Nuts, Drupes and Legumes ... who's who
Nuts, drupes and legumes. Who's who
When is a nut not a nut? When it's a legume or drupe. Although we give almonds, brazils, hazelnuts, peanuts, walnuts etc. the collective name
Today is my birthday and unlike when I was a school girl when it was a day of fizz and pop, this year has been a day of reflection. I know I'm getting old because the days fly by, the weeks zoom past and the years disappear. So what have
Just giving our cousins from over the pond the thumbs up, next week is American Independence Day; so fire up your bar-b-q, load up your fireworks, book your tickets to a virtual baseball game and starting stirring up the perfect cranberry sauce.
Independence
With the easing of lockdown, hopefully we can start living the new normal.
What that is, is undefined which is weird in itself.
Over the past three months we have reverted to the tried and tested, the things we have joyful memories of, the smells that trigger good feelings, the tastes that
We've been back at work now for nearly three weeks and what seemed like an enormous challenge of physically get into the factory, staying in ones work area, changing clothes and wearing extra protection is the new norm. We have a new rhythm to our working day and now the
I'm delighted to tell you that Father's Day was not manufactured and marked into the calendar by a well known card manufacture. No, we need to thank Sonora Smart Dodd who in 1909 was listening to a Mother's Day sermon and realised there wasn't the equivalent for fathers. She in
Hi All,
If you think about it, about 95% of stuff is delivered in a cardboard box. And at Walnut Tree where're no different to any other factory or are we ?
I was interested to see what boxes we could re-use in house, which ones could be recycled and which ones
I've been updating the copy on our website and in the process have become a subject matter expert on nuts ... and not the ones in your street or my family.
Did you know that the 22nd October is National Nut Day ? when you're
So we've been back at work for four days and everything is settling down. As you know, much thought and preparation went into opening the factory and although there are stringent procedures in place my heart has been warmed by the subliminal way we all interact, essentially the power of
With much trepidation we open our factory today. Thermometers, hand sanitizers, face shields, face masks, hair nets, blue gloves, socially distanced areas ... you name it, we've either done it or got it. And it's not been easy. But we need to make it the new norm. We
What are good foods to eat or send as gifts during this lockdown period ?
Dried fruits like prunes, apricots, cranberries and figs are a sweet source of iron, fibre and antioxidants and when combined with nuts, including protein rich walnuts, vitamin E rich almonds, mineral
Welcome to my Blog. Having left school at 16 I didn't really complete my education, though at the time I felt so grown up. So apologies in advance for typos and grammatical errors. I hope there won't be too many.
I'm in the middle of reading Hilary Mantel ... The Mirror
This Everyday Fruit Cake, cooked in a loaf tin, is almost apologetically easy. Just weigh, stir and cook, which is just as well for me because it’s in great demand in our house. For special occasions, I will make something that takes more effort but, for everyday eating, this cake
Just giving our cousins from over the pond the thumbs up, next week is American Independence Day; so fire up your bar-b-q, load up your fireworks, book your tickets to a virtual baseball game and starting stirring up the perfect cranberry sauce.
Independence 
