One of the things I’ve failed to find as the Foodie Gift Hunter until now is an Ebelskiver pan. I wrote about them in December 2009, when they were on a healthy foodie gifts list that came out of the US. And ever since then I’ve had people turn up on the blog looking for [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Foodie gadgets'
At last! Ebelskiver pancakes are here!
February 27th, 2011 · No Comments · Baking, Breakfast, Foodie gadgets, Foodie gifts, Kitchenwares, Places to shop online
Tags:Breakfast·Ebelskiver·pancakes
Shaping up the dessert course
February 23rd, 2011 · 1 Comment · Chocolate, Foodie gadgets, Foodie gifts, Kitchenwares, Kitsch cooking, Places to shop online, Sweet treats
It’s that time of year when there’s a whole load of new stuff to look at over at Lakeland. Far too much to choose from, and always a source of unexpected gifts for the food lover, whether they cook themselves or not. So here’s my first choice, for something a little different for the food [...]
Chopstick training time!
February 16th, 2011 · No Comments · Cooking with Kids, Eating with kids, Foodie gadgets, Foodie gifts, Places to shop online
I’ve written quite a few times about how much MGG loves her Chinese food, and she’s not bad with chopsticks. But you don’t just go from nothing to using chopsticks straight away. My local Chinese first off had a wad of paper and an elastic band round a set for her, and then we found some [...]
What does Oprah want?
December 4th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Baking, Christmas foodie gifts, Foodie gadgets, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Kitchenwares, Places to shop online
I don’t watch a lot of Oprah, but I do know what a huge effect she has on product sales (think Richard and Judy’s bookclub and times it by about a thousand). So her festive favourite things is bound to have a big effect on sales in the US, and quite a few of them had [...]
Quick pick – naughty but nice and zero calories
November 16th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Christmas foodie gifts, Foodie gadgets, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Kitchenwares, Places to shop online
Perhaps not quite what you may think, but I love this tea towel: I love tea towels as gifts, for being practical, for being an alternative to wrapping paper, and for being something that receivers enjoy when you buy beautiful ones, as it’s something I guess most of us would not buy spend a lot [...]
Tags:funky teatowels
Finding the frugal cook’s best friend
October 21st, 2010 · 3 Comments · Baking, Bread, Foodie gadgets, Foodie gifts, Frugal cooking & eating, Grow your own, Kitchenwares, Make your own, Places to shop online, Preserving
So, it’s the morning after the day before, and no doubt the vast majority of us are feeling poorer than we did yesterday. George has swung the spending axe, and we’re all left looking for the next notch to tighten up on our belts. Oh, just on the off chance, if you’re a banker still [...]
Wood fired pizza ovens on the up?
October 7th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Baking, BBQs, Foodie gadgets, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Make your own, Outdoor cooking
I wrote over the weekend about how MGG and I had enjoyed lunch at the East Midlands Food Festival from Jack’s Artisan Pizza. I wrote about how amazed I was at the wood fired oven in the back of a horse trailer, that I’d never seen one before. Well, blow me, these things are like [...]
A bit of frivolous, fragrant, foodie fun
October 4th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Foodie gadgets, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do
I’ve written before about how much I love fragrance, and occasionally you can combine my two loves with fragrances with great food notes. You can get it horribly wrong too, and tip over into Angel territory, which is my least favourite fragrance of all time. So I like the idea of these
More than a bookstore
September 26th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Baking, Christmas foodie gifts, Foodie gadgets, Foodie gifts, Kitchenwares, Naff presents, Places to shop online
I’m a pretty big fan of Amazon, for bringing so much stuff within reach of our rural location. Yes, I would support my local bookshop, but their inventory is nowhere near this size, and my reading is quite niche. And Amazon bring all sorts to the door. Except I don’t tend to think of them [...]
Tags:Amazon·Gadgets·packed lunches
Cupcakes for every week, not just National Cupcake Week
September 16th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Baking, Christmas foodie gifts, Courses, Foodie gadgets, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Kitchenwares, Kitsch cooking, Make your own, Naff presents, Places to shop online, Sweet treats
Cupcakes must be coming to the end of their shelf life, as they now have their own national week. There was a competition to find the best cupcakes in the UK, with David Bennett of the Sunshine Bakery in Chapel Allerton winning the title with his Banana & Mango cupcake. Sounds delicious, although I’m very [...]
