There are some fantastic smokehouses around the UK, some have been there since fire was invented, and some Johnny come latelys as well, but many turning out some great produce. I love smokey flavours and have been trying to work my way through a few places, and I think Christmas is a perfect time for [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Preserving'
Smoked Christmas food, as opposed to Christmas up in smoke
November 10th, 2011 · No Comments · British favourites, Cheese, Christmas foodie gifts, Courses, Dairy, Fish & Seafood, Foodie gifts, Ingredients, Local food, Meat treats, Places to shop online, Preserving
Tags:Black Mountains Smokery·Brown & Forrest·Hebridean Smokehouse·smoking·Smoky Jo's·The Artisan Smokehouse·Weald Smokery
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
Loving a product with a great story – St. John & Dolly Smith’s Pickles
August 27th, 2011 · 3 Comments · British favourites, Foodie gifts, Indian Food, Places to shop online, Preserving, Savoury gifts
I’m not sure where I picked this one up from but just going through new stuff I’ve picked up and this one really did catch my eye. The back story for St.John & Dolly Smith’s pickles is really touching, amusing and most definitely worth a read. I think it’s really touching and one of those [...]
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 [...]
Just how good is your marmalade?
January 25th, 2011 · 3 Comments · Bread, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Foodie Travel, Honey & Jam, Local food, Make your own, Preserving
It’s Seville orange time, which probably means there’s a whole heap of marmalade making going on around the country. And if you think yours is marmalade is one to be reckoned with, then you still have time to enter The World’s Original Marmalade Awards. No, I had no idea either, but these awards are being [...]
So, how was my crystal ball gazing?
January 1st, 2011 · No Comments · British favourites, Cookbooks, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Foodie Travel, Frugal cooking & eating, Grow your own, Honey & Jam, Make your own, Preserving, Turkish Food
Back in December 2009 (which really does feel an age ago) I wrote a piece about what 2010 might bring for foodand food lovers. So, should I give up the day job and take up with a crystal ball? Hmm, lets see… * We’d all continue to rediscover the joy of homemade. Tick. But fairly [...]
What would I make my gift of the year for a food lover?
December 22nd, 2010 · 1 Comment · Baking, Chocolate, Christmas foodie gifts, Cookbooks, Foodie gifts, Fruit & Veg, Grow your own, Ingredients, Kitchenwares, Make your own, Places to shop online, Preserving, Savoury gifts, Spanish food
Very hard to believe it’s very nearly the end of the year. Again. Unbelievable to me, I’ve made 220 posts so far for the year, and featured a whole range of gifts for every kind of occasion, every kind of food lover, every kind of budget, even every kind of age. So, what would I [...]
Jam it, jar it, bottle it
October 23rd, 2010 · 3 Comments · British favourites, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Grow your own, Honey & Jam, Make your own, Preserving
I love this time of year, getting ready to hibernate. Or at least retreat to the indoors for a bit. Which means that we’ve been busy converting our harvest, not to mention foraged treasures into all sorts of preserved wonders. I’ve always been a huge fan of Lakeland and John Lewis for my preserving supplies, [...]
Tags:jam making·Preserving·the WI
Finding the frugal cook’s best friend
October 21st, 2010 · 3 Comments · Baking, Bread, Foodie gadgets, Foodie gifts, Frugal cooking & eating, Grow your own, Kitchenwares, Make your own, Places to shop online, Preserving
So, it’s the morning after the day before, and no doubt the vast majority of us are feeling poorer than we did yesterday. George has swung the spending axe, and we’re all left looking for the next notch to tighten up on our belts. Oh, just on the off chance, if you’re a banker still [...]
