I like things that are interesting, people that are interesting, not to mention food that’s interesting. So I found the pitch from the PR company representing Capricorn Somerset Goats Cheese really interesting, it even made me smile. If you have a look at the Capricorn website, then you’ll see the goats. Or the girls as [...]
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Goats cheese with personality
September 27th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Cheese, Dairy, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Ingredients, Recipes, Savoury gifts
When chocolate gets adventurous
July 18th, 2011 · No Comments · Baking, British favourites, Chocolate, Cookbooks, Easter, Foodie gifts, Mexican Food, Places to shop online, Recipes, Sweet treats
I like chocolate, and I’m fairly sure that there are a great many people who would always receive a gift of chocolate with great glee. And Hotel Chocolat is an interesting source, with well defined buying policies, good flavour combos, and traceable cocoa. Earlier in the year they sent me an Easter gift for review, [...]
The best things about home: cake, and more cake
July 9th, 2011 · No Comments · Baking, Cookbooks, Food Writing, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Recipes
It’s a great privilege to travel, to see distant places, to meet new folk. It can also be a right pain in the rear, with delays, airline food, lumpy beds and so on. So I am always thrilled to be back home, back to my own bed, back in the countryside, back with friends and [...]
Where would you get a haunch of venison from?
May 26th, 2011 · 1 Comment · British favourites, Foodie gifts, Local food, Meat treats, Places to shop online, Recipes
Occasionally, I turn up somewhere unexpected. Like on the radio. This week I was on Richard Spurr’s show on Radio Nottingham, sharing my views on super injunctions (not so super), ash clouds (O’Leary would whine) and my choice for Desert Island Discs (Grease and the Beatles “In My Life”). Richard always chats about the blog [...]
Tags:pink peppercorns·venison
Overcoming a chilli crisis
January 26th, 2011 · 3 Comments · Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Fruit & Veg, Grow your own, Ingredients, Mexican Food, Recipes
Whilst I was away I heard a news article about the price of chillies in Indonesia, where they are now more per kilo than meat. Given how much chilli goes into the average Indonesian dish, you can imagine the uproar! A lot of people are now trying to grow their own out there, which is [...]
Tags:chillies·Grow your own·Wahaca
Best apps for British foodies?
June 21st, 2010 · 1 Comment · British favourites, Foodie gadgets, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Foodie Travel, Healthy eating, iPhone Apps, Places to eat, Recipes, Spirits
I never used to care about my mobile phone. First it just made calls, then texts, and then I really went upmarket and had one with a camera. And then that one died. And on a bit of a whim, plus curiosity, I bought an iPhone. And, other than the appallingly short battery life, I [...]
Tags:Afghan restaurants·eating out·Gadgets·Glenmorangie·Good Food Guide·iPhone apps·Jamie Oliver·Nigella Lawson·Ocado·Zagat
The Saturday Session – Dim Sum no dim supper
January 9th, 2010 · No Comments · Chinese Food, Cookbooks, Foodie things to do, Ingredients, Places to eat, Places to shop online, Recipes, Saturday Session
I love dim sum, and trips to London always tend to include finding somewhere to indulge in great dim sum. This week was New World on Gerrard Place, which is fantastic for that full-on traditional dim sum experience with trollies madly dashing around the room. Then there are great modern versions of dim sum, with [...]
Tags:Chinese cooking·Chinese Food·cocktails·Cookbooks·dim sum·Ingredients·Ping Pong·The Asian Cookshop·Yauatcha
Eating up the leftovers
January 4th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Cookbooks, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Recipes, Uncategorized
I imagine ours is not the only post Christmas fridge with a whole heap of leftovers to work thr0ugh, and actually their part of my New Year’s resolution. There are some awful stats around each household throwing away between £420 and £610 worth of good food every year, all going into landfill. And this year, [...]
Tags:Cookbooks·Cooking with kids·Food trends·Gastrokid·Lakeland·Ministry of Food·Using up leftovers
The Saturday Session – all treats, no tricks
October 31st, 2009 · 2 Comments · Baking, Chocolate, Cookbooks, Foodie things to do, Friday Five, Kitsch cooking, Recipes, Saturday Session, Sweet treats
It’s been a busy morning here at FGH HQ, with a whole load of cooking going on ready for trick or treating tonight. I decided to eschew the easy option of the bags of multi coloured goo and sugar from the supermarket, and go for homemade versions. This has involved MGG poring over the pages of [...]
