It’s a nice greeting at this time of year, to be wished a prosperous year. As Chinese is pretty much up there in MGG’s top three (chicken chow mein rotates with mussels and chicken pie as her fave) then there is a big demand for Chinese food here. Being close to Leicester, we’re really [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Ingredients'
Gung Hay Fat Choy!
January 23rd, 2012 · No Comments · Chinese Food, Foodie gifts, Ingredients
Tags:Chinese cooking
Spice up winter with Gourmet Spice Co
January 17th, 2012 · No Comments · Foodie gifts, Herbs & Spices, Ingredients
Having a clear out of the cupboard the other day, I came across the ends of the Pukka Dukkah that I bought from Gourmet Spice Co last year, which made me think it was time I had a look at what else they had been up to. In case I needed to order something. [...]
Tags:Gourmet Spice Co·Salt
Chilli not chilly this Christmas
November 30th, 2011 · No Comments · Cheese, Christmas foodie gifts, Foodie gifts, Ingredients
If you’ve got a chilli lover on your hands, then you’re really in luck, as I think there are some great options around this Christmas to tickle their taste buds with, or just show off their affection for the hot stuff. Here’s some things worth taking a look at. Love the design of [...]
Tags:chillies
Spicy colourful gifts from Spicentice for a warming winter
November 28th, 2011 · No Comments · Christmas foodie gifts, Foodie gifts, Ingredients
I’ve written before about how much I like Spicentice, and how good I think their products are. They are well designed and very colourful, but not a case of style over substance. The new spice rubs would make a great stocking filler for a food lover, and I’ve found them tasty, and useful. Of course [...]
Tags:Spicentice
Smoked Christmas food, as opposed to Christmas up in smoke
November 10th, 2011 · No Comments · British favourites, Cheese, Christmas foodie gifts, Courses, Dairy, Fish & Seafood, Foodie gifts, Ingredients, Local food, Meat treats, Places to shop online, Preserving
There are some fantastic smokehouses around the UK, some have been there since fire was invented, and some Johnny come latelys as well, but many turning out some great produce. I love smokey flavours and have been trying to work my way through a few places, and I think Christmas is a perfect time for [...]
Tags:Black Mountains Smokery·Brown & Forrest·Hebridean Smokehouse·smoking·Smoky Jo's·The Artisan Smokehouse·Weald Smokery
Great British food gifts from British Fine Foods
October 27th, 2011 · No Comments · British favourites, Cheese, Christmas foodie gifts, Dairy, Foodie gifts, Ingredients, Meat treats, Places to shop online, Savoury gifts
Christmas ranges are popping up all over the place now, and British Fine Foods is no exception. I love what they do, and their Christmas selections are no exception to that. Here’s what’s caught my eye: Nice combo here of wild boar salami from The Real Boar Co and a decent red [...]
Tags:British Fine Foods·Christmas foodie gifts·christmas in a box·Lancashire Bomb·The Real Boar Co
So, which food and drink brands are cool this year?
October 15th, 2011 · No Comments · British favourites, Cheese, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Indian Food, Ingredients, Meat treats, Places to shop online, Savoury gifts
It’s two years since I wrote about the food and drinks brands that were being recognised as “cool”. It looks like my general gist from the post was that I wasn’t particularly impressed with most of the choices. And, as I mentioned at the time, I’m a bit cynical about the process as it [...]
Tags:Abel & Cole·Johnny Pustzai·Marmite·Observer Food Monthly Awards·The Cheese Shed
The Friday Five – A week of weeks
October 14th, 2011 · No Comments · Baking, British favourites, Cookbooks, Foodie things to do, Friday Five, Herbs & Spices, Indian Food, Ingredients
Gosh, it’s a busy old week this week. It is National Curry Week. Chocolate Week. Egg Week. And just to top it off, cake week. And next week is National Baking Week. You’d have thought there were enough weeks in the year to have these better spread out, but no idea how they get decided [...]
Tags:Michel Roux·Paul A. Young·Sky High Cakes·Three Sisters Indian Cookbook
Another good year at East Midlands Food Festival
October 3rd, 2011 · 1 Comment · Alcohol free drinks, British favourites, Cheese, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Foodie Travel, Herbs & Spices, Ingredients, Local food, Meat treats, Places to shop online, Savoury gifts
Lets face it, who would have planned for a festival on 1 October to be on one of the hottest days of the years? I think this, combined with the festival moving back into the centre of Melton Mowbray, helped to make this a really busy show this year, and there seemed to be good [...]
Tags:Battlefield Blue·East Midlands Food Festival·Game·Gourmet Spice Co·Hot Rocks Pizza·Mr Fitzpatricks
Goats cheese with personality
September 27th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Cheese, Dairy, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Ingredients, Recipes, Savoury gifts
I like things that are interesting, people that are interesting, not to mention food that’s interesting. So I found the pitch from the PR company representing Capricorn Somerset Goats Cheese really interesting, it even made me smile. If you have a look at the Capricorn website, then you’ll see the goats. Or the girls as [...]
