Getting out and about ‘en famille‘ ticks so many wonderful boxes. Fresh air; simple tasty food; great sights to be seen and memories to be made. Getting ready for Summer? Let’s start HERE.
Planning a holiday to suit everybody can be quite tricky. What are the key factors that make us all smile?
A little sunshine; plenty to see; a beach perhaps – a pool certainly. Centre Parcs is a good call – a woodland cabin by the lake (they sell Stokes Sauces too!!!).
The one bonding ‘go to’ for Food Lovers is just that … GREAT FOOD.
Take time, enjoy the fresh air, love life, love your family and friends, love food.
Self-catering gives you the chance to mix-and-match … your own food, simple and tasty; or down to the site bar, bistro or restaurant.
BUT: “…did you pack Stokes Mayo Dad.”
Believe me, you really don’t want that look – plan ahead, plan food.
Pack the Stokes you Love.
For some of us, it’s quite a challenge to get away. Responsibilities of sauce-making, and other feathery commitments can hold us back, but are a joy in themselves.
The walled gardens behind the Old Stables is home to a growing menagerie of rescued animals. Pigs, sheep, peacocks, hens, geese; rheas & emus, cats & dogs; Bennett’s wallabies, cattle & goats – all happily sharing their peaceful new lives.
Keeping them cool, fed, watered, entertained takes time and commitment.
As part of Rick’s drive to carbon neutrality, as well as his love for trees, he has undertaken a large replanting project on the estate.
It’s a great place to make great sauces too.
Read more about our Environment & Community thinking – HERE.
What, no Stokes Sauces!?
If you are travelling or generally out and about, but forgot to pack the Stokes (sorry sweetheart), don’t worry.
Look up your nearest Farm Shop (good ole’ Google), pay a visit and you’ll find that 85% of them sell a good range of Stokes Sauces.
You may even find something new there – a favourite you didn’t know existed.
Let’s take ‘Stokes on the move’ a little further with inspirations to encourage us all to leave space in the boot for our favourite squeeze, shake, drizzle and dollop.
Just imagine – the all day breakfast batch carry out … without Stokes Real Tomato Ketchup. So thick, so naturally packed with loads and loads of tomatoes for natural flavour.…it’s that look again!!!
Never ever enter Leicestershire without Stokes Beer Chutney.
It’s a uniquely rich chutney made with locally sourced beer, root vegetables, apples, and a selection of warming spices.
Did you know, there are four components to a Melton Mowbray pie:
Joining friends for a picnic?
Take a collection of Rainbow Salads. They look good, taste good and make happy smiles all round.
Resident Chef, Andy shares some Rainbow Salad tips – HERE – together with his Sauce Dijonnaise recipe.
Responsibly sourced, marinated beautifully, cooked superbly – BBQ fun, the fair way.
With the help of the RSPCA Farms Assurance scheme, our beef, sheep, pigs and poultry are generally extremely well cared for.
Look out for the RSPCA and Red Tractor badges of care and responsibility while shopping. Sourcing British produce really does make a difference.
Our sauces are all made in (and packed and distributed from) Rendlesham, here in the heart of Suffolk.
Sweet Sticky Chicken.
Most of the chicken meat sold in this country have had fairer lives than imported sectioned birds. That said, demand for, and supply of Free Range birds is increasing quickly, reducing the price gap at the same time.
Bone out and flatten the chicken breast into escalopes, marinate in your selected Stokes BBQ Sauce (in this case Sweet & Sticky), and grill. The cut and treatment deliver quick, even cooking with wonderful flavours all round.
Pasta Salad.
A family favourite and just the right accompaniment for a BBQ. Cook the pasta, adding Stokes Real Mayonnaise and Sumac as it cools, perhaps a little British rapeseed oil too to stop the pieces sticking.
Tenderstem broccoli, peppers, peas, beans – choose whatever you want, to add colour to your healthy side dish.
Hasselback Potatoes.
These make a crispy, elegant alternative to jackets. Slice, drizzle, season, bake. By the way they cook really well in the Air Fryer.
DID YOU KNOW:
Hasselback potatoes got their name from the Swedish restaurant that created and popularised them – The Hasselbacken.
1953 they were first served … just a little before 8.
And … to top it all – The BBQ Essentials Collection:
1. Login to your Stokes Sauces account. If you’re not yet registered, set up an account here.
2. Copy your unique referral link which can be found under the ‘Referral Coupons’ tab on your account dashboard and share with your friends.
3. When your friends visit the website and sign up for an account via your link, they will get 10% off at checkout.
4. Once your friend’s order has been processed, you’ll also receive a 10% off voucher code. This can be found under the ‘Referral Coupons’ tab on your account dashboard and valid for 3 months.
1. Copy & Share Your Link
2. Your friends can register via your link
3. You will get 10% coupon on the referral order purchase.
4. Your friend will also get a 10% discount coupon in return on Signup
