February 2016

Real Cornwall and Real Plymouth are on an eternal quest for the ultimate hot chocolate – and with a perfect submarino, we think we found it. Well, the children did!…

1   Spring – from the outside in! Now that we are seeing some sunnier days and it feels like spring is almost here, it shouldn’t be hard work to bring…

The South West is fortunate to have some of the very best producers in the country, and Devon is no exception. Meat lovers are especially well catered for in this…

We have a lot to say about Real Plymouth! Britain’s ocean city may not seem like the obvious place for a Devon getaway, but with more than 600 holiday rentals…

Where to source fine wines and top quality ingredients Fine food needs nothing more than fine ingredients, in our book and in our opinion the only enhancement would be a…

The pressures of daily life seem to be ever increasing and lots of words have been written about the changes between the generations, and how we live to day. Many…

Swede is a west country staple, so we are sure we’re not the only ones who run short of ideas come this time of the season. So, having mashed it with various…

Mary Berry makes it look so easy. Kirsty just makes us want to have one more. It turns out even Daisy Lowe cooks with one. So that’s it: how do…

Pickled tongue is probably not the first thing you think about when packing a picnic for a spring day out. But we might change your mind! Nose to tail eating,…

There is a likely chance of frost this month, and more than an expectation of rain, so this is not a planting time of the year. If you want to…

Although cider might be the local drink you might think of first, three Devon vineyards are producing top quality red and white wines. This handy guide to Devon wines is…

Sunday lunch might just be our favourite meal of the week. Especially if we haven’t had to cook it ourselves! Here is a round up of some of our favourite…