1. Larder 14 November 2008

   Perfecting Pork

   

   Sam Young is in piggy delight on a vist to the Butler family farm near Blythburgh, Suffolk. As soon as you meet the Butler family it is crystal clear their passion for all things piggy and by the time you leave their beautiful farm in Halesworth, close to the coastal delights of North East Suffolk, a little of this enthusiasm will definitely have rubbed off on you!

   By Sam Young

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2. Larder 9 September 2008

   The top top fruit

   

   As summer begins to draw to a close, it’s time to welcome the sweet delights of the autumnal harvests. A ripe month for lush fruit and veggies, September brings a harvest of juicy plums, wild blackberries, succulent pears and not to forget the age old fruity favourite – the traditional British apple!

   By Julie West

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3. Larder 4 August 2008

   Sausages time honoured stable of the BBQ!

   

   As we stride ahead into the ever temperamental British Summer, we lovingly welcome the BBQ back into our culinary repertoire. Come rain or shine many a mealtime will now be spent rescuing bits of unidentifiable char grilled food from the flaming pits of the BBQ. Of course no menu is complete without the time-honoured king of the BBQ – the sausage!

   By Julie West

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4. Larder 1 July 2008

   The truth about smoking

   

   Foods have been preserved by smoke-curing since the era of Neolithic man. During the Middle Ages people relied upon heavily smoked and salted foods to survive through the lean winters and into the spring. It involved giving the food a high salt content (up to 15%), smoking them for days or even weeks, resulting in salty, tough and somewhat unpalatable foods.

   By Julie West

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5. Larder 19 May 2008

   A round of grass

   

   Green and purple asparagus is grown throughout many parts of Suffolk and Norfolk and sold all over the region to farm shops, delis, green grocers and at farmers markets. Traditionally the first available fresh vegetable of the English season, asparagus is eagerly awaited. From the end of April/early May it starts to appear.

   By Julie West

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