I’m a huge fan of John Lewis, and contribute to their staff bonus in quite large amounts each year. On a scouting session this weekend to see what was new I found a very attractive display of retro sweets, in bags and jars. With what felt like comparatively large price tags for the effort. For [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Sweet treats'
Making Your Own – Retro Sweetie Bags
August 16th, 2010 · No Comments · British favourites, Christmas foodie gifts, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Make your own, Sweet treats
Indulging in a bit of spicy chocolate
August 15th, 2010 · No Comments · Chocolate, Foodie gifts, Sweet treats
I may have mentioned it before, but I quite like my chocolate. Mainly really good chocolate (although on a bad day have been known to have an affair with a Mint Aero to my shame). Given that the weather is so miserable I decided that a) I needed chocolate and b) flavours mixing it up [...]
Events may be closer than you think…
July 26th, 2010 · No Comments · Christmas foodie gifts, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Make your own, Sweet treats
I was out and about in Mornac-sur-Seudre yesterday, a very pretty village, now a very artistic community on the banks of the river. It has pretty shops and restaurants; you could head out in canoes along the river, or just watch the world go by from a terrace with a glass of pineau. If you [...]
Sky high praise for Sky High Cakes
July 15th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Baking, Cookbooks, Foodie blogs, Foodie gifts, Sweet treats
Last week was a busy baking week, getting ready for BFF’s big birthday, which required a big and tasty cake. I knew exactly which cookbook I wanted to bake from: Sky High Cakes. I bought this book purely because I had drooled over the results that Ed Kimber had shown on his blog, He Eats. [...]
Tags:3 tier cakes·Baking·home baking·Sky High Cakes·Special occasions
What are the foodie dads getting this Father’s Day?
June 14th, 2010 · No Comments · BBQs, Baking, Bread, Cheese, Cookbooks, Courses, Father's Day gifts, Foodie Travel, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Kitchenwares, Meat treats, Places to shop online, Savoury gifts, Sweet treats
Nearly time for Father’s Day, which is always one of those events that catches even me by surprise. It needs something else just after it, like the way Mother’s Day works with Easter. And events involving chocolate always have my attention! So, if I were shopping for a Father’s Day gift for a dad with [...]
Tags:A Quarter Of·Baking·Chocolate·Chocolate Trading Co·cookery courses·Donald Russell·Father's Day·Foodie gifts·Gadgets·Neals Yard·Pong·Sole Bay Cheese·The Bertinet Kitchen·The School of Artisan Food
Derbyshire Food Fair in photos…kind of
May 23rd, 2010 · 1 Comment · British favourites, Foodie Travel, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Foodie treats, Ingredients, Places to shop online, Savoury gifts, Sweet treats
We had a great time yesterday at the Derbyshire Food & Drink Fair, although slightly relieved we did go yesterday, which was warm enough, as I imagine today will be a real scorcher. Here’s a few thoughts and photos, in case you are wondering either whether to go, or what you missed! This was about [...]
Tags:Brian Turner·British favourites·Derbyshire Food & Drink Fair·Foodie gifts·Ingredients·Local food·Quirky Cookies·Spicecentice·The Chilli Jam Man·Yee Kwan
Buzzing about National Honey Week
May 12th, 2010 · 2 Comments · British favourites, Foodie gadgets, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Ingredients, Preserving, Sweet treats
I missed this last week by being in Hong Kong, but honey and bees seem to be a very hot topic at the moment, and not just in our household. I love that Harry Eastwood was working with the Honey Association on recipes for the week, as I’m a huge fan of hers (as my [...]
Tags:42 Below Vodka·Beehaus·British favourites·cocktails·food markets·Food trends·Foodie gifts·Fortnum & Mason·Harry Eastwood·honey·Honey Association·Innocent smoothies·Local food·National Honey Week·Red Velvet & Chocolate Heartache
Cry “God for Hops, Eating and St George”
April 21st, 2010 · No Comments · Beer & Lager, British favourites, Cheese, Fish & Seafood, Foodie gifts, Ingredients, Meat treats, Places to shop online, Sweet treats, Wine
Apologies to Will, particularly as it’s the anniversary of his birth and death on the same day, but St George’s Day really should be a call for celebrating what’s great in English food. Let the French scoff, but the renaissance, revival and reinvention of British food hasn’t left a corner of this sceptred isle untouched. [...]
Tags:Adnams·Bakewell pudding·British favourites·English Food·Foodie gifts·Local food·Mrs King's Pork Pie·Neals Yard·Nyetimber·Paxton & Whitfield·St George's Day·sticky toffee pudding·SW4 Gin
Loving chocolate from Chocolate & Love
April 12th, 2010 · No Comments · Chocolate, Foodie gifts, New food launches, Places to shop online, Sweet treats
Getting back from holiday and surveying the pile of post is normally depressing, just a pile of junk and bills. Not this trip! Got back to a stack of chocolate from Chocolate & Love, and of course I’ve been busy working my way through it. I promise I’ve been sharing it! We started with Crushed [...]
Tags:Chocolate·Chocolate&Love·fair trade food·Foodie gifts·organic chocolate
Which parliamentary seat is a foodie gift?
April 11th, 2010 · No Comments · Baking, Beer & Lager, British favourites, Cheese, Chocolate, Fish & Seafood, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Fruit & Veg, Indian Food, Ingredients, Meat treats, Places to eat, Places to shop online, Savoury gifts, Sweet treats
Of course I was delighted to get back from holiday to find an election had been called. How riveting the 4 weeks will be. I’m afraid I can’t quite see the attraction of being an MP. Unless there’s good food involved. Which got me thinking. Which is the best seat to hold from a food [...]
Tags:Bleikers·British favourites·Chocolate·Cornish Crumbly·election fever·Gower Cottage Brownies·Gribble Brewery·Local food·Melton Mowbray pork pie·Montezuma's·O'Hagans sausages·Stilton
