The Authoritative Guide to Preserve Making. First Preserves is the first book by the UK's leading preserves authority, Vivien Lloyd. Acting as the go-to-guide for beginners and enthusiasts alike, it not only features a variety of recipes, but covers everything you need to know to understand the science of making successful preserves, including the history, method and most importantly, the reasons why.
Nothing beats a slice of fresh, warm bread - smothered in melting butter! But if you are on a free-from diet is this delightful food combination a thing of the past? We take a look at some free-from bread to see if it is up to the challenge of being worthy of the name. At over £2.50 a loaf, most of these products are double the price of a regular, full size family loaf - but are they worth it?
The oldest butchers on Smithfield Meat Market, Keevil and Keevil, are joining us to celebrate National Butchers' Week (25th - 31st March 2012). Keevil and Keevil have been supplying London's leading hotels and restaurants since 1794. With their recently-launched website, customers across the UK can now order the same high quality meat and cheese online, and have it delivered to their door by courier.
How would you like to grow healthy, green food for you and your family all year round, but do it easily and cheaply? Rocket Gardens have created a whole new way for you to enjoy an entirely stress free way of creating a hugely productive vegetable garden, with none of the hassle.
Your freezer's a hero! You can freeze food you haven't had time to eat right up to its 'use by' date. It acts like a pause button, giving us more time to eat the food we buy. Once frozen it won't spoil and puts the 'use by' date on hold. It's safe to freeze almost any food. If it's got a 'use by' date simply freeze it before the date, and when you are ready - defrost and use it within 24 hours.
February is the month for lovers - and chocolate will most certainly be on the menu for quite a few of us! But to help you stick to your diet resolutions we take a look at what else is readily in season this month.
