A recipe from Edward III's chef Taillevent (1327 - 1377), 'Stewed Beef with Macrows' was blind taste-tested by a BBC Radio 4 discussion panel against a modern restaurant curry dish and it was generally agreed that the medieval dish was the 'authentic' curry.
Thousands of visitors come to the Moorcroft Heritage Visitor Centre in Burslem and enjoy a tour each year, seeing at first hand the diverse skills that are needed to create a piece of Moorcroft. This month we have three fabulous creations from Moorcroft for you to win...
Little choices can add up to make for a big change, so this Christmas the Soil Association has come up with ten ways for you to enjoy a festive period that is better for people, animals and the planet. The choices we make over the festive season - about what goes on our plates, the presents we buy, what we wear and what we put on our skin - have far reaching consequences for our health, the health of our countryside, and the development of countries across the world.
National Curry Week 9th - 15th October was started in 1998 to promote the cuisine and to raise funds for charities concentrating on hunger, malnourishment and poverty. Now it is your turn to join in.
October is Choctober - as the nation celebrates chocolate week again this year. Chocolate Week, voted the nations favourite themed week, a celebration of fine chocolate taking place from 10th-16th October.
What a fabulous way to start the month - with the hottest October on record and temperatures recorded at 29.9C in the South East. And to help keep October hot - we have some great prizes on offer this month: -
