Cornwall's top country house hotel is starting the New Year with some startling facts and figures about its new kitchen waste composting policy - which is adding to its substantial green credentials and saving money too. The Budock Vean, on the Helford River, has been doing some number crunching during the past two months, in which staff have managed to reduce the amount of food waste from the kitchens by a third.
Thom Hunt from Channel 4's "Three Hungry Boys" will be out foraging the grounds and Helford River shoreline of Cornwall's Budock Vean hotel in April 5th - 8th April 2013 helping guests make the most of the Great British Countryside with a focus on wild food cooking. Thom Hunt is one third of Hugh Fearnely-Whittingstall's Three Hungry Boys and is the Hunter/Fisher/Forager star the popular Channel 4 show.
Despite extensive scientific evidence which highlights the benefits that breakfast provides to health and wellbeing, new research to mark Farmhouse Breakfast Week 20th - 26th January 2013 has found it's still the meal that many of us skip. On a busy morning, breakfast can fall low on your list of priorities, but taking just a few minutes to have a bite to eat in the morning will really pay off later in the day.
Forest Holidays are for everyone. From the very young to the very old; from families to couples to groups of friends; perfect for dogs (and their owners), and as suited to relaxing as they are to letting off steam. With Forest Holidays, whatever you do, your woodland surroundings will work their quiet magic on you, making this the most memorable of holidays.
When a box of Fava beans recently landed on my desk I had to wonder just how we were going to work these into a recipe, since we were not familiar with the little green bean. But help was on hand, as inside the packet we found a delightful little book of recipes to help us on our way. So to celebrate National Bean Day (6th January) we donned our aprons and got cooking...
Competition now closed. Congratulations to winners: Chelsey Grunshaw (Blackburn) and Victoria Loftus (Wigan).
