Kokova Magazine

My Secret Kitchen is the UK's first food and drink tasting company and with the start to the New Year they love to have a stab at the next food and drink trends for the coming year and beyond. The team has spent many years travelling the world and presenting food trends to major food manufactures. They now spend their time launching unusual and trend setting foods through home tasting events throughout the UK. Think the Tupperware party concept… but with food.

Chilli plants are very rewarding to grow, and now it's easy too, with South Devon Chilli Farm's new 'One-Pot' chilli growing kit. Not only very ornamental, the chilli plant will also provide a supply of fresh chillies for the kitchen. The kit contains everything needed to grow a beautiful and productive chilli plant on a sunny windowsill; no pricking-out or transplanting, and no other items needed.

Forget asparagus tips and oysters, the tastiest and finest aphrodisiac has to be hot smoked salmon from Chesil Smokery in Dorset - packed full of libido-enhancing Omega 3 to add a little passion to your Valentine's Day. Salmon is an excellent source of protein and is full of Omega 3 which is proven to elevate levels of serotonin - the hormone which is directly linked to mood and libido.

The start of the new school term can be a testing time for any parent who needs to find a filling, healthy alternative to add to the packed lunch box. And finding something the kids will like has been made just a little easier with the help of Chedds! With all the smooth, mild flavour of Cathedral City, Chedds is tasty and nutritious and the perfect snack for growing children.

Treat your loved ones this Valentine's Day 14th February and indulge their passion with a Honeybuns' Vintage Teacup and Cake gift. A charming teacup and saucer from the Honeybuns' vintage china collection, filled with two delicious Milk Chocolate Brownie mini cakes, handmade in their award-winning artisan bakery.

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...