Iznaga Estate, Cuba

Iznaga Estate is situated in the Valle de los Ingenios (Valley of Sugar Mills) between the towns of Sancti Spiritus and Trinidad.The brothers Pedro and Alejo Iznaga y Borrell were land and slave owning sugar producers in this area.The 45m high tower was built in 1816 by Alejo to oversee the slaves.It is still standing and is …

Cheesemaking at Cornersmith

Last weekend I made cheese.My friends have called me the Dairy Queen for decades. My love of cheese and cheese dishes is legendairy!So a cheesemaking course at Cornersmith was always going to be something I had to do.I just had to find a free weekend.Kristen Allan is the cheesemaker; ricotta, yoghurt and labneh are the cheeses …