I’ve written quite a few posts on the Christmas gifts on offer from some of the High Street, so I think it’s time to have a look at a source for more unusual and unique gift options. Not On the High Street was a welcome addition to the online shopping world a couple of years [...]
Entries Tagged as 'allotments'
Foodie Christmas Gifts Not on Every Street Corner
November 22nd, 2009 · 1 Comment · Baking, British favourites, Christmas foodie gifts, Foodie gifts, French food, Italian food, Kitchenwares, Places to shop online, Savoury gifts, Sweet treats, Wedding Presents for foodies, Wine
Tags:allotments·aprons·Bellini·British favourites·Chocolate·Christmas·Christmas foodie gifts·Foodie gifts·French food·Grow your own·Hampers·Ingredients·Italian food·Not On the High Street·Nudo·olive oil·Save Water Drink Wine·teatowel
A cracking good week!
October 8th, 2009 · No Comments · Cookbooks, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Ingredients
During course of some rigourous research for the blog yesterday (i.e. driving to the station listening to Terry Wogan) that this is British Egg Week. I love these different weeks and days and I love that we have one devoted to eggs. I adore eggs, mainly because they are so amazingly versatile. Maybe it’s because I’m [...]
Tags:allotments·British Egg Week·chicken keeping·Chicken Out·eggs·Eglu·Foodie gifts·Grow your own·Ingredients·self sufficiency·Terry Wogan
Training the next generation of gourmets
September 28th, 2009 · No Comments · Baking, Cookbooks, Foodie gadgets, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Kitchenwares, Places to eat
If you’ve read a few of my posts, you’ll have spotted the appearance of Mini Gourmet Girl. MGG is a food lover in training, who would name her favourite food as mussels (marinieres, possibly grilled, but not barbecued), chicken pie and Chinese (read chicken chow mein). Which is not bad going for 7. I know [...]
Tags:allotments·aprons·Baking·Cookbooks·cookery courses·Cooking with kids·eating out with kids·Foodie gifts·Gadgets·Grow your own·home baking·Lakeland
The catalogues cometh, part one!
September 27th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Cheese, Christmas foodie gifts, Foodie gadgets, Foodie gifts, Fruit & Veg, Kitchenwares, Naff presents, Places to shop online, Wine
Ah, September. Month of mist and mellow fruitfulness. And catalogues. Yes, an almost daily deluge in our house, driven by my addiction to online shopping and from my work on ProblemPresents.com in the past. Some are good, some are bad, and some are laugh out loud awful. But what about if you’re trying to find [...]
Tags:allotments·aprons·Charcuterie·Christmas·Foodie gifts·Gadgets·gooseberries·Grow your own·Hampers·Hovis·Joules·loganberries·mail order catalogues·Oxspring's Air Dried Ham·Pedlars·raised beds·tayberries·wellies
The Friday Five – Preserving the best
July 31st, 2009 · 1 Comment · British favourites, Cookbooks, Foodie gifts, Friday Five, Preserving
One of the things that struck me in France was that there were still lots of preserved things on the shelves (and I’m not talking about Bardot), not just in the jam aisle. Although the jam aisle was definitely crammed with interesting flavours that you don’t necessarily get here. Preserving certainly fits in with the [...]
Tags:allotments·bottling·canning·Good Housekeeping·Grow your own·Jams·jellies·Preserving·smoking·WI
