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Category: Dorset Food & Drink

How we ate – historic recipes from Dorset

The alchemy of cookery with a 17th century adventurer and the secrets of some old Dorset kitchens – Fanny Charles Fifty years ago there wasn’t...

Have you ever made bagels?

I personally love the texture of a good bagel – slightly chewy and dense. As you’d expect, nothing beats home baked ones – and...

The Old Brewery Cafe and Kitchen

Rachael Rowe visits the Gillingham hotspot that has transformed from Moto Corsa dealership to mussels and marshmallows among the motorbikes With motorbike displays in the...

The Green Cafe at Henstridge

Rachael Rowe visits the cosy hub of community, coffee, and culinary delights which is building a reputation for its fresh fare and warm welcome When...

The international taste of our Local Flavours

Celebrating the quality and diversity of food and drink in Dorset (with a pinch of Wiltshire and Somerset) with Fanny Charles When I created the...

The easiest,most comforting, Butternut Squash Soup

This is the perfect comfort food for January - it’s so simple to make, really good for you anddeliciously thick and moreish for those...

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A foal named Lettuce

Selling from the field, the calorific need of pregnant mares and a galloping success story – Lucy Procter has had an intense few weeks Scrolling...

Aldi plans new store for Sturminster Newton

Discount supermarket chain Aldi has revealed plans for a new store in Sturminster Newton – and is inviting residents to have their say. The proposed...