Apologies to Dan Lepard, that’s an awful pun for a title and I’m not even sure how one properly pronounces his surname, but it is pronounced leopard in our house. Anyway, Dan’s book Short & Sweet has been ruling the baking inspiration here since my birthday last summer, with much loved results. Put it this [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Make your own'
Baking Bread – the silver fox versus the “Lepard”
January 29th, 2013 · No Comments · Baking, Cookbooks, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Make your own
Great source for gifts for those that like to do it themselves, foodwise
October 31st, 2012 · No Comments · British favourites, Christmas foodie gifts, Cider, Foodie gadgets, Foodie gifts, Grow your own, Make your own
Random catalogues turn up here from time to time. Quite a few go pretty much straight to the recycling, but just occasionally I open one, and the Hingstons catalogue definitely fell into the latter category. And I can see that this is one I might keep opening. This can be a great source either for [...]
Tags:fruit press·Hingstons·sloe gin
Pinning your hopes on a great homemade gift
December 22nd, 2011 · No Comments · Christmas foodie gifts, Foodie gifts, Make your own
First there was Twitter to distract me, and then I discovered Pinterest. Which is ideal for nosy people like me, always on the look out for new things, particularly tasty things. It’s been great for discovering new gift ideas, and new recipes, and even things where the two combine. I’ve got a whole section [...]
Tags:diy gifts
Santa’s little helpers for your homemade goodies
October 17th, 2011 · No Comments · Baking, British favourites, Christmas foodie gifts, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Kitchenwares, Make your own, Places to shop online, Preserving, Sweet treats
I think we all know, and can feel it’s been a tough year, and belts are a notch tighter. And now Christmas is just around the corner. So how do we still give great gifts and keep the bank manager on side come January? DIY. I know I wrote about this last year as well, [...]
Tags:Christmas foodie gifts·homemade gifts·Jam Jar Shop·Meri Meri
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 [...]
Shopping one of my favourite sales
July 28th, 2011 · No Comments · BBQs, British favourites, Foodie gifts, Foodie treats, Grow your own, Kitchenwares, Make your own, Offers & Discount Codes, Picnics, Places to shop online
I’ve written many times about how much I like Not On the High Street, and the many varied producers that they bring together. It’s a brilliant source of great gifts for all kinds of people (not to mention some good “self-gifting” opportunities) and sale time makes it even more tempting! So here’s a very quick [...]
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 [...]
The Friday Five – Cheese, please!
June 3rd, 2011 · No Comments · Cheese, Cookbooks, Dairy, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Friday Five, Local food, Make your own
In case you’re looking for something to do on 11 or 12 June, then you could come to the Artisan Cheese Fair in Melton Mowbray. Bringing some of the UK’s finest cheesemakers together, it’ll be a chance to taste and buy, not to mention stock up! So, this Friday’s Five are inspired by the glorious [...]
Getting closer to authentic Indian food
March 14th, 2011 · 3 Comments · British favourites, Foodie gifts, Herbs & Spices, Indian Food, Make your own
Indian food is one of those things that I crave after being away from home for a while, no matter how great the food is wherever I am. Which is possibly why I’ve had Indian food in places such as Tokyo and Hong Kong! If I was going for longer, I might be taking spices [...]
