Tesco announced last week that Halloween is now more important to their sales than Valentine’s Day. What a romantic lot we are! In fact, it’s even bigger than Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, only leaving Christmas and Easter as bigger events. And, lets face it, they’ll be putting in a whole load of rubbish that [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Kitsch cooking'
Doing Halloween with at least a little taste
October 5th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Chocolate, Cookbooks, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Just for fun, Kitsch cooking, Make your own, Sweet treats
Tags:Halloween
Cupcakes for every week, not just National Cupcake Week
September 16th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Baking, Christmas foodie gifts, Courses, Foodie gadgets, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Kitchenwares, Kitsch cooking, Make your own, Naff presents, Places to shop online, Sweet treats
Cupcakes must be coming to the end of their shelf life, as they now have their own national week. There was a competition to find the best cupcakes in the UK, with David Bennett of the Sunshine Bakery in Chapel Allerton winning the title with his Banana & Mango cupcake. Sounds delicious, although I’m very [...]
Would these make it onto your top 10 food hall luxuries?
September 9th, 2010 · 1 Comment · British favourites, Foodie gifts, Ingredients, Italian food, Kitsch cooking, Naff presents, Places to shop online, Spirits, Sweet treats, Wine
Selfridges is one of my favourite stores in the world. Well, most of them, the Trafford Centre one is a bit rubbish in my view. But I do love that their website is now transactional, and with more content, and so I can see some of the wonders of their food hall any time I [...]
The Friday Five – the kawaii side of Japanese food
March 4th, 2010 · No Comments · Cookbooks, Eating with kids, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Foodie Travel, 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
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
Shopping for foodie Christmas presents at the motorway services
December 22nd, 2009 · No Comments · Chocolate, Christmas foodie gifts, Foodie gifts, Kitsch cooking, Naff presents, Picnics, Sweet treats
I’ve tried giving you the tastiest Christmas gifts for foodies that can be delivered to your door, right up to the last minute (and look out for tomorrow’s post for the really last minute versions). But what happens if you’re heading off on a long journey to somewhere remote, that hasn’t heard of dial up, [...]
Tags:Chocolate·Christmas·Christmas foodie gifts·Foodie gifts·Green & Black·last minute gifts·last minute presents·Marks & Spencer·Monster Munch·motorway services·Sherbet Fountain·Tebay
The shopping frenzy is upon us!
December 13th, 2009 · No Comments · Baking, British favourites, Cheese, Christmas foodie gifts, Foodie gifts, Just for fun, Kitsch cooking
I am not sure how many shopping days there are left, all I know it’s kind of the moment when panic tends to set in! The crowds are building in whatever shop/car park you want to be in, what you want is sold out, and your brain is empty of ideas. Lets face it, whoever [...]
Tags:cake tins·Christmas·Christmas foodie gifts·Foodie gifts·Gene Hunt·last minute gifts·online shopping·Port·Stilton·tea bag squeezers·Tom Ford·Whittard
November in review – all about the Christmas prep
December 1st, 2009 · No Comments · Alcohol free drinks, Baking, Christmas foodie gifts, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Kitsch cooking, Naff presents, Places to shop online
Another month gone, and we’re getting so close to Christmas now. After last month’s obsession with unusual foodstuffs like the Gummi Bear, this month has swung into full on gift searching, but at a more general level. And then the usual array of odd searches that cause me amazement, bewilderment and the odd giggle or [...]
Tags:Alcohol free drinks·Bedazzled Cupcakes·Belvoir Fruit Farms·Bottlegreen·caterpillar cake tin·coffee·cupcakes·giant Gummi Bears·Hampers·Lambrini·party cakes·tea·The Kent Cupcakery·turkey twizzlers·vol au vents
October in review
November 3rd, 2009 · 1 Comment · Baking, British favourites, Christmas foodie gifts, Foodie gifts, Foodie treats, Ingredients, Just for fun, Kitsch cooking, Naff presents, Savoury gifts
Being nosy and curious are good attributes for what I do. Which means I am quite fascinated by what terms people search on to end up on the blog. The popular stuff gives a feel for what people are thinking about and looking for, and the random stuff gives you an idea on what’s happening [...]
Tags:Baconnaise·caterpillar cake tin·curiousity·giant Gummi Bears·search·vol au vent
