It all began four hundred years ago, when East India Company ships journeyed back home across bright seas laden with culinary treasures to revolutionise our tastes and grace Christmas tables with the flavours of faraway lands. Rich spices and indulgent sweetness combined to introduce British palates to epicurean influences that were destined to change our tastes forever.
Centuries ago, The East India Company (EIC) began to transform our nation's tastes. Ships and explorers returned from distant lands carrying foreign flavours that brought vibrancy and colour to the nation's dining tables, changing our palates forever. Chocolate, spices, and even tea, once new and extraordinary luxuries, soon became an indispensable part of our lives. Last week we made our own journey of discovery and paid a visit to the East India Company's flagship store in Conduit Street, London.
Are you struggling to bake delicious gluten- or dairy-free treats that all the family can enjoy? Perhaps you can't get your special-diet bakes to taste as good as traditional recipes. Help is now at hand from one of Britain's favourite chefs, Phil Vickery, who has teamed up with Squires Kitchen to create Seriously Good!™ gluten- and dairy-free cookie and cupcake mixes.
At Easy Bean, they love beans, peas and lentils. They're nature's healthiest food; packed with protein, virtually fat free, with more fibre than many wholegrains and so tasty that most of the world eats them in their favourite dishes - from spicy chilli and dhal to creamy hummus to hearty lentil soup. By creating delicious new ways to enjoy beans, Easy Bean are giving them the culinary status they deserve - viva la bean!
Heinz have staked a claim in the free-from market with their Deliciously Gluten Free pasta range - producing pasta that is as good as, if not better, than their 'original' gluten-packed varieties. We discovered their Deliciously Gluten Free Penne at the London 2013 Allergy & Free From Show in June and it really is the best gluten-free pasta we have tried to date.
How often have you looked in the cupboards and wondered what meal to make? Wondered what new recipe you could try if you only had the right ingredients, the time or the inspiration to get cooking? Well, now you can with Hello Fresh. They take the worry out of organising the right ingredients, put the surprise back into menu choices and take the time to collect everything together for you and deliver it straight to your door.
