It’ll probably come as no surprise to learn that my birthday presents included a significant number of books focused on food. No real pattern to them, I guess rather representing my varied interests on food. I’m very happy to find all of these now on my bookshelf: Fat Witch Brownies: [...]
Entries Tagged as 'French food'
The Friday Five – What the Birthday Fairy Delivered
July 22nd, 2011 · No Comments · Baking, British favourites, Chocolate, Cookbooks, Food Writing, French food, Friday Five
With Jam On It
June 21st, 2011 · No Comments · Baking, British favourites, Cookbooks, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, French food, Honey & Jam, Kitchenwares, Make your own
This is a good week, as apparently this is Jam Week. I love jam, love the rhythm of making it, the rituals of finding the jars, the boiling of the fruit, and then the waiting for it to be cool enough to slather on a hunk of toast with some great butter. There is even [...]
More to kir than cassis
June 16th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Champagne, Foodie gifts, French food, Places to shop online, Spirits, Wine
I confused a British barman the other night, by asking him what the options were for my kir. To which he answered, a little superciliously, just blackcurrant. Hmm, can’t think of a bar in France where you wouldn’t get a choice of at least two or three, thought it a rather poor show. I’m very [...]
Global tour for foodie dads
June 5th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Father's Day gifts, Foodie gifts, Foodie Travel, French food, Herbs & Spices, Indian Food, Ingredients, Kitchenwares, Places to shop online, Savoury gifts, Spanish food
The calendar doesn’t lie: Father’s Day is two weeks today. Don’t panic, loads of time! Will write a few posts for different options for different kinds of dads, and today is about dads who love food from beyond our national borders. Food passports at the ready! * For Spanish food lovers, then I’ve still not [...]
Tags:Burmese curry·Father's Day·Spices of India·The Market Quarter·The Spanish Food Company·Totally Swedish·Viking Blod
The Friday Five – Pastry masterclass in your own home
April 15th, 2011 · No Comments · Baking, British favourites, Cookbooks, Foodie gifts, French food, Friday Five
I’ve started writing this whilst watching Michel Roux give a masterclass in pastry on Masterchef. Definitely not a strong area for me, although BFF is a dab hand at pastry (so no going up against her at the village show in the quiche class!). So whether you’re at the beginning of the chapter like me, [...]
The Friday Five – Making St Patrick proud
March 11th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Cookbooks, Foodie gifts, French food, Friday Five, Meat treats
Today’s five is in anticipation of St Patrick’s Day next week, and to show that there truly is so much more to Irish cooking, and celebrate some of the great Irish talent. Go on, have a great new book! Here’s my choices: Trish’s French Kitchen by Trish Deseine – a surprising one to start perhaps, [...]
The Friday Five – For the love of food and Paris
February 25th, 2011 · No Comments · Baking, Courses, Foodie blogs, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Foodie Travel, French food, Friday Five, Places to eat
Been feeling jealous recently, as lots of friends and colleagues seem to have been heading off to Paris for a few days R&R. I don’t even particularly love Paris, but I even them the food possibilities! And then killing time in Foyles at St Pancras, I found a few food guides to Paris, that made [...]
A year in food and eating in review
January 2nd, 2011 · 1 Comment · BBQs, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Foodie Travel, French food, Frugal cooking & eating, Honey & Jam, Just for fun, Local food, Meat treats, Outdoor cooking, Places to eat, Spanish food, Spirits
2010, on reflection, was a great year for eating here at FGH Towers. Some were fancy, many were not. Most were with good company, although I had a couple of memorable meals on my own in Hong Kong. Some involved new things, some were old favourites. But they all added something to the experience of [...]
Hampers unhampered by bad taste
November 28th, 2010 · 2 Comments · British favourites, Christmas foodie gifts, Foodie gifts, French food, Ingredients, Places to shop online, Savoury gifts, Spanish food
Apologies to those who were reading my posts last year, as I did write something similar after the horror of finding the Kids Treat frozen food hamper, but hopefully a year on, a whole heap of other interesting options have materialised to write about. The hampers I love are those that enable you to send [...]
Tags:Hampers·Local food
