Dhal News and Recipes
Revealed! Greencity’s Red Lentil Dhal Recipe. New to us: Essential Trading’s Organic Spicy Dhal Mix. More about the British Dal Festival.
We are moving to bigger and better premises!
UPDATE JUNE 2019 The building work on our new premises is taking a bit longer than expected, see photograph below. The eye of faith can see us settled in the new shop by late summer! Watch this space… This spring we will be moving Alston Wholefoods three doors down the hill to a key position […]
Get Creative with Cumberland Honey Mustard
Cumberland Honey Mustards have been lovingly produced in Alston by Geoff Cole and Marilyn Avens since 1983, and they are immensely popular here and much further afield too. There are visitors who call into our shop each year specially to replenish their supplies. Alston Wholefoods stocks the full range Cumberland Mustards (8 flavours), plus sauces, […]
Give a Hamper for Christmas
Giving a hamper is a double delight. You have the pleasure of browsing our well-stocked shop and the recipient enjoys what you have chosen for them. We stock hundreds of foods, some of which you wont find outside a big city, and some things you can’t (or shouldn’t) eat, such as sox, soaps and candles. […]
Apple and Almond Pudding
It’s apple season and we have some fine varieties of northern apples for sale in the shop, both cookers and eaters. Read more about their special qualities here. This is a Delia Smith recipe. It tastes delicious and is very easy to make. Serves 4-6 people. You will need a buttered pie dish approximately 1 ½ pint […]
What is Kombucha?
One of our customers, Alix Martin, spotted bottles of Left Field Kombucha in our chiller cabinet and decided to gave it a try. She was so impressed with the complexity of the flavour and how good it made her feel, that she took a trip to the Scottish Borders to find out more about it […]
UPDATE: 25th May: Front Street is now open to through traffic
Come and enjoy the tranquillity of a beautiful historic town without traffic! Roadworks mean that there is no through road, but you can access Front Street and park your car in the town centre.
#SNOW2018: We are open
Thanks to the sterling work of our Co-op members, Tommy Sheriff and Claire Driver, who live in the heart of Alston, we have been able to keep the shop open as usual during this spell of extreme weather. All the roads out of Alston are currently impassable. As visitors to the shop will know we […]
Spiced Pears with Ginger Wine
A wonderfully rich and warmly spiced dish of pears poached in ginger wine. Definitely hygge food. Apart from the pears we sell everything you need, including Rochester’s Ginger Wine (non-alcoholic), lemons and all the spices, even saffron. Serve with vanilla ice cream or cream – or both! Recipe tried, tasted and approved by Holly, […]
Be happy this Christmas by shopping locally and ethically
Where we decide to do our Christmas shopping will have an impact on our economy, our community, our environment and even how we feel. By purchasing from ethical businesses, we can satisfy our shopping needs, with the assurance that the people who made what we buy were treated fairly and that any negative environmental impact […]
