Call it a hunch, but I reckon there’ll be traffic queues and toilet queues at the grand houses of the UK today. This must be peak viewing day for National Trust properties and other national treasures such as Chatsworth, which these days is less of a trial for children, thanks to kid’s trails and playgrounds, [...]
Entries from August 31st, 2009
Looking for Bank Holiday food entertainment
August 31st, 2009 · No Comments · Beer & Lager, British favourites, Cheese, Foodie Travel, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Foodie treats, Ingredients, Meat treats, Picnics, Places to eat, Places to shop online, Savoury gifts, Sweet treats, Uncategorized
Tags:Belton House·Belvoir Fruit Farms·Brocklebys·Chatsworth·chocolate beetroot cake·lemon drizzle cake·Lincolnshire sausage·National Trust·Peak Ales·Tollgate Brewery·victoria sponge
The Friday Five – Being Single-Minded
August 28th, 2009 · No Comments · British favourites, Christmas foodie gifts, Cookbooks, Food Writing, Foodie gifts, Friday Five, Fruit & Veg, Ingredients, Meat treats
Having written about a whole load of tomatoes providing a whole heap of fun, I thought this week’s cook books should be about a single ingredient. And you’d be amazed what’s out there! So, if the foodie you’re shopping for has an ingredient they adore, there’ll probably be a book about it! Here’s a few [...]
Tags:banana·Cookbooks·Fat·Foodie gifts·Heirloom Tomatoes·Ingredients·Nudo·olive oil·Sausages·Tomato
Throw a tomato today!
August 26th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Foodie Travel, Foodie things to do, Foodie treats, Places to eat, Spanish food
Oh yes, today you could throw tomatoes with impunity, in the right place. First held in 1932 La Tomatina Tomato Throwing Festival takes place today, so I would think your chances of attending are a little slim. If you want to get sorted for next year, it’s the last Wednesday in August. You could cook [...]
Tags:Ca Sento·holidays·La Tomatina·Ochoa·Parador·Spanish food·tomato throwing·Valencia
The Friday Five – cooking with the First Ladies of Country & Western
August 21st, 2009 · 1 Comment · Cookbooks, Food Writing, Foodie gifts, Friday Five, Uncategorized
This is an offshoot of last Friday’s unusual celeb cookbooks, as I managed to find the full five from some of the greats of Country & Western. Stand by your aga, these will keep you going from 9 to 5 and beyond! 1. Dolly’s Dixie Fixin’s – well, I had to start with Dolly, didn’t [...]
Tags:Butcher Holler Steak·Cookbooks·Dolly Parton·Foodie gifts·Loretta Lynn·Naomi Judd·possum·Southern cooking·Tammy Wynette·Trisha Yearwood
Christmas in the summer at Harrods
August 20th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Christmas foodie gifts, Foodie gifts, Places to shop online, Spirits
It’s tradition really. Christmas always arrives at Harrods whilst most of us are heading for a well-earned summer break. If you feel the need for tinsel, Harrods already have their selection ready for you! What about for the foodies? Well, there are already great hampers, but there are always hampers available, and the current ones [...]
Tags:Champagne·Christmas·Foodie gifts·Hampers·Harrods·L'Atelier du Vin·Macallan·Rankin·tinsel
Foodie gifts as they should be
August 19th, 2009 · No Comments · Beer & Lager, British favourites, Cheese, Christmas foodie gifts, Foodie gifts, Foodie treats, French food, Ingredients, Italian food, Meat treats, Places to shop online, Savoury gifts, Wine
After a couple of days of foodie gifts where taste may not be the absolute first priority, I thought it was time to have a break and write about real foodie treats! Really this was prompted by an email from Natoora, rather than continued loathing over the Blueberry Vodka Glass Slipper! I really like Natoora, [...]
Tags:artichoke·artichoke pate·British cheese·Charcuterie·Cheese·Colston Basset Stilton·Coppa di Parma·Foodie gifts·French food·Ingredients·Italian food·Kirkham's Lancashire·Lardo·Montgomery's Cheddar·Natoora·Speck·Tunworth