The Sunshine is Here! Time for Outside Entertaining!

Now is the time to dust of the garden chairs, make a date with friends and family and get prepared to hold a garden social. 

Wilstone House and gardens are the sole UK importers of the most amazing garden feature. The Kadai firebowl.

Once used for ceremonical cooking in India, Wilstone import original Kadai and recycled Kadai. The difference? The originals were used to cook food inside the bowl.  The outsides are lovely and knarly from the build up of the flames over the years. Full of character, each original Kadai is completely different. Wilstone also sell a recycled range. These are made from recycled iron oil drums. For further information, head to www.kadai.com

I’m often asked, what can you cook on a Kadai? The answer … pretty much anything! From your usual sausages and burgers, to fish or shell fish, either wrapped in foil or skewered, vegetables, joints of meal … anything!

My recent favourite is Piri Piri Chicken. A very simple and easy to follow recipe: 6-12 fresh red chilli’s, 1 tbsp garlic, half a tsp oregano, half a tsp paprika, 100 ml olive oil, 50 ml red wine vinegar. Simply pre heat your oven to 180c/350f/gas4, place the chilli’s on a roasting tray and roast for 10 mins. Cool and roughly chop. Place the chillies, garlic, oregano, paprika, oil and viegar in a saucepan and simmer for 2-3 minutes. Allow it to cool then puree. Store in a lidded container for a month if required. Shake before use. Marinate chicken portions for a least one hour (I prefer overnight). Cook on the hot part of a kadai firebowl to seal, then move to the outer edge to cook properly. Always test food before serving.  

 

Shropshire company wins ‘Product of the Year Award’ at Chelsea Flower Show

In America? Want one of our Firebowls?

We have now calculated delivery rates to New York and the rest of the USA – so if you want one of our wonderful firebowls get in touch and we can provide you with costs depending on the size required.

E-mail Wilstone at info@wilstone.com

Happy Spring!

As I sit here, typing from our retail outlet near Church Stretton in Shropshire it definitely looks like Spring has finally sprung!

Blue skies over the Caer Caradoc and Lawley Hills, Spring lambs dotting the landscape like white full stops, and an abundance of snowdrops. Lovely!

We have been busy here at Wilstone – having aleady done the first show of 2010 – the Spring Fair at the NEC., in Birmingham. We took a huge range of our iron kadai firebowls with us, and they went down a storm! Our firebowls are the outdoor trend for this year, so if you’d like one, order it now before they run out, which they will! Telephone us on 01694 771800.

The shop is now packed to the rafters with new stock, from opium sofa benches to the most wonderful ornately carved mirrors, delicious fabrics, beautiful antique furniture and so much more!

So, if you are travelling along the A49 in Shropshire, look out for Wilstone House and Gardens!

The Best Ever Present?

The Wilstone House and Gardens Kadai on a low stand

Here at Wilstone House and Gardens we have a huge variety of unique and ecclectic items that would enhance any home or garden. We have also just taken a HUGE delivery of the ever popular Fire Bowl or Kadai, as mentioned in a previous posting. These Kadai sold out when we exhibited at RHS Chelsea Flower Show last year. People wanted something a little heavier than the standard BBQ.

These Kadai are so practical and really unusual.

Wilstone House and Gardens Kadai on a high stand

Light up a BBQ in the Kadai (and as some of the Kadai measure up to over 1m in diameter it will allow for plenty of sausages!) and once all your food is eaten, simply remove the grill and throw in some logs or coal and get the party started! As the Kadai is circular you and your friends can sit round it and be wonderfully warm for the rest of the party!

Buy yours now, before they sell out! www.wilstone.com

The Wilstone House and Gardens Kadai

Perfect for the cool late Summer evenings, the Kadai from Wilstone House and Gardens makes an ideal BBQ. After you have eaten, remove the grill and fill with firewood. The handles don’t get too hot, so move the Kadai nearer and all your friends will be toasty warm. Lovely!

These Kadai are available in many different sizes to suit all gardens and outside spaces.

For further information, please visit the Wilstone House and Gardens website www.wilstone.com

The Wilstone House and Gardens Kadai on a high stand