Chocolate Chestnut Cake/Pudding
If you eat this while it’s still warm, you’ll need a spoon to dish it out and the consistency will be more like a mousse than a cake. If you allow it to cool, it will be quite a dense cake, easy to slice (and eat). If you keep it overnight in the fridge it […]
Mr Vikkis Pasta
This recipe from Mr Vikkis is classic British fusion cooking, full of flavour and very satifying. Fast and delicious. We sell absolutely everything you need to make this meal, including the fresh parsley. Mr Vikkis wide range of pickles and sauces made in Cumbria have won over eighty awards. Using the best ingredients that he […]
Organic Microgreens – now available
We are delighted to be able to offer Organic Microgreens from Alston Market Garden. To ensure their freshness the microgreens are picked when needed. Please pre-order your microgreens at the shop, or by email, or by phone 01434 381588. See below for the range of microgreens on offer. Why eat Microgreens? Microgreens are vegetable and […]
Dhal News and Recipes
Revealed! Greencity’s Red Lentil Dhal Recipe. New to us: Essential Trading’s Organic Spicy Dhal Mix. More about the British Dal Festival.
Get Creative with Cumberland Honey Mustard
Cumberland Honey Mustards have been lovingly produced in Alston by Geoff Cole and Marilyn Avens since 1983, and they are immensely popular here and much further afield too. There are visitors who call into our shop each year specially to replenish their supplies. Alston Wholefoods stocks the full range Cumberland Mustards (8 flavours), plus sauces, […]
Apple and Almond Pudding
It’s apple season and we have some fine varieties of northern apples for sale in the shop, both cookers and eaters. Read more about their special qualities here. This is a Delia Smith recipe. It tastes delicious and is very easy to make. Serves 4-6 people. You will need a buttered pie dish approximately 1 ½ pint […]
Summer Drinks + Recipes
We offer a wide range of drinks for summer, including ready-to-drink bottles of Fentimans (made in Hexham), pressés from Belvoir Fruit Farm, fruit and vegetable juices from Cawston Press and Thorncroft. We also sell fresh lemons, limes and ginger for garnishes. This month we are highlighting our cordials with some recipe ideas. From Mr Fitzpatrick […]
Linguine with Mushrooms, Lemon, Garlic and Thyme
This recipe is one of Nigella Lawson’s favourites. It is very quick and easy to make. The mushrooms also make a great salad, in which case increase the amount of mushrooms to 375g – leaving out the pasta but keeping the other ingredients the same. If all you can find are button mushrooms, this is still […]
Nettle and Ricotta Gnocchi
Nettles are rich in vitamin C and iron and are plentiful at this time of year. Any recipe using spinach can be made by replacing with nettles. These nettle and ricotta gnocchi are a spring time treat. However, there is always the option of making extra to freeze for eating later in the year. Havesting […]
Hot Chocolate
Snow is on the way. Time for luxuriously spiced hot chocolate. We sell cinnamon sticks, vanilla pods and whole nutmeg. If you use our Montezuma 73% Dark Cooking Chocolate to make this hygge drink you won’t pay any VAT. Recipe from The Hairy Bikers on BBC Foodtriedtomers
