In a completely different context, we were talking about knowing your audience the other day, which led onto a conversation about the blog. Now, I never think of having an audience, but I guess from looking at the search terms that land people here, you can work out a thing or two about the casual [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Recipes'
Best apps for British foodies?
June 21st, 2010 · 1 Comment · British favourites, Foodie Travel, Foodie gadgets, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Healthy eating, Places to eat, Recipes, Spirits, iPhone Apps
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 · No Comments · 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 · No 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 [...]
The Saturday Session – Quince Envy!
October 10th, 2009 · No Comments · British favourites, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Fruit & Veg, Ingredients, Meat treats, Places to eat, Places to shop online, Preserving, Recipes, Saturday Session, Savoury gifts, Spanish food
I had moments of pure envy this week! Thomasina Miers was tweeting that she was experimenting with quince, poaching them with vanilla pods, and then making them into a custard. Which all sounded delicious, but there’s been no sniff of a quince around here yet! And I have such a hankering to try to make [...]
Tags:Bellota·Manchego·membrillo·quince·quince cheese·Thomasina Miers
The Saturday Session – In Search of the Perfect Dry Martini
September 12th, 2009 · No Comments · Food Writing, Foodie things to do, Foodie treats, Recipes, Saturday Session, Spirits
Last night Dr T and I enjoyed a cultural night out at Nottingham Playhouse to see their production of Blithe Spirit. From this one would deduce that essential kit in many households of the time was a cocktail shaker and a ready supply of martini glasses! There was a long debate on the way home [...]
Tags:Blackwood's Gin·Blithe Spirit·cocktails·dry martini·gin·Hendrick's Gin·martini·Noel Coward·vermouth
The Saturday Session – the joys of a horticultural show
September 5th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Baking, British favourites, Cookbooks, Foodie things to do, Fruit & Veg, Kitsch cooking, Preserving, Recipes, Saturday Session
It’s one of those big events in our village today: the annual horticultural show. Oh yes, there are still horticultural and village shows going strong, and there has been competitive pumkin and bean growing going on for months. No tales of sabotage yet but still time for that to surface! As well as veg and [...]
Tags:Baking·British favourites·chutney·Cookbooks·fruit cake·Grow your own·home baking·horticultural show·jam making·Jams·Kitsch cooking·lemon curd·marmalade·Nigel Slater·Preserves·The Cottage Smallholder·treacle fruit cake·vol au vent·WI·Women's Institute
The Saturday Session – 101 ways with a courgette
August 15th, 2009 · No Comments · Baking, Cookbooks, Foodie blogs, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Fruit & Veg, Healthy eating, Ingredients, Preserving, Recipes, Saturday Session
Well, not quite, but tonight’s dinner challenge is a different use of courgettes with every course because, like many of you who might grow your own, there’s a courgette glut still on. I have to admit to not being the biggest fan of the courgette, but I’m coming around. I think it’s too many years [...]
Tags:Baking·Cookbooks·courgette cake·courgettes·Gastrokid·Grow your own·home baking·How to be a Domestic Goddess·Ingredients·Lime·Nigella Lawson
The Saturday Session – pimp my Staffordshire Oatcake
August 8th, 2009 · 3 Comments · British favourites, Foodie Travel, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Ingredients, Kitchenwares, Meat treats, Places to shop online, Recipes, Saturday Session
For fairly unimaginative reasons, I was in Stoke on Trent yesterday, a first. Well, Hanley, which is the city centre of Stoke. Confusing! But, like any good foodie, I’d done my research, just in case of some foodie time out. And what results! There were three things on my list: pie from Pieminister (fail, the [...]
Tags:black pudding·British favourites·food markets·Foodie gifts·Hanley·Ingredients·Moorland Pottery·Pieminister·regional food·Staffordshire Oatcakes
