It’s my birthday next week, and just in case you’re stuck on what to get me, then I’ve just pulled 5 random titles out of my wishlist. Unsurprisingly, there’s a food theme going on here! The Flavour Thesaurus by Niki Segnit – why one flavour works with another, and a whole raft of suggestions on [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Baking'
The Friday Five – In case the Birthday Fairy is reading…
July 16th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Cookbooks, Foodie gifts, Friday Five
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 · Baking, BBQs, Bread, Cheese, Cookbooks, Courses, Father's Day gifts, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Foodie Travel, 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
Catching up (or what new gifts am I waiting for)
June 4th, 2010 · No Comments · Baking, Beer & Lager, Foodie gadgets, Foodie gifts, Kitchenwares, Places to shop online, Spirits
I’ve been away for a week, which means there’s a whole load of catching up to do, on boring stuff like washing and bills, and interesting stuff like new gifts that would suit different kinds of food lovers. Whilst it might take a while for me to review properly, here’s the things I’m thinking about: [...]
Dartmouth – my choice for a foodie Whitsun
May 16th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Breakfast, British favourites, Eating with kids, Fish & Seafood, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Foodie Travel, Foodie treats, Fruit & Veg, Healthy eating, Meat treats, Places to eat
So the spectre of the volcanic ash cloud returns, combined with BA cabin crew, ready to disrupt the plans of many to get away for Whitsun (ourselves included). Seems should have made plans that didn’t involve flying, but who knows, may get lucky. If I was planning a treat of a trip that wasn’t going [...]
Tags:Afternoon tea·Alf Resco·Baking·British favourites·Dartmouth·eating out·Kevin McCloud·Local food·Moby Nicks·Riverford·Rocket Cafe·Seabreeze·Seahorse Grill·Simon Drew·The Venus Cafe
The Friday Five – Travels with Food
April 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · British favourites, Food Writing, Foodie gifts, Foodie Travel, Spanish food
As you may know by now, we’re away for Easter and no, my housesitters don’t extend their duties to blog sitting! One of my favourite pre-holiday preparations is choosing my holiday reading. I always try to have at least one book based in the country or culture I’m visiting, as it adds something in my [...]
Tags:Afternoon tea·Baking·British favourites·Eat My Globe·Everything but the Squeal·food markets·French food·Hokkaido Highway Blues·holiday reading·holidays·Local food·Middle England·Peter Mayle·Simon Majumdar
Time for tea and Simnel cake
March 28th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Baking, British favourites, Foodie gifts, Places to shop online, Sweet treats
I was all set today to make a Simnel cake, ready for the arrival of the marzipan loving, house-sitting aunt and uncle. Well, when I say I was all set, I mean that I had it in mind that I would. Requests across the twitterverse brought forth an unusual twist with @Domestic_Jules’ recipe for Simnel [...]
Tags:Afternoon tea·Baking·British favourites·Easter food traditions·Foodie gifts·Gluten Free·home baking·Italian food·Simnel cake·teatime goodies
Still time to get baking for Haiti!
March 16th, 2010 · No Comments · Baking, Foodie things to do
Just a quick reminder that Cakes for Haiti Day is fast approaching, and that you can still register a sale. Some of you may remember I got rather carried away with mine, and held it a whole month early, but it’s the thought, and the cash that counts! Haiti may have gone off our news bulletins [...]
Tags:Baking·Cakes for Haiti
The Friday Five – Cakes for Haiti, or anywhere else
February 26th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Baking, British favourites, Cookbooks, Foodie gifts, Friday Five, Sweet treats
You may have picked up that today is Cakes for Haiti day, and hopefully you’ve been busy knocking up something delicious! I’ve done blondies and hummingbird muffins, which are new to me. Dr T suggested I could have done all cakes or biscuits beginning with h, but that would be taking it a tad too [...]
Tags:Afternoon tea·Baker & Spice·Baking·Cakes for Haiti·Cookbooks·He Eats·home baking·Nigella Lawson·Peggy Porschen·Red Velvet & Chocolate Heartache
Expanding our cooking skills
February 22nd, 2010 · 3 Comments · Courses, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Places to shop online
I got a tweet last week regarding a new website, ooh.com, which looks really interesting if you want to find, or even run, a great cookery course or experience near you. Whilst it doesn’t only cover food and drink, at the moment there are just under 170 courses listed across the UK. From West Cornwall [...]
Tags:Baking·cookery courses·Foodie gifts·home baking·jam making·smoke your own food·wood-fired oven
