Make it an eggstra special Easter

Easter might be late this year (did you know the latest Easter Sunday can fall is 25^th April – so we’re not far off on 21^st), but that doesn’t mean we’re not already getting in the mood at Hunters! Chocolate, simnel cake, eggs, hot cross buns, treats – what’s not to love about Easter food? Especially if you’ve given something you love up for lent – indulging come Easter Sunday will taste all the better!

Finding something new to give as a gift, or a new little treat for you to try, can be difficult – but have no fear! We’ve got some great new finds this Spring, along with some old favourites we would never dare not stock (we know if you find an Easter treat you really like, you look forward to it every year!)

If you’re a fan of really dark chocolate, we have Montezumas Absolute black 100% cocoa solids – rich and amazing! Perfect for those avoiding dairy – along with their No Udder dairy free range of dark button and milk button eggs all retailing at £10.50. The perfect treat for someone who can’t, or chooses not to, have dairy in their diet. If you’re looking for a special grown up present, the Booja Booja dairy free Champagne truffles are amazing (they’ve won 13 awards) and come in a hand painted wooden egg. The egg is stunning and something you would keep for years (long after the truffles disappear – which won’t take long at all). 

Something very special for anyone who is mad about unicorns (that’s most of us then) is the nest of unicorn eggs, which come in a pack of six from James Chocolates. Holdsworth Chocolates’ popping candy egg with eight truffles is a grown up taste sensation (literally!) and we also have their super cute Ellie the egg bug (ladybird), Edward the egg hog (hedgehog) and Eggy egg and spoon (yes – you can eat the spoon!).

From Lindy Lou handmade chocolates in Scarborough, we have amazing frog, owl and caterpillar eggs, as well as a super cute mouse on a (chocolate) cheese wedge. They are all utterly adorable and sure to be a big hit with little ones. And big ones, to be fair.

We know Lindt is always popular so we have the usual selection of Lindt eggs and bunnies, which are always a sell out success.

So, whatever your particular Easter favourite (we won’t judge you if it’s cheese, pies….or gin), then why not pop in and stock up. It will be here before we know it!

Who ate all the pies? You can! Grab a pies of the action this British Pie Week

We know, we know, there’s a lot of these ‘weeks’ go on. International Hummous Day, Tuna Mayo Sandwich Week, International Carbonara Day (only one of those is made up!). But one of our FAVOURITE weeks is coming up, which we really don’t mind celebrating. It’s all about the pies!!

British Pie Week runs from 4th-10^th March and – as suggested by the name – celebrates everything we Brits love about a good pie.

Pies have been around for thousands of years. The Romans loved a pie – often using the pastry crust to keep the filling fresh, or as a baking dish. Although, then they threw away the crust! What a waste! But even before that, around 8,000 years ago, the Egyptians used a type of bread to encase their food in a pie-like way. In sixteenth century England, you may have cut into a pie to find a live animal emerge as a kind of theatre (we all know the nursery rhyme - four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie…)

Us Brits definitely have a special relationship with the pie. That’s why we wanted to treat Yorkshire pie lovers to a special tasting to mark the week – along with a s-bake-tacular special offer!

On Thursday 7^th March, The Original Baker, based in Malton, will be setting up outside the shop, and offering samples of some of its best-selling bakes. We will also be running a special offer, selling four individual Original Baker pies for £10.60, a 10% discount on the usual price. A fab dinner idea for the family – and everyone can pick their favourite, so there’s no arguments!

On offer at the tasting will be a selection of pastries including the Chicken Curry Pie, with seared chunks of chicken slow cooked in a special blend of herbs and spices; Camembert & Root Veg Pie, with tender root vegetables roasted in exotic spices, in a spicy tomato sauce with chunks of creamy, oozy Camembert cheese; and a traditional, comforting Slow Cooked Mince Beef & Onion Pie with an all butter shortcrust pastry base and light puff pasty lid. YUM!

We have to say – The Original Baker’s pies are some of the best in the country. We wouldn’t stock them otherwise! The all butter pastry combined with high quality fillings, made with fresh ingredients cooked on site – they’re real hand-made artisan pastries and they taste delicious. We’re lucky to have such talented bakers on our doorstep and it’s only right we shout about it!

Happy British Pie Week everyone!