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, [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Naff presents'
Spot? Stripe? Who cares?
August 31st, 2010 · No Comments · Chocolate, Eating with kids, Foodie gifts, Naff presents
What foodies need when they have a motorhome…
August 22nd, 2010 · 2 Comments · Foodie gifts, Just for fun, Naff presents
Or it would appear what one retailer of said motorhomes thinks you should be finding space for. I mean, I know things have moved on since the caravanning trips of my youth, but I would have thought space was still at a bit of a premium and therefore everything had to earn its place. Maybe [...]
What not to get a foodie mum for Mother’s Day
March 7th, 2010 · No Comments · Foodie gifts, Foodie treats, Mother's Day gifts, Naff presents, Places to shop online
I wrote yesterday about a few ideas on what to get a food loving mum for Mother’s Day. Which kind of got me thinking about the things to avoid. Here’s a few I’d give a wide berth to: 1. Milk Tray – the lady may love Milk Tray, but most food lovers won’t be over-thrilled. [...]
Tags:Foodie gifts·Gadgets·Milk Tray·naff gifts·novelty apron·shopping trolley·umami paste
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
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
Christmas gifts for difficult foodies – the “don’t buy me anything” type
November 23rd, 2009 · 1 Comment · British favourites, Christmas foodie gifts, Cookbooks, Courses, Foodie Travel, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Foodie treats, Naff presents, Sweet treats
It’s coming round to that time of year, when you’ve ticked all the easy ones of your list, and you’re facing into the fact you’ve only got that one awkward so and so to still shop for. We all have at least one, and every year it’s tough going. My best advice is shop early [...]
Tags:A Quarter Of·Action Aid·BeRo·British favourites·charity gifts·Christmas·Christmas foodie gifts·Cookbooks·Foodie gifts·Grow your own·home baking·Jams·Peanut Brittle·Pontefract Cakes·Practical Presents·retro sweets·Richard Bertinet·The School of Artisan Foods
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
The catalogues cometh, part one!
September 27th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Cheese, Christmas foodie gifts, Foodie gadgets, Foodie gifts, Fruit & Veg, Kitchenwares, Naff presents, Places to shop online, Wine
Ah, September. Month of mist and mellow fruitfulness. And catalogues. Yes, an almost daily deluge in our house, driven by my addiction to online shopping and from my work on ProblemPresents.com in the past. Some are good, some are bad, and some are laugh out loud awful. But what about if you’re trying to find [...]
Tags:allotments·aprons·Charcuterie·Christmas·Foodie gifts·Gadgets·gooseberries·Grow your own·Hampers·Hovis·Joules·loganberries·mail order catalogues·Oxspring's Air Dried Ham·Pedlars·raised beds·tayberries·wellies
