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Category: Dorset Food & Drink

Tea loaf

This simple and not-too-sweet loaf bake requires no fancy equipment – just a little time to steep the dried fruit before a nice slow...

Global cocoa shortage hits Dorset’s top chocolatiers

Rachael Rowe spoke to two of Dorset’s artisan chocolatiers who are facing tough choices – but refusing to compromise their product Chocoholics will no doubt...

Help, hope …and great coffee

Newly opened at Sturminster Newton, the Vale Family Hub offers vital community support for North Dorset residents ‘How did we get here? Blood, sweat, tears,...

Wine geekery: the fun side of grapes

Sadie Wilkins from Sherborne’s award-winning indie wine merchant says its time we started to ask a little more about the story in the bottle We’re...

Food to keep the colds away

Expert Karen Geary looks at how whole foods, spices and giving your gut what it loves can really boost your immune system this winter The...

Fluffy pancakes

I’ve always been intrigued by the super-fluffy, almost soufflé-like pancakes that grace my social media pages, and have been on a quest to try...

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This is your sign to enter

Everything you need to know about veteran showing – as told by someone towed round the ring by a veteran with delusions of youth...

Dorset has real farm-to-(school)plate potential

Free school meals made from local Dorset produce could provide healthier options, reduce food miles and support farmers, suggests Andrew Livingston In an age when...