn 0

This one is a good one for when you feel like something a little bit different for brunch but don’t [Read more]

New Year New Yuzu

19 January 2023 Emma Mykytyn 0

Kickstart 2023 with a range of healthy products from the Japan Centre Many of us are thinking that it is [Read more]