With an extension being granted to the final throws of summer, and the predicted warm spell set to last a few more weeks, take advantage of the last of the sunshine with a picnic at one of the best spots in the UK. There's something simple and satisfying about tucking into a spread of sandwiches and cakes, perched on a tartan blanket and balancing a plastic plate on your knee while sipping tea from a flask.
With speciality food and drink demand on the increase, we bring you a small selection of independent businesses that are available to try without leaving home. Shop online and expand your selection of home-grown and family produced food from around the UK.
Husband and wife team Jon and Gill Thompson have worked together to produce a perfect gift for foodies, from sustainable and locally sourced materials. At their home at Sytch Farm Studios, in Shropshire, the pair have created handmade rustic wooden boards and stoneware pots perfect for fans of tapas, cheese, charcuterie and sharing platters.
Christmas in September usually has us backing away, as we don't like to start talking festive until after Halloween - but this year the Nutrifamily explosion has us jumping in our seat with excitement for the things to come. Take a look at what Christmas is bringing this year to Nutribullet lovers all over the UK! This Christmas there will be a new range of exciting additions joining the Nutribullet and completing the NutriFamily.
The Cotswolds Distillery was founded by Dan Szor, who gave up his 30 year career as a hedge fund manager to invest £4million into the start-up of this rural distillery. Set in a 5 acres of beautiful Cotswolds countryside and housed in a stunning Cotswolds stone building, the distillery is the first of its kind in the area, and only one of five whisky distilleries in the entirety of the UK.
This Vegetarian lasagne loaf is simple to make with a few Essential ingredients from Waitrose. Suitable for vegetarians - and all the family - choose this for one of your 'meat-free' days. Total time: 40 minutes Serves: 4
