Noa and Nani
Components of a kitchen revamp, rather than a full-scale makeover, can be found at on-line furniture supplier Noa and Nani. Their Canterbury Collection includes a three-drawer wood cabinet with solid doors and pine surface (£189) and a three-drawer wood dresser with glass doors and sideboard with solid doors (£299). Both are painted in pale grey and white
Canterbury cabinets from £169, available at noaandnani.co.uk
Rude Health
Delicious in porridge or smoothies, Rude Health’s cashew drink is made from spring water, roasted organic cashew nuts and sea salt. Dairy- and sugar-free
Rude Health cashew drink, £3.50/1L from Ocado, rudehealth.com
National Botanic Garden lamb
The National Botanic Gardens at Camarthen in Wales are selling half-lamb boxes (£80/c7kg) and smaller boxes (chops, joints, mince etc ) of lamb reared in the Botanic Garden’s national nature reserve
National Botanic Garden Lamb, from £40 /c4kg, collection date 24 Nov or meat can be supplied frozen.
For details call 01558 667149 or email meat@gardenofwales.org.uk, or visit botanicgarden.wales
Five of the best… Pepper grinders
Small bottle grinder by Menu, 2-pack
Designed with a Skandi kitchen in mind, these streamlined salt and pepper mills look as good as they feel. A powerful ceramic grind mechanism means that they can cope with salt, pepper, pumpkin seeds and even walnuts. Best of all the inverted design will save your pristine counter-tops from peppery spills, £45, available www.heals.com
David Mellor Small Pepper Mill
Designed by Corin Mellor in turned European beech, this appealing wooden pillar looks like something that might have tumbled out of a children’s toy box. The tubby mills have two settings – fine and coarse – and come in lacquered red, black or a natural finish, £32, available davidmellordesign.com
EDDI chilli and spice cutter
When pepper isn’t enough, this powerful mill is equipped with a steel-toothed blade that can splice through most herbs and spices including chilli, caraway seed, coriander and even cardamom pods. Germanic design at its most efficient, £21.99, available salt-and-pepper-mills-plus.co.uk
Cole & Mason Precision Windermere Pepper Mill
If you’re looking for a reliable wedding-list gift, Cole & Mason’s classic carbon steel mechanism comes with a lifetime guarantee. There are six pre-grind settings and its push button top makes it blissfully easy to refill, £25, johnlewis.com
AdHoc Milano Black Electric Pepper Mill
A sleek bit of Italian gadgetry fashioned from resin and stainless steel. A gentle tilt activates the grinder, while a set of integrated LEDs ensure that sensible portion control is maintained at all times, £25 amazon.co.uk
