CHARCOAL SALT RECIPES
Summer courgette conchigliette
This very simple pasta dish is full of flavour and is best enjoyed in the summer months when courgettes are in peak season. It is light and fresh and perfect for a summer evening in the sunshine. We have used both green and yellow courgettes here but no effect of the...
Visiting Halen Môn is one of the top 10% of things to do on Tripadvisor
We are really proud to be awarded a TripAdvisor’s Choice award 2024, meaning that we are among the top 10% of things on TripAdvisor across the world. Based on reviews and ratings collected over the last 12 months we came out in the top 10% of things to do, all...
Pickled mango hot sauce
Everyone in our house is happy when we have a few jars of this in the cupboard – it’s a beautiful marinade for chicken or tofu and a knock-out dip for anything fried. Curing the mango first really brings out the sunshine flavour. If you prefer a less spicy condiment,...
On Business: Quality and resilience
This is the third in a series of blogs on business, resilience and entrepreneurship, from our co-founder David Lea-Wilson. Over to DLW: Having covered definitions, attitudes and planning in my last two blogs on resilience in business, what comes next? Successful...
Top notch BBQ tools
Cooking over coals is a highlight of summer for us, though we’ve been known to fire up the outdoor ovens in months when the weather isn’t kind too. An outdoor kitchen or woodoven is a common occurance in lots of cultures around the world, and while Wales isn’t famous...
Favourite North Wales community pubs
Osian Gwynn, Arts Director of our brilliant local arts centre Pontio, is a font of knowledge when it comes to music and theatre, as you'd expect. He's also an expert on local pubs, so we asked if he'd mind highlighting a handful of his favourite community pubs in...
Bay leaf, olive oil and sea salt ice cream
An intriguing ice cream that tastes like sunshine and sea in every spoonful. For the perfect balanced flavour, choose an excellent olive oil and an excellent sea salt. Here we add Honest Toil - cold-pressed, unfiltered extra virgin olive oil to the recipe, and finish...
Host your community event at Tide/ Llanw
Our coffee shop and tipi, surrounded by a wildflower meadow and overlooking Snowdonia, has been host to a wide range of activities over the years. From carer and baby groups, to pickling workshops and writing classes, wreath-making to dungaree-sewing. It's the...
Wild Swimming: where to start
Wild Swimming, or simply swimming outdoors as some people would prefer to call it, has enjoyed a real resurgence in recent years in the UK, perfect for those searching for different experiences . Something about the bracing water, the rushing air and the natural high...
On Business: Resilience is about knowing what to focus on
This is the second in a series of blogs on business, resilience and entrepreneurship, from our co-founder David Lea-Wilson. Over to DLW: Resilience is about knowing what to focus on. So for what it's worth, here is some advice that has helped me over the years....