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Fife-based company Scottish Made has launched a new range of butter dishes. With a ceramic bottom in either blue or white, the dishes are topped with oak lids, each etched with a country animal.
£20, justslate.co.uk
Plant power
Published in time for the May Bank Holiday, The Green Barbecue – Vegan & Vegetarian Recipes to Cook Outdoors & In by Rukmini Iyer is a collection of 75 recipes, all completely meat-free, with more than half the recipes entirely plantbased and suitable for vegans.
Rukmini Iyer is the bestselling author of The Roasting Tin series. The Green Barbecue is published on April 29 by Square Peg, £17.99.
rukmini-iyer.com
Versatile honey
Honey Heaven Natural Organic Lavender Honey won a twostar Great Taste Award in 2019 and is described as having a sweet, mild and delicate lavender flavour that works well in cakes and desserts, or you could try glazing a joint of lamb with it.
If taken before bedtime, it can help you settle for a calming night’s sleep.
£7 for 250g or £12 for 500g, honeyheaven.co.uk
Taste of Italy
Marks and Spencer’s Everything Sauce, £1 (340g) and £1.50 (500g) is made in Calabria in south-west Italy, and slowcooked in small batches.
This versatile tomato sauce makes a good base for Bolognese, pasta, chilli, pizza, soups, ratatouille and baked eggs.
marks and spencer.com
Bring back your bottles
Fancy getting up to £2.50 back on their shopping for your empty cans and bottles?
To encourage more of us to recycle, Lidl has unveiled its first money-back recycling points, including one at the Dundee city centre store.
Any empty bottles and cans originally purchased in Lidl can be returned to the recycling points at these stores in return for a redeemable voucher. lidl.com