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About Emily Davenport, Head of Dairy Diary

Head of Dairy Diary; I'm passionate about producing high quality products that our customers will cherish. I'm also a mum of three and I enjoy cooking, walking, gardening and painting with my family, as well as printmaking (when I find the time!)

Meet our brand new blogger!

I’m delighted to introduce you to our new blogger – Emma Snow.

Emma has worked for Dairy Diary for just over two years and shares our passion for fabulous food.

As well as helping customers with queries (amongst many other things), Emma does a fantastic job curating our social media posts – take a look on Facebook and Instagram, they’re crammed full of stunning photos and info that I’m sure you’ll love; they’re well worth a like/follow.

Emma lives in Cheshire with her boyfriend Jake and two very adorable cats.

Plus Recipe of the Week:
Massaman Thai Chicken with Nutty Green Beans

And this week’s recipe of the week is Emma’s favourite recipe from our brand new cookbook; A Zest for Life.

It tastes AMAZING.

You can see glimpses of Emma in the cookbook too as she helped as a photography assistant.

For more information on a Zest for Life click here.

Emily Davenport

I post a blog every week featuring food, family and fun. There are lots of useful household tips, crafty ideas, giveaways and delicious recipes that I think you will find irresistible.

Brand new and beautiful Dairy Diary Notecards

The joy of receiving real post

When was the last time you received a hand-written letter? I can’t even remember.

Nowadays, most correspondence is via text or social media, which can be speedy and easy for quick catch-ups and for making arrangements, but receiving a real letter brings far more joy.

A hand-written letter, or a message just to show that you care, can really lift someone’s day. This year, in particular, most people have had difficult situations to deal with and a simple piece of post is a welcome distraction.

We have produced a beautiful set of notecards – brand new for this year.

There are four different designs, each with a calm and uplifting image on the front, and cute matching stickers to stick on the back of the envelope.

These 20 notecards, envelopes and sticker sheet all come in a lovely box that also matches your Dairy Diary.

Perfect!

Dairy Diary Notecards

Available now for just £5.99.

Categories: DAIRY DIARY BLOG

Recipe of the Week: Fire Cooked Vegetables

Perfect for the Barbecue

Now we’re past the summer solstice, the nights will soon be drawing in and it’s a welcome end to summer to sit out and enjoy the mellow evening sunlight.

A barbecue, as well as cooking scrumptious food, is handy for some additional heat with unpredictable British temperatures!

This recipe from the 2021 Dairy Diary is perfect for cooking on the barbie, and for serving with your favourite barbecued fish, meat and/or burgers.

Fire Cooked Vegetables

One of many gorgeous recipes – the best ever according to our photography team – in the brand-new Dairy Diary.

Available to buy online now, or from your milkman very soon.

Enjoy Seasonal Produce

During the past few months, our local farm shop (which also happens to be our nearest) has been invaluable.

I think that shopping locally has become more important to us all, and to be able to enjoy locally grown produce is something that many of us would also like to embrace.

To enjoy British-grown produce, eating seasonally is essential, and in August we’re particularly lucky to have a wealth of ingredients to choose from.

There are fragrant tomatoes, crisp radishes and plump raspberries to name but a few. Take a look at our Seasonal Food Calendar for more info.

And this scrumptious salmon recipe from the 2021 Dairy Diary uses lots of seasonal ingredients. Just omit the avocado if you want to only buy British as I don’t think we can grow them in our climate.