Google Analytics. It’s where spreadsheet geekdom and out and out nosiness collide! I find it endlessly fascinating to look at the things that people have been searching for and somehow ended up here. Some I get, some are interesting, some really badly spelt (please, do you know what that does to me?) and some just [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Naff presents'
What are people looking for this Christmas?
December 7th, 2011 · No Comments · Christmas foodie gifts, Foodie gifts, Naff presents
Please don’t disappoint me this Christmas
September 21st, 2011 · No Comments · British favourites, Christmas foodie gifts, Foodie gifts, Naff presents
The weather is getting colder, and I see the countdown to Christmas most definitely beginning. Which makes me think about what will be appearing as Christmas gifts for food lovers. And just how many disappointing things there might be out there. So here’s a few thoughts on things I really, really hope not to [...]
The 5 oddest things people are looking for
December 12th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Christmas foodie gifts, Foodie gifts, Just for fun, Naff presents
I’m always, in a fairly geeky and nosy way, really interested in the different ways that people end up here, and the search terms that they’ve used. Particularly the very odd ones. I mean it’s probably fairly obvious that a lot of people are going to get here searching for foodie gifts, but there’s always [...]
Tags:awful gifts·Cherry B
Who needs a new apron for Christmas?
December 8th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Baking, BBQs, Christmas foodie gifts, Foodie gifts, Naff presents, Places to shop online
An apron can be highly practical present for a chef. Or it can be the most over-the top, kitsch affair going. And pretty much everything in between. Which is why them make a great gift for every kind of food lover. Here’s my choices for all kinds of Christmas gift options: * For lovers of [...]
Tags:aprons. comedy gifts
More than a bookstore
September 26th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Baking, Christmas foodie gifts, Foodie gadgets, Foodie gifts, Kitchenwares, Naff presents, Places to shop online
I’m a pretty big fan of Amazon, for bringing so much stuff within reach of our rural location. Yes, I would support my local bookshop, but their inventory is nowhere near this size, and my reading is quite niche. And Amazon bring all sorts to the door. Except I don’t tend to think of them [...]
Tags:Amazon·Gadgets·packed lunches
Bad foodie, bad foodie (or what I did instead of Abergavenny)
September 20th, 2010 · No Comments · British favourites, Christmas foodie gifts, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Foodie Travel, Honey & Jam, Naff presents, Places to shop online, Savoury gifts, Sweet treats
I don’t know why I’m not better organised, as Abergavenny and our wedding anniversary always fall at a very similar time. And it’s not as though I wouldn’t find huge amounts of interesting stuff to do in Abergavenny. Or as if I’m the only one in with a passing interest in food in our household. [...]
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 [...]
Spot? Stripe? Who cares?
August 31st, 2010 · No Comments · Chocolate, Eating with kids, Foodie gifts, Naff presents
I’ve been really lucky since I started writing this blog that occasionally interesting companies offer to send me their stuff to try. I always let you know if they have, I always still write honestly and I turn stuff down if I know it’s way off what I want to write about. And really, [...]
