In June this year, official figures showed that food prices are increasing at their highest rate for 14 years. In fact, the cost of food is rising faster than our incomes. It seems a decade of cheap food is over.

There are only a few days left to enter our competition, so get your answers in for your chance to be a winner!

Have you seen the TV adverts for Country Life butter, with John Lydon? As well as trying to sell the butter for it’s taste, there is also a serious theme - supporting British farmers.

Tesco has recalled some of its own brand Prepared Sausage Meals because they contain sulphur dioxide, which is not mentioned on the label. This means the products could be a possible health risk for people who are sensitive to sulphites.

We all remember spending a rainy afternoon making chocolate covered Corn Flake cakes as kids - and licking the cake making bowl out afterwards. The Big Bake campaign is here to encourage us to cook as a family and re-create those memories for our own kids.

It’s official. Cheddar is the nation’s favourite cheese according to research released by the British Cheese Board (BCB).

The Food Standards Agency has issued a food alert about novelty food products from China, including chocolate-flavoured ‘willy spread’, containing melamine.

National Baking week is in full swing and people all over the country are grabbing their blenders and whisks! Having a gluten allergy or intolerance does not mean that you can’t enjoy baking too! Take a look at this oh-so-naughty but oh-so-good recipe for gluten free Profiteroles and you’ll see …

The Soil Association and Organix have commisioned a very interesting, potentially scandalous report: Georgie Porgy Pudding and Pie - Exposing the truth about nursery food

The monthly farmers market at Shoreham-by-sea has been nominated for the Best Farmers Market in the Sussex Food & Drink Awards 2008/9

Last weekend saw our yearly pilgrimage to the Pumpkin Man of Slindon and as always his displays didn’t fail to impress. This year’s newcomer to the Eating Britain kitchen is the Little Gem Squash and I have a recipe that’s so easy, you have to try it!