Yes, it looks like the trimmings from a witch’s broomstick, but salsify is a good deal more tasty than it...
This month, our columnist Anna Hedworth, aka The Grazer, offers up a new take on peaches I had some amazing peaches...
…but it is the time of year which keeps the industry going. How do you like it? Every year on December 25 the majority of us still gather round the table and decide to eat turkey. Some of us love it and some us find it dry, a total waste...
Standing outside the kitchen door to have a think about this month’s column, I can’t believe it’s summer already. It’s...
Summer has finally arrived, and with it comes beer festival season! I’ve already had the pleasure of catching up with...
It’s so cold we barely want to go out in the garden and pick at the moment. But the bonus is the sunrises and our chef Richard in the Tea Room has been sharing his early morning sunrise and kale snaps on Facebook. The great news is the sprouting broccoli...
Hot Beef Satays Author: George Payne Ingredients 450g lean beef sirloin, rump or topside steaks, cut into 2½cm cubes...
Gone are the days when a salad of wilting lettuce leaves, tomatoes and cucumber was the order of the day....
It’s been a varied summer weather-wise with more rain than expected, and at times I’ve felt like I’m growing plants to feed the slugs. The herbs have been doing well, maybe because I usually don’t water them enough? Sage has been especially good this summer and we are now drying...
Having just returned from a very relaxing, sea-tastic and majorly foodie holiday in Cornwall it has been quite tricky to...
Helen Stanton of Forum Books in Corbridge, The Bound, Whitley Bay, and The Accidental Bookshop, Alnwick, reviews the latest food...
Your skin is the largest organ of the human body all some 22sqft of it – and it’s exposed to toxins, infections, damaging sun rays, harmful chemicals and much more. To keep it healthy, you need to treat it from the inside. Traditionally, cleavers (goose grass, sticky jacks) have been...



















