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 [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Ingredients'
Goats cheese with personality
September 27th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Cheese, Dairy, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Ingredients, Recipes, Savoury gifts
What will you swap this British Food Fortnight?
September 18th, 2011 · No Comments · British favourites, Champagne, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Foodie Travel, Ingredients, Meat treats, Savoury gifts, Wine
I know it might sound like I’m getting my food fortnights mixed up, but the same question asked of us for Fairtrade items should surely be asked of our choices where there are great British producers available for us to support. I mean, I am definitely coming round to rapeseed oil, as my alternative [...]
Tags:British Food Fortnight·Chiltern Cold Pressed·Duffy Sheardown·Isle of Wight Biltong·Red Star
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
Reflections on Real Food Festival
May 9th, 2011 · 8 Comments · Alcohol free drinks, Bread, British favourites, Cheese, Dairy, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Foodie treats, Ingredients, Places to shop online, Savoury gifts
What a day Friday was! Came back laden down, foot sore and thrilled to have met so many folk for the first time, not to mention catching up with some familiar faces. My highlights, discoveries and goodies as follows: * The tweetup/flashmob at Gower Cottage Brownies. To the bemusement of the non Twitterers, there was [...]
Tags:bad food choices·Belper Knolle·Cafe On·Chiltern Coldpressed Rapeseed Oil·Five Valleys Cordials·Gower Cottage Brownies·Richard Bertinet·Womersley Foods
Overcoming a chilli crisis
January 26th, 2011 · 3 Comments · Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Fruit & Veg, Grow your own, Ingredients, Mexican Food, Recipes
Whilst I was away I heard a news article about the price of chillies in Indonesia, where they are now more per kilo than meat. Given how much chilli goes into the average Indonesian dish, you can imagine the uproar! A lot of people are now trying to grow their own out there, which is [...]
Tags:chillies·Grow your own·Wahaca
The tastes of sunshine
January 24th, 2011 · No Comments · Cookbooks, Ingredients, Places to shop online, Turkish Food
Last year I bought a copy of Claudia Roden’s Arabesque, and this year I intend to cook from it lots. Particularly if it’s going to continue to be a miserable winter. The combined cuisines of Morocco, Turkey and Lebanon are suffused with sunshine, and surely cooking up recipes from these has to make a day [...]
Quick pick – warm up Winter with Thai spices
January 12th, 2011 · No Comments · Foodie gifts, Ingredients, Savoury gifts
I will be about to leave Bangkok when this post goes up, and hoping to have enjoyed at least one good Thai meal during the 48 hours there. If you’ve got someone to buy for who likes Thai food, or fancies experimenting, then try this Thai Kitchen Spice Gift Box from Steenbergs. A great range [...]
Tags:Steenbergs·Thai food
What would I make my gift of the year for a food lover?
December 22nd, 2010 · 1 Comment · Baking, Chocolate, Christmas foodie gifts, Cookbooks, Foodie gifts, Fruit & Veg, Grow your own, Ingredients, Kitchenwares, Make your own, Places to shop online, Preserving, Savoury gifts, Spanish food
Very hard to believe it’s very nearly the end of the year. Again. Unbelievable to me, I’ve made 220 posts so far for the year, and featured a whole range of gifts for every kind of occasion, every kind of food lover, every kind of budget, even every kind of age. So, what would I [...]
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
Quick pick- the one book I’m asking Santa for
November 19th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Christmas foodie gifts, Cookbooks, Food Writing, Foodie gifts, Ingredients
I promise normal service will be resumed next week with the usual Friday Five selection, but for this week I’m just featuring the one book I’ve asked Santa for if I’ve been good enough: The Flavour Thesaurus is a fascinating book, covering all kinds of flavour combinations, both familiar and intriguing. I can imagine dipping [...]
