We have always enjoyed Mornflake oats as a family but, since a visit to one of their oat fields and their factory last summer, I feel like I really am invested with them. They too are a Cheshire business and, we Cheshire businesses need to stick together-especially where farming is concerned. Indeed, two of Cheshire’s … [Read more…]
Pulses and grains are some of the healthy, nutritious and filling foods you an eat. Indeed, The United Nations has declared 2016 to be the International Year of Pulses. Pulse crops such as lentils, beans, peas and chickpeas are a critical part of the general food basket, according to the UN. Pulses are a vital … [Read more…]
Every Christmas I see those bags of nuts in the supermarket. I remember as a child, my Nana used to get them and she kept them in a wooden bowl (possibly nut shaped) on a table with a nutcracker next to them. I remember sitting by them and looking at the strange shapes and smelling … [Read more…]
We all live busy lives but a new survey suggests it is mums who usually bare the brunt of most of the busiest bits. According to the study, commissioned by Toby Carvery, the average mum doesn’t sit down until 8.07pm. This is the average. Many won’t sit down until much later than that. Clearing up … [Read more…]
The problem with writing about this year’s Christmas cake recipe is that most cooks (unless you made it in July) will not have tasted it yet. Undeterred, I am bringing you my 2015 offering with a warning. If it turns out wrong, don’t blame me. I have based my cakes in the past on Mary … [Read more…]
This week, I really fancied stuffing with my Sunday dinner but we had none of the packet variety in so I decided to try and make my own. I recently visited the Mornflake factory in Crew. You can read about it here and we had some Oatbran in the cupboard. Being full of a cold and … [Read more…]
Today I took the kids to a farm to celebrate Open Farm Sunday. We went to Shoots Delph Farm in St Helens. Like our farm, it has been passed down through generations of the Forster family for hundreds of years and they run a successful organic meat business raising cattle and sheep which they butcher … [Read more…]
If you follow me on twitter, you may have noticed a banner on the top of my profile picture which says #BringHometheHarvest. What does it mean? I hear you ask? Well, tomorrow, September 20th kick-starts the beginning of British Food Fortnight and naturally, living on a farm. This is something very close to my heart. … [Read more…]
So we’ve nearly completed two days of the Organix No Junk Challenge. It has gone okay. I say okay because it could have been better. Day one, Boo had a wheat biscuit for breakfast. I have written about this before because despite all brands of wheat biscuits not tasting in the least bit sweet, they … [Read more…]
