I’ve always wanted to love smoked salmon, as there are so many great dishes and rituals I associate with it. The muslin covered lemon half. Slapped between the two halves of a bagel with cream cheese. Paper thin on crust-less brown bread with good butter. But I’ve just never really enjoyed it, particularly the texture, [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Savoury gifts'
Coming round to the smoked salmon cause
July 26th, 2011 · 2 Comments · British favourites, Fish & Seafood, Foodie gifts, Places to shop online, Savoury gifts
Best of British for British foodie dads
June 6th, 2011 · No Comments · British favourites, Cheese, Dairy, Foodie gifts, Grow your own, Hampers, Local food, Meat treats, Savoury gifts
After yesterday’s global food tour of gifts for dads, then today it’s time to offer some thoughts on great choices from great British producers. Reduce the food miles of your gift, but not the flavour! Here’s some ideas for you: * For dads who like smoky flavours, then try The Artisan Smokehouse of Suffolk. For [...]
Tags:Father's Day·Northfield Farm·South Devon Chilli Farm·The Artisan Smokehouse·Womersley Foods
Global tour for foodie dads
June 5th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Father's Day gifts, Foodie gifts, Foodie Travel, French food, Herbs & Spices, Indian Food, Ingredients, Kitchenwares, Places to shop online, Savoury gifts, Spanish food
The calendar doesn’t lie: Father’s Day is two weeks today. Don’t panic, loads of time! Will write a few posts for different options for different kinds of dads, and today is about dads who love food from beyond our national borders. Food passports at the ready! * For Spanish food lovers, then I’ve still not [...]
Tags:Burmese curry·Father's Day·Spices of India·The Market Quarter·The Spanish Food Company·Totally Swedish·Viking Blod
Reflections on Real Food Festival
May 9th, 2011 · 8 Comments · Alcohol free drinks, Bread, British favourites, Cheese, Dairy, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Foodie treats, Ingredients, Places to shop online, Savoury gifts
What a day Friday was! Came back laden down, foot sore and thrilled to have met so many folk for the first time, not to mention catching up with some familiar faces. My highlights, discoveries and goodies as follows: * The tweetup/flashmob at Gower Cottage Brownies. To the bemusement of the non Twitterers, there was [...]
Tags:bad food choices·Belper Knolle·Cafe On·Chiltern Coldpressed Rapeseed Oil·Five Valleys Cordials·Gower Cottage Brownies·Richard Bertinet·Womersley Foods
More than leeks and daffs
March 1st, 2011 · 2 Comments · BBQs, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Foodie Travel, Honey & Jam, Kitchenwares, Local food, Meat treats, Places to shop online, Savoury gifts, Spirits, Sweet treats
How could I forget? Today is St David’s Day, which will see Dr T come over all nostalgic for his homeland. We’ll have a bit of Bryn Terfel on, the legend of Gelert will be told, and no doubt a pint or two of Dark will be drunk. That said, there are a few other [...]
Tags:Aerona·Black Mountain Smokery·Local food·Slade Farm Organics·tea towels·Welsh food
Quick pick – warm up Winter with Thai spices
January 12th, 2011 · No Comments · Foodie gifts, Ingredients, Savoury gifts
I will be about to leave Bangkok when this post goes up, and hoping to have enjoyed at least one good Thai meal during the 48 hours there. If you’ve got someone to buy for who likes Thai food, or fancies experimenting, then try this Thai Kitchen Spice Gift Box from Steenbergs. A great range [...]
Tags:Steenbergs·Thai food
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 [...]
Hampers unhampered by bad taste
November 28th, 2010 · 2 Comments · British favourites, Christmas foodie gifts, Foodie gifts, French food, Ingredients, Places to shop online, Savoury gifts, Spanish food
Apologies to those who were reading my posts last year, as I did write something similar after the horror of finding the Kids Treat frozen food hamper, but hopefully a year on, a whole heap of other interesting options have materialised to write about. The hampers I love are those that enable you to send [...]
Tags:Hampers·Local food
What’s the nation’s favourite department store got us for Christmas?
October 31st, 2010 · 1 Comment · Alcohol free drinks, British favourites, Christmas foodie gifts, Foodie gifts, Ingredients, Savoury gifts, Sweet treats, Tea and coffee
I love John Lewis, particularly the one in Leicester. It’s just because I don’t love shopping that much and I can pull straight into the car park, run across the bridge, into the store and back out again. And when I did that today in search of school uniform (not for me, I hasten to [...]
