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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....
10 stocking fillers for under £10
Fill a Christmas stocking with Halen Môn favourites, all for under £10. From bespoke matches to Christmas tree smoked salt, it's hard to choose just one. The scent of fresh Christmas tree in a little ceramic jar with our Christmas Tree Sea Salt Our favourite Charcoal...
Nicola Lamb’s chocolate, peanut + coconut biscuits
Nicola Lamb is a master of her craft. She’s baked at all your favourite bakeries from Ottolenghi to Little Bread Pedler and has brought her expertise to her first cookbook ‘SIFT: The Elements of Great Baking’, sharing the theories and principles of great baking and...
How to spot the Northern Lights in Wales
Wales may not be the first place that comes to mind when you think of viewing the Aurora Borealis, but it’s not entirely out of the question. While the Northern Lights are more commonly seen in places like Iceland or Norway, under the right conditions, the aurora can...
Five festive canapés
Dazzling canapés for the Christmas season. All easy to whip up before your guests arrive and perfect with fizz. Pleasingly little and perfectly balanced bites. Smoked carrot blinis A favourite vegan recipe. Smoked carrot as surprisingly pleasing alternative to smoked...
Smoked carrot blinis
From the latest Do Book, Do Smoke, written by Jen Goss & Scott Davis. It’s a modern guide to smoking and curing. There is something wonderful about smoking your own food. Done well, home smoked ingredients add a new dimension to even quite simple dishes; layers of...
Favourite festive recipes
Celebrate with us, Halen Môn style. These are a few of the recipes that make it to our table over the Christmas season, all perfectly seasoned crowd pleasers. Christmas morning bunsLight and fluffy buns, inspired by the classic Chelsea bun. These gently spiced buns,...
Three favourite lakes in North Wales
Emma Marshall, author of ‘Wild Swimming Walks Eryri/Snowdonia’ has shared with us her three favourite lakes from her new guidebook book. ‘Wild Swimming Walks Eryri/Snowdonia’ leads you on 28 walk-swimming adventures in the soaring landscapes of Eryri National Park. As...
Kate Humble’s cauliflower curry
This warming, autumnal recipe is from Kate’s beautiful latest book, ‘Home Made’, and it’s a lively warming supper. From Kate "The one vegetable Ben Ward, the grower behind Moor Park Garden, struggles to grow is cauliflower. ‘I’ve grown the occasional beauty, but to...
Kate Humble and the handmade at home
Kate Humble's latest book Home Made, like all good things, is the result of a collaboration. Alongside delicious, warming home made recipes it celebrates the artisans and makers that are behind our food. We're very grateful to have been included, you might recognise...
10 deliciously unexpected ways to use Popeth
Based on the American “everything” bagel seasoning (“Popeth” is Welsh for everything), our Popeth seasoning is savoury and gently warming, without being hot. The key to extracting the most flavour is to gently toast the seasoning in a dry frying pan (as you might do...