November is World Vegan Month. Choosing to become a vegan has never been easier with so much advice and support available to you at the click of a button on the internet. There are so many vegan recipe books and restaurants and you can find many vegan staples in your local supermarket too.

Halloween is a great time to get crafty but your creativity doesn’t need to stop at the decorations and costumes. You can get really imaginative with the party food too! Kids just love being presented with bugs, blood and guts and other gruesome looking food at the table and you’ll be amazed at what most […]

It’s National Seafood Week. We all know fish is good for us and that most of us should eat more of it. But it’s all too easy not to see past the five most popular fish that we Brits eat. Did you know that those five are prawns, tuna, cod, salmon and haddock? Are those your […]

We couldn’t let an event like National Curry Week go by without mentioning it in the blog, after all it is one of our staples in the SK kitchen. The beauty of curry is that it has such variety. Whether you like it hot with lots of chili (always fresh ones of course) or prefer […]

It’s British Egg Week, so tell us, do you like them scrambled, fried, poached or hard-boiled? The beauty of eggs is that they are ultimate convenience food, packed with nutrition (18 different vitamins and minerals are in one egg) and massively versatile.

It might be a little early to get too optimistic about the chances of whichever home nation you support winning the Rugby World Cup (although England fans will be sweating the result against Australia tomorrow) but there’s no reason not to settle down and enjoy the spectacle of this great sporting event! We love the […]

What do apples, venison, blackberries, oysters, crab, parsnips and runner beans have in common? They are all in season during British Food Fortnight, which we are currently marking.

Why not use Mexican Independence Day (September 16th) – as an excuse to enjoy a themed dinner? Don’t worry about it being too spicy, there’s options for everyone and if you’re cooking it yourself, you can be as brave (or restrained) as you like with the spice! The main thing about Mexican food is the […]

Isn’t it hard to get back into the routine after such a long summer break? Getting those packed lunches sorted and of course the snacks ready when the hordes come streaming through the door declaring: “I’m starving…….what have we got to eat?”