Beehives on Fortnum & Mason’s

Posted by on Jan 7, 2009 in London Life | One Comment

I wouldn’t expect anything less than colour co-ordinated, and architecturally chic*, beehives on the roof of a London food emporium, but still… I was fascinated to see that Fortnums has no less than 4 beehives, full of bees producing honey to sell in the shops downstairs. And it seems London isn’t alone in urban apiaries. ...

Bake leftover clementines!

Posted by on Jan 4, 2009 in Craft | One Comment

If you have a surplus of over-enthusiastically bought clementines that aren’t quite as juicy as they once were, here’s an idea for a zesty, caramelised treat; Light the oven and set to gas mark 5 Top and tail the clementines. Place top and tail slices into a pan with some sugar, cinnamon and water. Boil. ...