Just a quick reminder that Cakes for Haiti Day is fast approaching, and that you can still register a sale. Some of you may remember I got rather carried away with mine, and held it a whole month early, but it’s the thought, and the cash that counts! Haiti may have gone off our news bulletins [...]
Entries from March 16th, 2010
Still time to get baking for Haiti!
March 16th, 2010 · No Comments · Baking, Foodie things to do
Tags:Baking·Cakes for Haiti
Quick recommendation for Riverford Porchetta
March 14th, 2010 · No Comments · British favourites, Foodie gifts, Meat treats, Places to shop online
This will have to be a quick post, as I am in the haze of a glorious Sunday dinner, that had the porchetta roast on the bone at it’s centre. This came ready to roast with a fabulous salt and fennel seed rub all over, and was fantastically easy to cook. Bung it in the [...]
Tags:British favourites·Ingredients·organic meat·porchetta·Riverford·Sunday dinner
The Friday Five – getting hot and spicy
March 12th, 2010 · No Comments · Cookbooks, Eating with kids, Foodie gifts, Friday Five, Mexican Food, Spirits
I’m a couple of weeks behind the launch date, but I wanted to feature Thomasina Miers’ Mexican Food. I have had two of the best evenings at Wahaca, which takes Mexican food, and tequila, to another level for me. The difference between Wahaca and somewhere like Chiquitos is like the difference between Burger King and Hawksmoor. So, [...]
Tags:cocktails·Cookbooks·Cooking with kids·Mexican Food·spices·tequila·Thomasina Miers
Where do foodies register for their wedding?
March 11th, 2010 · No Comments · Cheese, Cookbooks, Courses, Foodie gadgets, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Ingredients, Kitchenwares, Places to shop online, Wedding Presents for foodies
Being of the nosey/curious type, I love looking at the search terms people have put in to get to the blog. There’ve been all kinds of weird and wonderful ones, not to mention some very err, creative, spellings. But this one seemed an entirely appropriate question, and the sort of thing I would want to [...]
Tags:Berry Bros & Rudd·Cheese·Cookbooks·cookery courses·Divertimenti·foodie love·Forman & Field·Gadgets·Hampers·Local food·Majestic Wine·Natoora·olive oil·Wedding gift lists·Wedding gifts
Channelling Juliette Binoche
March 9th, 2010 · No Comments · Chocolate, Foodie gifts, Foodie Travel, French food, Places to eat, Sweet treats
Today is Juliette Binoche’s birthday, who I think is the most amazing actress. I also think she’s incredibly stylish, not to mention the fact she has that French flair of being comfortable in her own skin, and seems to have avoided the lure of the plastic surgeon. My favourite, favourite film of hers is Chocolat, [...]
Tags:Alastair Sawday·Chocolat·Chocolate·Flavigny-sur-Ozerain·French food·holidays·Johnny Depp·Juliette Binoche·Lent·Willie Harcourt Cooze
What not to get a foodie mum for Mother’s Day
March 7th, 2010 · No Comments · Foodie gifts, Foodie treats, Mother's Day gifts, Naff presents, Places to shop online
I wrote yesterday about a few ideas on what to get a food loving mum for Mother’s Day. Which kind of got me thinking about the things to avoid. Here’s a few I’d give a wide berth to: 1. Milk Tray – the lady may love Milk Tray, but most food lovers won’t be over-thrilled. [...]
Tags:Foodie gifts·Gadgets·Milk Tray·naff gifts·novelty apron·shopping trolley·umami paste
What do you get a foodie mum?
March 6th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Alcohol free drinks, Chocolate, Foodie gifts, Grow your own, Mother's Day gifts, Places to shop online, Savoury gifts, Sweet treats, Wine
I love being a mum, and I love my food. Which probably makes me easy to buy for on Mother’s Day. And it has meant that Dr T has never fallen into the trap of Olay and L’Oreal Mother’s Day advertising (trust me, she’s worth so much more, and no mum wants anti-wrinkle cream. Ever). [...]
Tags:allotments·British favourites·Champagne·Chocolate·fizz·Foodie gifts·Grow your own·Melt·Mother's Day gifts·Pong·Prestat·Rococo·TheDrinkShop.com·Wine Hound
The Friday Five – the kawaii side of Japanese food
March 4th, 2010 · No Comments · Cookbooks, Eating with kids, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Foodie Travel, Just for fun, Kitsch cooking
I’m feeling a bit jealous as some colleagues have gone off to Tokyo for the week. I am really lucky in that I’ve been three times for work, which means I’ve probably done more high end dining there than if I’d gone under my own steam. But the thing that fascinates me most is the [...]
Tags:bento boxes·Cookbooks·Cooking with kids·Izakaya·Japanese food·kawaii·packed lunches
Holding back the cookbooks
March 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · Cookbooks, Foodie gadgets, Foodie gifts, Kitchenwares, Mother's Day gifts, Places to shop online
I think it’s probably obvious by now that I have a bit of a thing for cookbooks. Which means they are everywhere around the house, whether they fit the space or not. So I could probably use some of these bookends, both for the practical aspects, but also for the great designs. I really like [...]
