In a perfect world, we would all be able to eat exactly what we want, stay in perfect health and feeling great and, preferably, not putting an ounce on! But it can’t be that way for everyone and if you have food intolerances, that’s bad enough, but if you absolutely adore your food then that’s [...]
Entries from January 31st, 2010
Foodie Gifts for Sensitive Lovers This Valentine’s Day
January 31st, 2010 · No Comments · Cheese, Chocolate, Foodie gifts, Meat treats, Savoury gifts, Sweet treats, Valentine's Day gifts
Tags:Bellevue Tea·Chocolate·dairy free·food intolerances·Foodie gifts·Gluten Free·Gluten free gifts·Little Wallop·Popina·rooibos tea·Sally's Sizzling Sausage Co·Sharpham Park·tea·wheat free
The Friday Five – Getting it on for Valentine’s Day
January 29th, 2010 · No Comments · Cookbooks, Foodie gifts, Friday Five, Valentine's Day gifts
I’ve already written about my loathing of “special” Valentine’s Day menus, which generally are an affront to most food lovers. I think it makes a great excuse for a night in together, with something really special on the menu. If you think you might go down that route, then these books are chosen for adding [...]
Tags:aphrodisiacs·Baking·cocktails·Cookbooks·Romantic food·sexy food·Valentine's Day
Valentine’s Day for Meaty Lovers
January 25th, 2010 · No Comments · BBQs, British favourites, Cookbooks, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Meat treats, Places to shop online, Savoury gifts, Valentine's Day gifts
Those of you who’ve read my blog on more than one occasion will know that I try to not feature the obvious, am not much of a lover of the themed gift, and tend to write about stuff that first and foremost tastes great, rather than looks right for the occasion. I’m not going to [...]
Tags:Charcuterie·Cookbooks·cookery courses·Foodie gifts·Jamie Oliver·Local food·Longhorn beef·Meat treats·Melton Mowbray pork pie·rare breed pig·River Cottage·Roches Blanches·saucisson·Serrano ham·The Real Boar Co·The School of Artisan Food
The Friday Five – a toast to the best of Scotland
January 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · British favourites, Cookbooks, Courses, Food Writing, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do
Given that this is the closest Friday Five to Burns Night, today’s cookbooks all have a Scottish slant to them, which has certainly had its own food renaissance. These books will therefore take you way beyond neeps and tatties, haggis and deep-fryed Mars bars. 1. Nick Nairn Cook School – Nick is someone I can [...]
Tags:British favourites·Burns Night·Cookbooks·cookery courses·Foodie gifts·Local food·Maw Broon·Nick Nairn·Scottish cooking·The Caledonian Kitchen·The Three Chimneys
Just in case you need a foodie gift this week…
January 20th, 2010 · 2 Comments · British favourites, Foodie gadgets, Foodie gifts, Fruit & Veg, Grow your own, Kitchenwares, Offers & Discount Codes, Places to shop online
Just spotted that the Jamie Oliver sale is in full swing, and there are some good things to pick up, either if you need a gift urgently, or to put aside. I’ve written before that I think this is a great range of products, not just name stamping by Jamie but stuff cooks and foodies, [...]
Tags:Cooking with kids·Gardening with kids·Grow your own·Jamie Oliver·tea·tea towels
Bloggers for Haiti
January 18th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Foodie things to do
It’s Monday morning, everything seems normal. You’ve all had a good breakfast and you’re leaving your home and your family to head off to work. Imagine if that is the last time everything in your life was normal. If your home and job was gone. If many members of your family were gone. If your [...]
Eat, Drink, Shop Locally Like Never Before
January 17th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Bread, British favourites, Cheese, Foodie gifts, Ingredients, Meat treats, Places to eat, Places to shop online
I know, eating local is nothing new, it was all the rage last year. And, lets face it, 2008 and 2009 were incredibly tough years for everyone and just when we thought there was light at the end of the tunnel the snow came. We all wanted to hibernate. Nice and warm, but bad for [...]
Tags:British favourites·Brocklebys·Colston Bassett Stilton·food markets·Food trends·Foodie gifts·Ingredients·Local food·Melton Mowbray·pork pies·Red Lion Inn·Sausages·Sparkenhoe Red Leicester
The Friday Five – Healthy with taste
January 15th, 2010 · No Comments · Chocolate, Cookbooks, Foodie gifts, Friday Five, Healthy eating, Indian Food
It’s January, it’s been colder than cold, and certainly warming, comfort food has been the order of the day.Except it’s that time of year when huge chunks of people are resolving to eat better. Eating better can mean a whole heap of things, and be for a whole host of reasons from general health through [...]
Tags:Chocolate·Cookbooks·Food trends·Healthy eating·Scandinavian cooking·The Food Doctor·The Moosewood Restaurant
