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Entries from September 15th, 2009

What can you say about Keith Floyd?

September 15th, 2009 · No Comments · Cookbooks, Food Writing

Floyd on France, and life That won’t already have been said a hundred times? But as it’s foodie night on the TV across BBC2 and Channel 4, I hope all of those starring, and those watching, remember how much they owe to Keith. Lets face it, cooking on TV before Keith was pretty boring, although [...]

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An unlikely place for a food festival?

September 14th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Baking, British favourites, Fish & Seafood, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Foodie Travel, Fruit & Veg, Ingredients, Meat treats, Places to eat

All weekend I’ve been reading tweets with envy from food festivals around the country: Ludlow, Liverpool and the Organic Food Festival in Bristol. And with immaculate bad timing I will be in the Cotswolds next weekend, just in time for the Nottingham Food & Drink Festival. So I’m thrilled to find that over the next [...]

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Quirky but interesting things for around the foodie home

September 13th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Christmas foodie gifts, Foodie gadgets, Foodie gifts, Kitchenwares, Kitsch cooking

I really love Graham & Green, and was thrilled when their website went transactional. It’s always worth keeping an eye on the site for gift ideas, ones that you won’t see everywhere necessarily. Some are a bit quirky and decorative, rather than having a true purpose, but I think the odd one or two are permissible. [...]

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The Saturday Session – In Search of the Perfect Dry Martini

September 12th, 2009 · No Comments · Food Writing, Foodie things to do, Foodie treats, Recipes, Saturday Session, Spirits

Last night Dr T and I enjoyed a cultural night out at Nottingham Playhouse to see their production of Blithe Spirit. From this one would deduce that essential kit in many households of the time was a cocktail shaker and a ready supply of martini glasses! There was a long debate on the way home [...]

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The Friday Five – what’s top of the pops

September 11th, 2009 · No Comments · British favourites, Cookbooks, Food Writing, Foodie gifts, Friday Five, Healthy eating, Ingredients

Last week was all about what was new, so I was just intrigued as to what was making the top of Amazon’s bestsellers list from already published books. The thing with Amazon is not just the huge choice, but also that an older book can stay around for ever, long after it’s gone out of [...]

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The last ice creams of summer

September 8th, 2009 · No Comments · British favourites, Cookbooks, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Foodie treats, New food launches, Sweet treats

It seems the weather is having a last hurrah of warm weather in some parts of the country, so seems a good time to indulge. This weeks sees the launch of The Icecreamists at Selfridges, the so called agents of cool. Now, this could look like style over substance, with a guerilla ice cream installation, [...]

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Sara Lee feel the return of baking?

September 6th, 2009 · 5 Comments · Baking, British favourites, Cookbooks, Foodie gadgets, Foodie gifts, Ingredients, Kitchenwares, Kitsch cooking, Sweet treats

According to Channel 4′s food blog, Sara Lee have reported a 22% drop in their international bakery sales. They blame people switching to own brand versions, but perhaps from their headquarters in Wisconsin they can’t see what’s going on here. We’re all baking again. Call it nostalgia or a need for comfort, but I see [...]

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Stathern Horticultural Show in photos

September 5th, 2009 · No Comments · British favourites, Foodie things to do, Fruit & Veg

It’s one of the highlights of the year, so please indulge me! There was jam.     There were a few quiches, with the Best Foodie Friend winning first prize, hurray!     There were prizes for non food entries, of which MGG managed to take one:     And our neighbour with his award [...]

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The Saturday Session – the joys of a horticultural show

September 5th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Baking, British favourites, Cookbooks, Foodie things to do, Fruit & Veg, Kitsch cooking, Preserving, Recipes, Saturday Session

It’s one of those big events in our village today: the annual horticultural show. Oh yes, there are still horticultural and village shows going strong, and there has been competitive pumkin and bean growing going on for months. No tales of sabotage yet but still time for that to surface! As well as veg and [...]

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The Friday Five – looking ahead to new food and drink books

September 4th, 2009 · No Comments · British favourites, Christmas foodie gifts, Cookbooks, Foodie gifts, French food, Friday Five, Italian food, Kitsch cooking, Meat treats, Sweet treats

It’s getting to that peak time of year when whole heaps of books are launched, ready to tempt the Christmas shoppers I guess. Or those of us who could probably just squeeze in at least one more cook book to our (groaning) shelves. Here’s my very personal view of what looks interesting for the next [...]

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