Christmas treats are here!
New Christmas stock is arriving daily. Here’s a selection. We’re open 7 days a week. Come and have a browse.
Glamorgan Sausages: cheese and herb sausages
This is a Delia Smith recipe. She writes: “This is adapted from a traditional Welsh recipe called Glamorgan Sausages. They really are lovely”. Jim thinks they go well with tomatoes halved, dusted with oregano, drizzled with olive oil and roasted in a moderate oven for approximately 20 minutes. We always have local free-range eggs and […]
Jute Bag Offer
Collect a free Yogi Tea jute bag when you buy any two boxes of Yogi Tea from the shop, whilst stocks last.
Apple Cream Made with ‘Codlin’ Apples
It’s apple season and we have five fine varieties of northern apples for sale in the shop, both cookers and eaters. Read more about their special qualities here. Here’s a recipe for one of the varieties of cooking apple that we have for sale: EMNETH EARLY (£1.50/kg) the best of the early codlins E.A. Bunyard, A Handbook of […]
New Poster to Promote our Local Cheeses
The names of our local cheeses are so evocative of our magnificent historic landscape and redolent with happy memories of good eating that we have produced a poster to celebrate them. In future postings we’ll be highlighting particular local and regional cheeses and the stories behind their names. If you would like a copy to […]
Chicken with Thyme, Olives and Garlic
This recipe is from Simple French Cuisine by Jenny Baker. It is ready in less than an hour and is absolutely delicious. It’s very easy and takes only minutes to prepare. We sell a wide range of seasoned olives, several different olive oils and salts, including Maldon. In the summer months we have growing herb plants, including thyme. Throughout […]
How many of these local cheeses do you know?
We support as many of our local cheese-makers as possible – and many of these cheeses have won awards over the years, with good reason! Most of the cheeses are vegetarian. All are clearly labelled as to whether they are vegetarian, unpasteurised (raw) and/or organic and made from cow, ewe, goat or buffalo milk. Here’s a selection […]
Follow Us on Twitter
We’ve recently started using Twitter to let people know about new items in stock, cheese-tastings in the shop, local events in and around Alston and to share news from producers all over the world. It is good to be in touch with our customers, especially when we receive feedback like this: Have to say that […]
eNewsletter launched: Your chance to win gift vouchers
This spring, we are starting a monthly e-newsletter to keep our customers up to date with news about the shop. It will also offer recipes, seasonal food tips, producer profiles, and occasional special offers from Alston Wholefoods.
Easter treats are here for you!
As well as our usual range of sweets and chocolates, including Booja-Booja, we have some special treats for Easter: Montezuma’s Peanut Butter Mini-eggs Montezuma’s Caramel filled chocolate eggs Cocoa Loco Organic Raspberry chocolate eggs Divine mini chocolate eggs Divine candy coated mini chocolate eggs Moo Free Easter eggs (vegan, gluten and dairy free) Mini Moos Bunnycomb […]
