It’s probably obvious from many entries on the blog that I quite like books about food. No Kindle happening here yet, I love a good leaf through a proper book. So I think it’s unfair of Waterstones to try and tempt me further. But they are doing so, with a further 5% off any spend [...]
Entries Tagged as 'credit crunch gifts'
New book temptation time
June 27th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Cookbooks, Food Writing, Foodie gifts, Foodie Travel, Offers & Discount Codes, Places to shop online
The Friday Five – Cookbooks for the New Age of Austerity
May 14th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Baking, British favourites, Cookbooks, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Friday Five, Healthy eating
So, George Osborne is with us, and we have to remember he promised us an age of austerity as he starts with the cuts. Given that everyone has been talking about whether or not that might include putting VAT on food and books, I’m in for a double whammy. So before that happens, here’s 5 [...]
Tags:Cookbooks·Cooking in austere times·credit crunch gifts·Delia Smith·Food trends·Foodie gifts·frugal cooking·home baking·Local food·Marguerite Patten·The Ministry of Food
Sunshine and chitting
March 21st, 2010 · No Comments · Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Fruit & Veg, Grow your own, Healthy eating, Places to shop online
Finally, it feels like the longest winter in history may be over, and the big yellow thing has returned to the sky. I misheard Best Foodie Friend last week when she said she had started chitting potatoes. Thought it sounded unusual. Which means it’s time to start looking at the raised beds again, plotting to [...]
Tags:allotments·chitting potatoes·credit crunch gifts·Foodie gifts·Grow your own·heritage vegetables·Spring·vegetable growing
Spring bargains on the foodie front
February 13th, 2010 · No Comments · Foodie gifts, French food, Italian food, Offers & Discount Codes, Places to shop online, Sweet treats, Wine
Just a quick post on online retailers of good foodie stuff with good offers, in case you need a gift but with some cash left for day to day eating! Here goes: 1. Thorntons have a free gift on offer for orders over £15 between now and the 14th, so a great one for the one [...]
Tags:Charcuterie·Chocolate·Chocolate Trading Co·coffee·Coffee Cavern·credit crunch gifts·Foodie gifts·French food·Italian food·Majestic·Natoora·special offers·Thorntons·Virtual Farmers Market
Quite possibly my favourite sale has started!
January 11th, 2010 · No Comments · Baking, Foodie gifts, Kitchenwares, Picnics, Places to shop online
I’ve written many times about how much shopping I do at Not On the High Street, as it really does have unusual and unique gifts for pretty much everyone on my list. Not to mention a few things for myself finding their way into the basket! And now its sale has started, so the temptation is [...]
Tags:aprons·Baking·cake stands·cocktails·Cooking with kids·credit crunch gifts·Foodie gifts·Picnics·Sale shopping·tea towels·Thermos flasks
More temptations in the sales for foodie gifts
January 5th, 2010 · No Comments · Foodie gadgets, Foodie gifts, Kitchenwares, Offers & Discount Codes, Places to shop online, Uncategorized
A few more sales have popped up, with some good choices for foodie gifts at better prices. Just remember nothing is a bargain if you don’t want or need it, or won’t absolutely love it, or it won’t invoke the same feelings in the recipient. Here’s a few choices from me: 1. Emma Bridgewater – [...]
Tags:aprons·Cath Kidston·credit crunch gifts·Emma Bridgewater·Foodie gifts·Gadgets·homewares·Pedlars·Sale shopping·tea·tea towels
Healthy foodie gifts
December 10th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Baking, Christmas foodie gifts, Cookbooks, Foodie gadgets, Foodie gifts, Kitchenwares, Places to shop online, Sweet treats, Wine
I am not sure why, but there aren’t so many foodie gift lists come out of the UK, most seem to come out of the US. It’s possibly down to the fact they use the word more, but then I’m not sure what the English (UK) alternative is, as gourmet, epicure and gourmand always feel [...]
Tags:Aero Gardens·apple trees·Baking·Christmas·Christmas foodie gifts·Cookbooks·Cooking with kids·credit crunch gifts·eco gifts·Foodie gifts·Gadgets·garlic·gingerbread men·Gluten Free·Gluten free gifts·Grow your own·Hampers·herbs·home baking·organic wine·Williams Sonoma