Lets face it, I’m pretty good at birthdays now. I’ve had more than a few, and I guess friends and family have got the hang by now of my interests and likes! In fact, writing the blog has definitely helped them out, with some of my posts being less than subtle hints! So, as [...]
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The Friday Five – my birthdays in cookbooks
July 15th, 2011 · No Comments · Baking, Cookbooks, Fish & Seafood, Food Writing, Foodie gifts, Friday Five
Tags:cod·Delia Smith·Mark Kurlansky·Nigella Lawson·Primrose Bakery·Salt
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
Amazon lead us into temptation…
October 7th, 2009 · No Comments · Christmas foodie gifts, Cookbooks, Foodie gifts
I think you might have gathered by now that I rather like my cook books, and the groaning bookshelves would bear testament to that. So I guess I really don’t need an offer from Amazon of 50% off a whole heap of new titles! What to choose? I mean, Nigel Slater was the first cookery [...]
Tags:Christmas·Cookbooks·credit crunch gifts·Delia Smith·Economy Gastronomy·exotic meat·Foodie gifts·Levi Roots·Marcus Wareing·Nigel Slater·Nutmeg & Custard·The Hairy Bikers
The Friday Five
July 3rd, 2009 · 1 Comment · British favourites, Cookbooks, Foodie gifts, Friday Five, Recipes
If as a foodie you’re at all like me, you will have shelves groaning with cookery books, food writing and magazines about food. The food and drink section of any bookshop will be your first stop, where you will lovingly eye up titles. Sound familiar? So I’ve decided to feature 5 books each Friday, about [...]
Tags:Be-Ro·Cookbooks·Delia Smith·home baking·Moosewood Restaurant·Nigel Slater