There is a sneaky kind of joy in treating someone to a little pick-me-up. You brew sinister plots for days, looking at this website and that, going to 007 lengths to conceal your nefarious designs from the intended recipient, just so you can watch them instantly transform into a wide-eyed child on Christmas at the sight of that daintily wrapped box of goodies.
Yes, gifts are all about brewing sinister schemes - and love. Gifts are about love. And so it matters when they are prepared with a genuine passion for making people happy.
With this in mind, we have made sure to select the very best suppliers for our hampers and gifts offering. We are proud to unveil The English Cream Tea Company as one of the suppliers we have chosen to work with.
Started by Jane Malyon in 2011, The English Cream Tea Company aims to deliver the posh hotel afternoon tea experience. Jane and her husband Roger are passionate about proper afternoon tea and want to share that passion with the world.
One of the reasons we have selected The English Cream Tea Company is the quintessential Englishness of the products they offer - luxury jams, marmalade and of course tea.
Jane is a genuinely nice person who approaches her work with dedication, professionalism and enthusiasm. It sure helps when you know you're working with good people!
From Beder's Kitchen is a charity cook book containing a collection of recipes and reflections from amazing foodies around the world including head and executive chefs at some of the UK's leading restaurants; MasterChef winners; TV chefs; food bloggers; nutritionists; best-selling authors; a Great British Bake Off winner and mental health advocates.
There are 90 contributors in all, who have donated recipes and shared their personal experiences and words of advice about looking after their mental health and how food has played a part in that.
Among those involved are Gordon Ramsay, world famous chef and TV personality; Yotam Ottolenghi, restaurateur, chef and best-selling author; Atul Kochhar, chef and TV regular; Carla Henriques, executive pastry chef at Hawksmoor; Michael Zee, author and creator of Symmetry Breakfast; Romy Gill, chef and TV regular; Judy Joo, host of Korean Food Made Simple; Joudie Kalla, author of Palestine on a Plate; Jack Blumenthal, chef and son of Heston; David Atherton, Great British Bake Off 2019 winner; Liz Earle, writer, TV presenter and author; and Miles Kirby, chef director at Caravan.
The lighter evenings, stunning warm summer sun (fingers crossed!) and the UK’s perfect picnic spots all call for celebrations and what better way to do so than with a Cartwright & Butler poshnic?
Not so glorious outside? As we all know, the classic British summer can be unpredictable, but even if it’s dramp and dreary, you can still enjoy a poshnic indoors.
Here are some top tips for turning your everyday picnic into something special
Here is the perfect scone recipe used by afternoon tea specialists The English Cream Tea Company.
Ingredients
3 x cups plain flour
half tsp salt
2 x tsp bicarbonate of soda
quarter cup caster sugar
85 grams cold butter
284ml buttermilk
half cup sultanas
Baking Instructions (makes eight yummy scones)
Preheat oven to 200C / 395F and line a baking tray with non-stick paper.
Sift 3 cups of plain (all purpose) flour into a bowl or mixer along with half teaspoon of salt, 2 teaspoons of bicarbonate of soda and quarter cup of caster sugar.
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