Of course there are other places to buy great Italian food online, though less on the average high street. And I have to give Carluccio’s credit, their gifts always look good every Christmas, and always well received. And if I had to rush in somewhere on Christmas Eve for very last minute gift, this would [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Sweet treats'
Christmas at Carluccio’s
November 6th, 2011 · 1 Comment · British favourites, Chocolate, Christmas foodie gifts, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Hampers, Italian food, Kitchenwares, Places to shop online, Savoury gifts, Sweet treats
Tags:Carluccio's·Chocolate Clementines·kitsch teatowels·panettone·tea towels
What can Amazon deliver for foodies this Christmas?
November 2nd, 2011 · No Comments · Baking, British favourites, Chocolate, Christmas foodie gifts, Foodie gifts, Places to shop online, Sweet treats
I’ve written before about trying to find gifts for food lovers beyond books at Amazon, given their ever expanding number of categories. Well, yesterday their Christmas shop opened, and I was interested to see a whole section devoted to gifts for foodies. Would you? Well, some are not bad at all, although obviously some are [...]
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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
A week officially dedicated to chocolate? All good news!
October 11th, 2011 · No Comments · British favourites, Chocolate, Christmas foodie gifts, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Local food, Places to shop online, Sweet treats
I love my chocolate, and I love the complete boom in fantastic chocolate coming out of the UK, at every stage of production. Perfect to make a real song and dance about, which Chocolate Week is definitely doing. Chocolate Unwrapped this weekend sounds like the most amazing two day event, but even if you’re nowhere [...]
Tags:Chocolate Alchemy·Chocolate Unwrapped·Chocolate Week·I Should Cocoa·The Chocolate Kitchen
A dessert plate as a tribute to Zoe Restaurant
October 9th, 2011 · No Comments · Baking, Cookbooks, Foodie gifts, Foodie Travel, Places to eat, Sweet treats
I’ve possibly mentioned before that I really love New York, and I was always really fond of Zoe Restaurant in Soho. To me, it was the epitome of New York, with its open kitchen, beautiful tiles and even more beautiful people. I first went about a year after opening, not because we knew it was [...]
The Friday Five – making time for tea
September 30th, 2011 · No Comments · Baking, British favourites, Cookbooks, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Friday Five, Sweet treats
I adore a proper tea, whether it’s a posh afternoon cream tea or a proper Yorkshire tea from childhood. If you don’t have time for a full lunch or dinner, then nothing to beat getting friends around for tea. Here’s five choices in case you’re lacking tea time inspiration. Tea with Mrs Simkins: Delicious Recipes [...]
What does the nation’s favourite department store have in store for us?
September 29th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Alcohol free drinks, British favourites, Chocolate, Christmas foodie gifts, Foodie gifts, Places to shop online, Sweet treats
I was on a very rare weekend foray into town last weekend, and made a quick detour through John Lewis to see whether they had got festive yet, as their foodie gifts are often interesting. Whilst not having looked at the offer online in any great detail, these are the things that caught my eye [...]
Tags:Christmas·Christmas foodie gifts·gingerbread houses·tea
Baking the easy way but with taste
September 13th, 2011 · No Comments · Baking, Chocolate, Christmas foodie gifts, Cooking with Kids, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Sweet treats
We were joking about Shake a Cakes the other day, which would most definitely not be something I would suggest sending anyone as a gift, not even as a joke. But very interested to see that Montezuma’s are now doing Baking Kits, which look like they could turn out very tasty results. Building on [...]
Encyclopedic knowledge of the best cookies of every description
September 8th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Baking, Cookbooks, Cooking with Kids, Foodie gadgets, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Kitchenwares, Kitsch cooking, Places to shop online, Sweet treats
Let me just say this first: I love this book! I was sent The Cookiepedia as a review copy, and I love it. I even cope with the fact it doesn’t tell you a helpful conversion for a stick of butter, other than cups or tablespoons, but other than that it’s a delight. I mean, [...]
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That time of year already?
September 5th, 2011 · No Comments · Baking, British favourites, Christmas foodie gifts, Foodie gifts, Kitchenwares, Sweet treats
I’ve worked in retail long enough to be used to Christmas in July, as it’s when the press shows always happen to launch Christmas ranges. That bit’s not unusual, but getting an email as a customer at the beginning of September about Christmas? Well, I guess we have to conclude that Lakeland’s average customer [...]
