This time last year was the first time I’d ever made my own marmalade. I think partly because I’ve only recently got into marmalde, and I’ve not been a big preserves maker (unless you count preserving sloes in gin). And Dr T would tell you it was pretty tasty as far as marmalade goes. It [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Honey & Jam'
The easy route to fabulous marmalade
January 24th, 2012 · No Comments · Foodie gifts, Honey & Jam
Tags:Rosebud Preserves
Get something nice through the post this year
January 3rd, 2012 · 1 Comment · Foodie gifts, Honey & Jam
It’s a fairly miserable time of year, and if the postman only arrives with bills and rubbish junk mail then it’s not really going to add any joy to your day. So, what can you, particularly as a food lover, do about it? I remember years ago coming across the Harry & David catalogue, [...]
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The Friday Five – In a pickle or out of a jam?
August 19th, 2011 · No Comments · British favourites, Cookbooks, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Frugal cooking & eating, Fruit & Veg, Grow your own, Honey & Jam, Make your own, Preserving
I love this time of year, lots of fruitful bounty in need of preserving. Not to mention rosettes going at the village horticultural show for marmalade, jam and chutney. So, it’s a great time to look at some of the great preserving books out there at the moment. Mes Confitures: The Jams and Jellies of [...]
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 [...]
Don’t eat the daisies!
May 24th, 2011 · No Comments · Alcohol free drinks, Baking, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Grow your own, Herbs & Spices, Honey & Jam
It’s Chelsea Flower Show this week so it’s flowers all the way, and edible flowers seem to be having a bit of a moment. You could just order some in if you wanted to try them, with Natoora doing a punnet of mixed flowers that would work with salads or to add an extra dimension [...]
More than leeks and daffs
March 1st, 2011 · 2 Comments · BBQs, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Foodie Travel, Honey & Jam, Kitchenwares, Local food, Meat treats, Places to shop online, Savoury gifts, Spirits, Sweet treats
How could I forget? Today is St David’s Day, which will see Dr T come over all nostalgic for his homeland. We’ll have a bit of Bryn Terfel on, the legend of Gelert will be told, and no doubt a pint or two of Dark will be drunk. That said, there are a few other [...]
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Just how good is your marmalade?
January 25th, 2011 · 3 Comments · Bread, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Foodie Travel, Honey & Jam, Local food, Make your own, Preserving
It’s Seville orange time, which probably means there’s a whole heap of marmalade making going on around the country. And if you think yours is marmalade is one to be reckoned with, then you still have time to enter The World’s Original Marmalade Awards. No, I had no idea either, but these awards are being [...]
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 [...]
So, how was my crystal ball gazing?
January 1st, 2011 · No Comments · British favourites, Cookbooks, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Foodie Travel, Frugal cooking & eating, Grow your own, Honey & Jam, Make your own, Preserving, Turkish Food
Back in December 2009 (which really does feel an age ago) I wrote a piece about what 2010 might bring for foodand food lovers. So, should I give up the day job and take up with a crystal ball? Hmm, lets see… * We’d all continue to rediscover the joy of homemade. Tick. But fairly [...]
Viva tapas and more!
November 1st, 2010 · 4 Comments · Cheese, Christmas foodie gifts, Foodie gifts, Foodie Travel, Foodie treats, Honey & Jam, Ingredients, Meat treats, Places to shop online, Spanish food
Feeling very lucky, as the lovely people at The Spanish Food Company sent me the most amazing hamper to try. And what a hamper of fabulousness it was! If you haven’t come across them before, they are specialist importers of great Spanish food, with great provenance from artisanal producers. They know all the producers, and [...]
