Kokova Magazine

Honeybuns Bakery create award-winning gluten-free cakes and bakes for all the family - and now, thanks to Emma Goss-Custard sharing her recipes, you too can cook fabulous gluten-free cakes at home - because baking gluten-free doesn't have to be hard work or result in cakes and puddings that are free-from flavour. We picked up a copy of Emma's Honeybuns recipe book and decided to see how easy it was to create our own Heathcliff Brownies at home.

Christmas is a great time for cinnamon but many people forget this little bark spice for the rest of the year. Consider the benefits of having cinnamon on the table all year round - nestled beside the salt and pepper as an added condiment to breakfast, lunch or dinner. With an Original Cinnamon Lovers Pack from Cinnamon Hill you can have fresh ground cinnamon everyday.

Last year, for many, RumFest appeared to be a good excuse to down as many rum and rum cocktails as you can get your hands on during the allocated serving times but for 2013 we found the party had become a more sedate affair. If RumFest intended this move towards more of an appreciation event then it is a positive step and one that will be interesting to review in 2014.

The Whisky Exchange Whisky Show (TWEWS) is the UK's finest whisky festival, which brings together distillers and whisky lovers from all over the world, into the heart of London, for a truly luxurious food and whisky experience. And once again, TWEWS 2013 has pushed the boundaries and shown that their knowledge of whisky pairing can bring together unexpected flavours with surprisingly good results.

What started as a sunny weekend soon turned into a tidal wave of rain with torrential downpours and westerly winds, yet nothing could dampen the enthusiasm of the crowds at this year's CarFest South. Together with CarFest North both events raise money for BBC Children in Need and are organised by DJ, TV presenter and mega car enthusiast Chris Evans.

Appleby Creamery is a traditional small artisan producer creating a range of locally inspired cheeses from time honoured Cumbrian recipes. We were excited to taste-test a selection from the Appleby Creamery range - and would certainly recommend them to cheese lovers everywhere.