Posted by chefhermes on November 27, 2011 · Comments Off
This post on jam has been inspired by the lovely owners of Hawkshead Relish. I dropped in to visit them the morning after our stay at L’Enclume in Cartmel. Hawkshead Relish is a triumph against the odds, originally the owners had a small cafe in the quaint Lake District village of Hawkshead. They started to … Read more
Posted by chefhermes on June 23, 2011 · Comments Off
Originally thought only to be grown in Mexico due a combination of climate, eco-system & the bees required for pollination, vanilla is now widely available globally. This is due to a 12 year old slave boy called Edmond Albius from the former French colony of Reunion, who discovered that the Vanilla orchid could be hand … Read more
