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Great places to eat in West Dorset
We often get asked for recommendations for great places to eat by people who are visiting for a weekend break or longer holiday. We have gathered together some of our favourite places to eat in locations across Dorset. You can view the others in our series here… Great Places to Eat in East Dorset Great […]
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Easy Easter Simnel Cake Recipe
Easy Easter Simnel Cake Recipe This easy Easter Simnel Cake Recipe is one of my favourite cakes, partly because of my love affair with marzipan, but this cake is also a great way to use up any of the dried fruit you may have in your cupboards. Simnel cakes are a traditional Easter cake which […]
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Recipe for Hot Cross Buns
Recipe for Hot Cross Buns If you are looking for something to bake at home, here is our Easter classic recipe for Hot Cross Buns. If you are struggling to find flour or yeast in the shops, many farm shops have these in ready supply. You can check our list of independent farm shops still […]
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Heather’s Christmas Cake Recipe
Heather’s Christmas Cake Recipe Heather recently had this Christmas Cake recipe published in the Blackmore Vale magazine and it is one of her favourites. This recipe will provide you with that delicious deep Christmassy flavour whether you make it 2 months or 2 days before Christmas. The secret is cooking together many of the ingredients […]
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Buy local meat direct from your Dorset Farm
Buy local meat direct from your Dorset farm or butcher. Many of us are trying to support local businesses in this season and as lockdown eases enough for us to begin to meet with friends and loved ones, we may be start to look to buy local meat for our dinner tables. If you are […]
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Review of Fromage to Yours in Ringwood
Review of Fromage to Yours in Ringwood. Nestled just behind the high street in the market town of Ringwood, ‘Fromage to Yours’ (great name!) is a cute deli, providing locally produced cheese and charcuterie platters. I’m a cheese freak, so actually did a double-take when I walked past it one day. Owner James was extremely […]
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Review of the Greyhound Inn in Corfe Castle
Review of the Greyhound Inn in Corfe Castle Corfe village is not just home to the remains of a big Castle, one of Dorset’s most beautiful landmarks, the picturesque village is also a busy hub of cafes, historical pubs, traditional stone cottages, country walks heading towards the coast, a museum, and its very own steam […]
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Review of Chicken and Blues – East Dorset
Review of Chicken and Blues in East Dorset Chicken and Blues was launched in Bournemouth in 2013 by two friends – Joshua Simons and Steve Crawford. Started with a shared passion of Southern Fried Chicken and proper BBQ, they opened their first shop in Boscombe, then called the Chicken Shack. They quickly had queues out […]
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Review of Sancha in Bournemouth
Review of Sancha – Japanese inspired sweet bakes made in Bournemouth Sancha is a business born out of the Pandemic when owner Sam had to leave his much loved Japan to come home during Lockdown and his passion for the country and its cuisine and culture spilled over into this new business with Japanese inspired […]
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Review of Polly’s Petals and their edible flower kits
Review of Polly’s Petals and their edible flower kits. I am a huge fan of flowers… growing in the garden, cut in a vase, dried or edible. I love the bright colours, the smell, the shapes, the textures, all of it! Imagine my joy when Polly’s Petals contacted me to tell me about their edible […]
