Charcoal Salt Recipes - Halen Môn

CHARCOAL SALT RECIPES

On Business: the one attitude you need for success

On Business: the one attitude you need for success

We are delighted to be sharing the first in a series of blogs on business and entrepreneurship, from our co-founder David Lea-Wilson. First up:  what resilience means in business, and why it's crucial for success. Resilience is an overused word, but an important one....

Wild garlic butter

Wild garlic butter

The gentle heat and fresh allium tang of this butter elevates new potatoes, toast and spinach and cheese omelettes. It can be frozen in parchment, sealed in an airtight container or ziplock bag for up to 6 months. Wild garlic has to be one of the most sustainable...

Wild garlic salt

Wild garlic salt

Salt preserves the flavour of wild garlic well beyond the end of the season (in fact, so long as the salt and garlic are properly dried out, it will last for a year or more). Give this green-flecked salt as a gift, or save to sprinkle on roasties; grilled asparagus or...

A love letter to real brand alignment

A love letter to real brand alignment

When I first came across Pump Street Chocolate many moons ago, I fell a bit in love. The packaging was beautiful, the branding well thought-out, the product truly delicious. A proper read of their website and I quickly realised there was depth there as well as...

The ultimate guide to Welshcakes

The ultimate guide to Welshcakes

These are all best eaten still steaming as you serve them, with a sweep of butter, and a good pinch of Halen Môn for crunch and flavour. Use your heaviest griddle pan for the best results – not a non-stick number. In Wales, cast iron griddles are also known as...

Ten things you might not know about B Corp

Ten things you might not know about B Corp

We are incredibly proud to be part of the B Corp community, which at its core, means using business as a force for good. Every March, the global B Corp community comes together to celebrate everything it means to be a B Corp, raising awareness of the movement across...

Happy birthday to the Menai Bridge

Happy birthday to the Menai Bridge

The Menai Bridge, that spans the Menai Strait linking Anglesey to mainland Wales, is something islanders often take for granted. While it may come to our attention most when it is closed and we  have to go the long way around to get on or off the island, it's an...

Five reasons to visit us on a rainy day

Five reasons to visit us on a rainy day

We're looking forward to welcoming plenty of visitors over half term here on Ynys Môn and want to remind you why we're a good place to visit in all weathers. Soak up the atmosphere from under our pabell Our new coffee shop 'pabell' (canopy) means you can stay dry...

Beetroot + blood orange soup

Beetroot + blood orange soup

Bright, balanced and a beautiful shade of magenta, this soup is enough to turn any beetrootsceptic. The ginger and citrus temper the earthiness of beetroot, while the smoked saltsprinkled over just before serving adds welcome crunch and structure.INGREDIENTSSERVES 4 2...

How the Welsh celebrate true love

How the Welsh celebrate true love

January 25th is St Dwynwen’s Day in Wales, celebrating our patron saint of love. The story of Saint Dwynwen has been passed down the generations by word-of-mouth, through poems and songs, tied together by Welsh folklore. There are lots of versions that have survived...

The scent of rain: What is petrichor?

The scent of rain: What is petrichor?

Have you ever stepped outside after a long dry spell, just as the first raindrops begin to fall, and recognised a scent in the air? Earthy. Fresh. Comforting. Not many people realise that scent has a name: petrichor. Coined in the 1960s by two Australian scientists,...