I love a good birthday, especially a first birthday, as it usually comes with cake. And you probably know I love cake. Amazingly, I have been writing The Foodie Gift Hunter blog for just over a year, and can’t believe how quickly the time has gone. I’ve written 261 posts in that time, there are [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Just for fun'
Eating for beauty
June 17th, 2010 · No Comments · Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Just for fun
I’ve always thought that foodies should be in reasonably good health, if we manage to control excess indulgence, due to the fact most of us must be busy eating all kinds of foods, lots of fresh stuff, seasonal food, stuff we make ourselves. Compared to those living on lots of processed foods, we should be [...]
Tags:Healthy eating·Imedeen·inner health outer beauty·Protect & Perfect
The Friday Five – the kawaii side of Japanese food
March 4th, 2010 · No Comments · Cookbooks, Eating with kids, Foodie Travel, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Just for fun, Kitsch cooking
I’m feeling a bit jealous as some colleagues have gone off to Tokyo for the week. I am really lucky in that I’ve been three times for work, which means I’ve probably done more high end dining there than if I’d gone under my own steam. But the thing that fascinates me most is the [...]
Tags:bento boxes·Cookbooks·Cooking with kids·Izakaya·Japanese food·kawaii·packed lunches
Doh! Wait for it!
February 26th, 2010 · No Comments · Just for fun
Okay, who spotted the deliberate mistake? Not me! Apparently I am a whole month ahead of myself, as Cakes For Haiti is Friday 26 March. That is not today, obviously. Never mind, will be sending money anyway. Am looking it as whatever the cake version of a dry run is. And it gives us two [...]
Tags:Cakes for Haiti·Doh!
The Friday Five – Get cooking with the kids this half term
February 12th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Baking, Cookbooks, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Healthy eating, Just for fun, Kitsch cooking, Places to shop online, Sweet treats
I think most places around the country are about to start half term (I know, it seems like they just went back). There is good news, roads will generally be quieter. But homes with kids may not be! So this is a perfect opportunity to get kids in the kitchen and get them busy cooking [...]
Tags:Baking·Cookbooks·Cooking with kids·Gastrokid·Heston Blumenthal·home baking·Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
A year in food in photos
December 30th, 2009 · 2 Comments · BBQs, Baking, Bread, Cheese, Foodie Travel, Foodie things to do, French food, Just for fun, Meat treats, Places to eat, Turkish Food
It’s hard to believe we’re nearly at the end of another year. As always in this household, there’s been a lot of eating over the year, from eating in to eating out, eating in the UK and eating overseas, eating alone and eating with friends. In fact, eating with lots of friends. So, here’s my [...]
Tags:Babycakes NYC·bread maker·bread making·eating in·eating out·eating out with kids·home baking·Staffordshire Oatcakes
Thank you Santa for all kinds of food related gifts
December 26th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Just for fun, Uncategorized
I don’t know where my family and friends got the idea from that I liked food, but I am really chuffed with the gifts they sent to Santa for me. I really don’t know where I begin though. What shall I use or do first? I have these things at my disposal: 1. An enormous [...]
What’s coming up on the food front?
December 20th, 2009 · No Comments · Cookbooks, Just for fun
It’s the time of year when Google, Yahoo, Twitter etc report on their trends for the year, but they’re never very interesting to me, as 90% of the searches seem to cover celebs I’ve never heard of. But using the Google trends facility and putting in food gave out some interesting searches that are on [...]
Tags:BBC Good Food·Black Forest gateau·caribbean food·Cookbooks·discount codes·Google trends·Jamie Oliver·Levi Roots·party food
The Friday Five – In honour of Sir Tel
December 18th, 2009 · No Comments · Baking, British favourites, Cookbooks, Friday Five, Healthy eating, Just for fun
Anyone who listens to Terry Wogan will know at least two things: 1. He loves his food, particularly the snorkers. And a curry at 8am 2. Today is his last day on Wake Up to Wogan Like many of my age I guess, I went to primary school listening to Wogan, and now take MGG to [...]
Tags:Children in Need·Clark's pie·Fight the Flab·Heston Blumenthal·Irish cookery·Richard Corrigan·Sir Terry Wogan·TOGs
