I’ve written many times about how much shopping I do at Not On the High Street, as it really does have unusual and unique gifts for pretty much everyone on my list. Not to mention a few things for myself finding their way into the basket! And now its sale has started, so the temptation is [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Picnics'
Quite possibly my favourite sale has started!
January 11th, 2010 · No Comments · Baking, Foodie gifts, Kitchenwares, Picnics, Places to shop online
Tags:aprons·Baking·cake stands·cocktails·Cooking with kids·credit crunch gifts·Foodie gifts·Picnics·Sale shopping·tea towels·Thermos flasks
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
Last minute gifts for foodies this Christmas
December 16th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Beer & Lager, Bread, Christmas foodie gifts, Courses, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Ingredients, Italian food, Kitchenwares, Picnics, Places to shop online, Savoury gifts, Spanish food, Sweet treats
You’ve been making a list, checking it twice, you’ve worked out what’s naughty and what’s nice. And now you’re having a sudden panic as you’ve counted up the presents and you’ve forgotten someone! If it’s a foodie gift you’ve forgotten, then never fear! Here’s some last minute suggestions you can still order in, so no [...]
Tags:beer coolers·beetroot relish·British favourites·caviar·Christmas·Christmas foodie gifts·cocktails·cookery courses·cupcakes·Foodie gifts·gourmet experiences·Hampers·Heal's·Ingredients·Jamie Oliver·Jams·last minute gifts·last minute presents·macaroons·Marmite gifts·Novelli Academy·pate gifts·Picnics·Preserves·tea towels·The School of Artisan Foods·truffle
Looking for Bank Holiday food entertainment
August 31st, 2009 · No Comments · Beer & Lager, British favourites, Cheese, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Foodie Travel, Foodie treats, Ingredients, Meat treats, Picnics, Places to eat, Places to shop online, Savoury gifts, Sweet treats, Uncategorized
Call it a hunch, but I reckon there’ll be traffic queues and toilet queues at the grand houses of the UK today. This must be peak viewing day for National Trust properties and other national treasures such as Chatsworth, which these days is less of a trial for children, thanks to kid’s trails and playgrounds, [...]
Tags:Belton House·Belvoir Fruit Farms·Brocklebys·Chatsworth·chocolate beetroot cake·lemon drizzle cake·Lincolnshire sausage·National Trust·Peak Ales·Tollgate Brewery·victoria sponge
The Saturday Session – pack a picnic
July 11th, 2009 · No Comments · Baking, British favourites, Foodie blogs, Picnics, Recipes, Saturday Session
We’ll be on our way through France when this is published, having already completed a fairly long drive down to Portsmouth to catch the ferry. Which means either running the gauntlet of British service stations, not to mention needing a second mortgage, or taking your own. Guess which we went for for the first half [...]
