sara | February 19, 2010
I have been asked about national food weeks that are celebrated in the UK.
After a google search I have found the following national food weeks are celebrated in the UK.
Some of the dates are for 2009 and the dates for 2010 have to be confirmed.
British Yorkshire Pudding Day Annually on the 1st Sunday in February [...]
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sara | December 18, 2009
I have just been reading that this January (2010) will be the 11th annual Farmhouse Breakfast Week organised by the HGCA.
Farmhouse Breakfast Week highlights the benefits of starting the day with a healthy balanced breakfast and is a great opportunity to celebrate the rich wealth of breakfast foods found across the country.
What is your favourite [...]
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sara | December 17, 2009
I was interested to read in the Farmers Guardian about Defra drawing up a new code of practice for labelling pork products.
The new code of practice will see retailers and processors clearly displaying the origin of the pork on the front of packets which will see an end to ambiguous labelling that has previously seen [...]
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sara | November 9, 2009
I have been sent some information to help promote the healthy benefits of eating macadamia nuts, they make a great healthy snack idea!
Macadamias can make an enormous contribution to a balanced, healthy diet and lifestyle. They have a higher level of monounsaturated fats (”good fats”) than other nuts, meaning they can help to combat an [...]
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sara | November 2, 2009
I am often asked if you can eat duck eggs. The answer is definately yes. Duck eggs can be used in the same way as hen eggs.
They are particularly good for:
omelettes
pancakes
poaching
scrambling
If you enjoy a fry up or a boiled egg for breakfast then a duck egg is a good substitute for a hen egg [...]
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sara | October 11, 2009
For the final day of British Egg Week (5th-11th October 2009) I thought I would share how to hard boil an egg.
Put the eggs (still in their shells) into boiling water and boil for 10 minutes. Try not to over cook for more than 10 minutes as the eggs may be discoloured. Put the eggs immediately [...]
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sara | October 8, 2009
This week (5th-11th October 2009) is British Egg Week so I thought in light of a recent survey that found that a 17% struggle to boil an egg.
Boiled Eggs – Eggs can be soft or hard boiled.
Soft Boiled Eggs can be cooked in a number of ways.
You can plunge the eggs (still in their shells) [...]
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sara | October 5, 2009
I have just learnt that British Egg Week starts today!
New research commissioned for British Egg Week (5-11 October 2009) shows that people spend on average just eight minutes having breakfast today which is half the time they spent 20 years ago (15 minutes).
Although eggs are a favourite for most people, the nation struggles to cook [...]
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sara | October 3, 2009
This Summer the RSPCA launched the BBQ Source campaign, which focused on making people aware of issues surrounding animal welfare, especially when shopping for meat for the barbecue. The campaign offers help and advice to welfare-conscious consumers who don’t want to forget the ’source’ of their meat when cooking on the BBQ.
As part of the [...]
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sara | September 21, 2009
I have been asked about selling duck eggs for eating.
We have two Indian Runners and can get about two 2 three eggs a day, we would like to sell them to the public can anyone tell me the rules and regulations on selling to the public! I have read so many different things I am [...]
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