20 January 2016

Ancient Roots with Modern Benefits – Steenbergs’ Top 10 Superfoods Selection

With Gwyneth Paltrow extolling the virtues of Matcha Tea and Victoria Beckham tweeting about the benefits of Bee Pollen, superfoods have never been more on trend.  Now through partnerships with like-minded artisan producers, Steenbergs offers a full...

08 December 2015

STEENBERGS SPICE TASTER PANEL

Steenbergs Lemon Chicken Rub & Steenbergs organic Smoky Paella Spice Blend

04 December 2015

Meet Sharmini - our new recipe collaborator!

We’re really pleased to announce our new partnership with Sharmini Thomas.  Originally from Kerala, Southern India, but now based in York, Sharmini runs her own cookery courses, is a cookery tutor for the City of York, and is a presenter and judge fo...

28 October 2015

Recipe: Potatoes Dauphinoise With Long Pepper and Grains of Paradise

With the nights drawing in and the leaves turning a rusty orange colour, I had promised Sophie that I would make Potatoes Dauphinoise, one of her favourites.  This is a tasty, homely dish that is full of the richness from the cream and milk.  I prefe...

23 October 2015

5 Ways with Pumpkin!

Halloween is drawing near and the nights are drawing in, but what do you do with the juicy flesh of your pumpkin once it is hollowed out for display?  We’ve gathered together 5 delicious recipes to tempt you into spicing up the humble pumpkin. Enjoy!...

07 October 2015

Recipe: Swallow Fish Kipper Kedgeree From Ramus Seafood

Back in 2011, I blogged about some of my favourite kippers from Northumberland.  After tasting kippers from Craster and Seahouses, I found those from Swallow Fish in Seahouses my favourite.

11 September 2015

Date and Masala Chai Smoothie

Back to school this month, so we're back to smoothies to kick start the day.

04 September 2015

Quick Quinoa And Halloumi Salad - Great Picnic Food

Quinoa Salad With Pomegranate Seeds, Olives And Parsley

28 August 2015

Yoghurt, Raspberries With Granola For Breakfast

Yoghurt with Raspberries and Granola

26 August 2015

Steenbergs Spice Taster Panel: organic Garam Masala & Madras Curry

Recently our taster panel had the joy of trying out 2 different spice blends: Madras Curry and Garam Masala.    Curries are very popular in British homes and Steenbergs aims to create authentic yet versatile curry blends to make enjoying Indian cuisi...

07 August 2015

Recipe For Fragrant Rose Rice Pudding or Rose Kheer

Rose Rice Pudding With Raspberries

19 July 2015

Cinnamongate: is cinnamon safe to eat?

We regularly get asked questions about the safety of cinnamon, e.g. “is cinnamon safe to consume?” or “how much coumarin is there in Steenbergs cinnamon?”  There's a lot of chatter about this issue in webworld and in blogs.

07 July 2015

Matcha Chai Smoothie - A Morning Pick-Me-Up

I was feeling a bit jaded this morning, so I needed a pick-me-up to kick start the morning.

24 June 2015

Cacao Chai Smoothie - A Quick Breakfast

This morning we made this dairy-free chocolate flavoured smoothie using almond and coconut milk.

13 June 2014

Spice Taster Panel - Ras Al Hanut and Organic Harissa with Rose

26 March 2014

Looking back over the past 10 years ... part 1

Steenbergs began life in the late autumn of 2003. Our youngest child had just had her first birthday and wasn't walking on her own. Steenbergs has now been going for around 10 years (our 2 children are nearly taller than Sophie) so we thought it was...

05 February 2014

Steenbergs Tasting Panel results - Spices 1

Spice Tastings

04 January 2012

A Little Bit About Myrrh

I wrote some time back about gold and frankincense, so to complete the trio, here are some notes on myrrh.