The Ultimate Cheese Toastie Recipe

January 23, 2019

There’s no better antidote to cold winter weather than a hot cheese toastie, so we asked our cheesemonger and friend Rhuaridh of Buchanan’s Cheese, to share his ultimate cheese toastie recipe.   Ingredients to make one toastie: 2 slices of sourdough – we used our Waste Bread 100g Caerphilly cheese, crumbled 100g Ham Hock – […]

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Mary Quicke in a dairy farm

Baker’s Dozen with Mary Quicke

January 23, 2019

To capture a slice of life on Home Farm, we put our baker’s dozen of questions to Mary Quicke, whose family have run the Devonshire farm for 14 generations, and whose cheese we love to eat.   1. What time did you get up this morning? 6.30am. 2. How do you take your coffee? I […]

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GAIL's biscuits

Christmas Baking Classes

November 28, 2018

To get into the festive spirit, we’ll be running Christmas baking classes for children in selected bakeries. Find out class dates and which bakeries are hosting classes below. If you’d like your little ones to join us, please visit or call one of our bakeries below and let the team know. Please note all classes […]

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Win a GAIL’s Christmas Hamper with Bramley Soap

November 26, 2018

We are delighted to give away a Christmas gift box (RRP £85) with some of our favourite festive goodies. Enter for your chance to win a box of our Mince Pies, Cinnamon Stars, Amaretti, Sour Cherry & Chocolate Drop Cookies, Speculoos Biscuits, our festive Clementine & Star Anise Jam and Bramley’s Fern gift set, which […]

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lamb soup

Moroccan Lamb Harira Soup Recipe

November 18, 2018

Moroccan Harira Soup – Serves 8 – 10 as a main Traditionally eaten during Ramadan to break the fast, with a handful of medjool dates. Ingredients 700g lamb mince 3 medium onions or 2 large, chopped 8 garlic cloves, minced 5 celery stalks, diced 1 400g tin of chopped tomatoes 400g chickpeas, tinned or jarred […]

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