I love Selfridges, could spend hours in there, and eat my way through a great many foodstuffs. So I’m thrilled to find that, finally, their website has gone transactional. Welcome to the 21st century. But the good news is that it gives a whole crop of interesting food possibilities, either to stock up your own [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Foodie gifts'
Selfridges available anytime, anywhere
March 31st, 2010 · 1 Comment · Chocolate, Foodie gifts, Foodie treats, Ingredients, Places to shop online, Spirits, Wine
Tags:Artisan du Chocolat·Chocolate·Easy Tasty Magic·Foodie gifts·Ingredients·Selfridges
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
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
Happy St Patrick’s Day! The best of Irish food & drink
March 17th, 2010 · No Comments · Beer & Lager, Fish & Seafood, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Foodie Travel, Meat treats, Places to shop online, Savoury gifts, Spirits, Sweet treats
It seems that wherever you go in the world, everyone is happy to celebrate St Patrick’s Day, whilst the other national saints barely get a look in even in their home countries! But lets not get all partisan about it, lets just get on with some eating and drinking! 1. Ok, you can’t really start [...]
Tags:Bewley's tea·Bushmills·Connemara·Foodie gifts·Galway Oyster Festival·Guinness·Hampers·Irish whiskey·Merchant Hotel Belfast·Murphys·St Patrick's Day
What not to get a foodie mum for Mother’s Day
March 7th, 2010 · No Comments · Foodie gifts, Foodie treats, Mother's Day gifts, Naff presents, Places to shop online
I wrote yesterday about a few ideas on what to get a food loving mum for Mother’s Day. Which kind of got me thinking about the things to avoid. Here’s a few I’d give a wide berth to: 1. Milk Tray – the lady may love Milk Tray, but most food lovers won’t be over-thrilled. [...]
Tags:Foodie gifts·Gadgets·Milk Tray·naff gifts·novelty apron·shopping trolley·umami paste
What do you get a foodie mum?
March 6th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Alcohol free drinks, Chocolate, Foodie gifts, Grow your own, Mother's Day gifts, Places to shop online, Savoury gifts, Sweet treats, Wine
I love being a mum, and I love my food. Which probably makes me easy to buy for on Mother’s Day. And it has meant that Dr T has never fallen into the trap of Olay and L’Oreal Mother’s Day advertising (trust me, she’s worth so much more, and no mum wants anti-wrinkle cream. Ever). [...]
Tags:allotments·British favourites·Champagne·Chocolate·fizz·Foodie gifts·Grow your own·Melt·Mother's Day gifts·Pong·Prestat·Rococo·TheDrinkShop.com·Wine Hound
Accidents will happen!
March 2nd, 2010 · 1 Comment · Foodie gadgets, Foodie gifts, Kitchenwares
I think I can claim this post to have the vaguest foodie link of any I have written so far, but worth thinking about. Those of us who love to cook are probably going to spend more time than the average person with very hot things and sharp things. Unless you are a firefighter or [...]
Tags:accidents·Ally Robinson·burns·first aid kits·Foodie gifts
What will you swap this Fairtrade Fortnight?
February 23rd, 2010 · No Comments · Beer & Lager, British favourites, Fairtrade food, Foodie gifts, Ingredients, Places to shop online, Savoury gifts, Spirits
The annual Fairtrade Fortnight started yesterday, and I like this year’s theme around asking people to swap just one thing they regularly purchase for the Fairtrade version. Small steps to change always seem much more manageable somehow! So, bananas and coffee feel a bit old hat, and many will already be buying fairtrade (or did [...]
Tags:Fair Vodka·Fairtrade Fortnight·Foodie gifts·Ingredients·Make Us A Brew·Mongozo Beers·Steenbergs·Suma
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
