Berry Scrumptious Blog

It was an early start in the Berry Scrumptious kitchen this morning, preparing and dispatching our fresh chocolate covered strawberry gifts for International Mother's Day. So when Claire was invited by our friend, neighbour & fellow farmer's wife Carole for coffee and cake she wasn't going to say "No", especially as Carole is a talented baker.   As well as very kindly giving me the recipe for her Lemon Curd Layer Cake, Carole also gave me a wee tour of their High Seas Hobbit, a brilliantly quirky option for glamping (glamorous camping).  Just wait til you see their toilet....

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If you are involved in any way in food and drink in Grampian (not just eating and drinking it!) then come along to the inaugural Grampian Foodie TweetUp!  Do you connect with fellow foodies on Twitter but would like to put a face to @name?  If you are you a chef, restaurant, producer or foodie from the novice tweeter to the advanced, we'd love to see you.

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Here at Berry Scrumptious, we are big fans of the BBC1 show The Apprentice with Lord Alan Sugar, mainly because for one hour of the week we can sit and smugly shout at the TV as the two teams make catastrophic business mistakes, which of course none of the rest of us would ever do (at least not on national TV!)

In Episode 3 of the current series, the two teams had to develop a new condiment with the winning team, In Fusion, creating Pineapple Chutney with Ginger & Chili. We regularly get our handmade chocolate & fresh chocolate covered strawberries reviewed online by expert bloggers including Chocablog & Chocolatereviews, so this time thought we'd turn the tables. 

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We know it's Easter weekend and everyone is thinking about chocolate eggs (are Cream Eggs getting smaller or are we just getting bigger?) but we thought we'd give you a sneaky peak at our new product range: FUDGE!

We're developing a range of berry fudge using the raspberries and strawberries we grow here on the farm to sell in farm shops, delis and purveyors of good food throughout the UK as well as online and in our range of gift boxes and Christmas hampers.

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It's been a wee while since I've managed a blog post as we've been kept busy in the Berry Scrumptious kitchen with our fresh chocolate strawberry gifts for Valentine's Day & Mother's Day and a steady demand from shops for our chocolate and truffles.  Not to mention developing our new range of fudge!

So this morning I took advantage of the good weather and took a wee tour round the farm on foot to see how spring work was progressing.

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It may be hard to believe but not everyone likes cake. Yes, it's true. Not everyone wants a traditional wedding cake, especially if nightmares are made of Jordan-esque fairy tale castles in sweet sugar pink icing.   You also want the marriage to last longer than the cake for a start! In addition, not all can eat cake, particularly guests who are on a gluten free diet.  We've brought together three ideas to give you inspiration if you are looking for an alternative wedding cake.
 

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As today is Halloween, there will be many a pumpkin being carved out and fitted with candles and a lot of soup being made with the innards.  Claire has been reminiscing about the "Good Old Days" when her and her brother and sister made lanterns from turnips.  A far tougher material for an "artist" to work with.  So to celebrate Halloween, we thought we'd share this photo of Claire (red head on right) and her siblings showing off their prized turnip lanterns circa 1980.

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Does planning for Christmas bring you out in a cold sweat?  After a Christmas entertaining disaster, guest blogger Karin McGivern has learned her lessons and has agreed to share her Christmas planning wisdom with us here as part of our Christmas Special Offers weekend.   

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To celebrate our Christmas Special Offers weekend, here's a a couple of Christmas inspired recipes for you to savour. Panettone Bread & Butter Pudding and a Chestnut Chocolate Torte.  Remember our Christmas Special Offers weekend ends on Sunday 30th October at midnight! 

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We're delighted to welcome you to our Christmas Special Offers Weekend!  We’ve 5 great offers on our chocolate and new truffle selections only available until midnight on Sunday 30th Ocotber 2011.  Order today and take delivery at a date to suit you right up until the week before Christmas.

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