Christmas shopping
An ethical Christmas: ideas for 2020
2020 Christmas: let’s make a real difference! Ideas for an ethical festive season, supporting small and independent producers. Loads of ideas from cards to food hampers
Recipes
A recipe – Bocconotti from Abruzzo
Regional flavours Many moons ago, when I used to ski with school friends on the slopes of Abruzzo, I use to love stopping in cafes and enjoy a hot chocolate with one of the local chocolate cakes called bocconotti. Since this year we will unusually not spend Christmas in the Read more…
Recipes
Medjool dates recipe – Samra’s Dates
This week I was kindly sent a large box of Medjool dates to taste and test before Christmas. Until a few years ago, dates did nothing for me. I used to find them oversweet, dry and just not very nice. It all changed when I went to Morocco two years Read more…
Product review
Mini bites product review: Christmas selection by Donald Russell
Donald Russell are quality butchers from Scotland, who sell their wide variety of products (not just meat) online. A couple of months ago I received a great selection of some of their newly launched products, and last week I was kindly sent a box of their seasonal offering, the Christmas Read more…