Tropical Christmas Cake Recipe
For the cake: 125ml Cointreau or orange juice if you don’t want to use alcohol 250g Dried pineapple – roughly chopped 100g Dried apricots – roughly chopped 100g glace cherries, halved 60g Dried mango...
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Christmas Gluten Free Caramel Chocolate Log Recipe
Ingredients: Butter for greasing 4 large eggs 125g golden caster sugar, plus extra for sprinkling 25g cocoa powder 50g oat flour (check the label to ensure it’s gluten-free) 100g dulce de leche (or Carnation...
Go Microbead Free with Green People
With microbeads starting to be banned in a number of countries it’s becoming apparent that going microbead free is the way forward. Learn more about microbeads and how you can stop using them below....
The History of Divine Chocolate
In the beginning… In the early 1990s the farmer’s co-op Kuapa Kokoo was set up by leading farmers in Ghana so they could sell their own cocoa to the Cocoa Marketing Company (CMC) which...
Eco-friendly gift wrap ideas this Christmas
It’s nearly that time again, and with Christmas coming up fast I’ve been thinking about gift wrap ideas for the season. In the UK alone we throw away 30% more rubbish over the festive...
Helping the Newcastle West End Food Bank on Black Friday
Once again we were subjected to various adaptations of ‘Black Friday’ from retailers this year in the early run up to Christmas to encourage us all to buy products we don’t need and spend...
Have a Fair Trade Christmas
Hopefully you’ve already got Christmas all planned out, or else you’re in the process of planning. If you’re looking for ways to make 25th of December more ethical for you and your family then...
Finally explained: blends vs single origin coffee
We’re sure you’ve heard it before that coffee blends are somehow different from single origin coffee. But what is all that fuss about exactly?
What Were We Getting For Christmas 10, 20 and 30 Years Ago?
It’s only one month until Christmas! Hopefully you’ve at least started your Christmas shopping (see our recommendations here) and maybe you’ve even finished it. We’re all itching to get our decorations up and waiting...
Cafedirect improving farmers’ livelihoods
An uphill battle won in Kenya The Cafedirect Producers Foundation (CPF) has been active for several years, changing the lives of farmers all over the world. The secret to its success? A focus on...