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Mortimer Chocolate Company launches into Ocado
Launching a hot chocolate product in the heat of summer? You’d think you’d have to be mad, but this is exactly what Berkshire based independent chocolate maker, Mortimer Chocolate is doing this July. Their range of drinking chocolates: chocolate, salted caramel and...
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Yare Valley Oils is getting saucy
Yare Valley Oils introduces new pesto and horseradish sauces to their range in time for the barbecue season Well, staring out of the window at the moment it may not look particularly like barbecue weather. Rain, rain and more rain but don’t let that stop you from...
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Recipe: Halloumi Lentil Salad
Our Halloumi Lentil Salad is very much a 'fridge foraging' recipe as in, ‘what would go together to make something tasty’, so it can be as flexible as you want to make it. Having a good chunk of halloumi cheese to play with, we chose ingredients that complemented it....
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Edible flowers: What’s safe, what’s not
Including flowers as decoration for foods has been around for a long time and there has been an increasing trend in their use amongst social media users, on Instagram, in particular. It certainly makes for an an eye catching photograph and while...
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Recipe: Make a Simnel Cake for Easter
There are many versions of the story of how the Simnel cake originated, so it is difficult to ascertain which one is actually true, so to save confusion we’ll not go into the details. What is known, is that nowadays it is made for Easter and decorated with marzipan...
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Go wild – enjoy a Scottish venison charcuterie box
Scottish artisan producer Great Glen Charcuterie have come up with a delicious solution to solve your ordering dilemma. Let their Wild Venison Feast box be the aid to your indecision. The box contains a wonderful selection of their finest wild venison products and...
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Farm Shop & Deli show showcasing artisan food and drink producers
The Farm Shop & Deli show is the sector’s leading event for delicatessens, farm shops, restaurants, garden centres, food halls, butcheries and bakeries. The trade event returns to Birmingham’s NEC from 8th –10th April 2019. The annual event...
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Roythornes food business breakfast event: Driving growth in a competitive market
Artisan Food Trail partner, Roythorne's Solictors are holding a networking event aimed specifically for those working in the food industry. The event also includes a talk on driving growth in a competitive market. Date: Thursday 4th April 2019 Time: 07:30 – 10:00am...
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New looks and new lines from Fudge Kitchen
It’s new looks and new flavours from Fudge Kitchen who are unveiling their repackaged range of ‘Delectables’. The products include handmade caramels and brittles, some dairy-free, plus they’ve added five new lines of confectionery; Lemongrass & Chilli Brittle,...
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Artisan Food Trail members exhibiting at IFE 2019
The International Food & Drink Event (IFE) is taking place at ExCeL on 17th – 20th March 2019 in London. It is a celebration of over 1,300 innovative, global and cutting-edge food and drink manufacturers. The trade show brings the opportunity to discover emerging...
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What is Blind Baking?
Blind baking is when a pastry case for a pie or tart is baked before adding the filling – it’s most important when you’re going to use a wet filling, such as custard. If a wet filling is poured over raw pastry it prevents the pastry base from cooking properly and will...
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How much pastry do I need?
Unless you are working to a specific recipe for a pie, tart or flan it’s not always easy to determine just how much shortcrust pastry is required. We can hear you asking, “how much pastry do I need?” Although the process of making a batch of shortcrust pastry is...
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