Back in December 2009 (which really does feel an age ago) I wrote a piece about what 2010 might bring for foodand food lovers. So, should I give up the day job and take up with a crystal ball? Hmm, lets see… * We’d all continue to rediscover the joy of homemade. Tick. But fairly [...]
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So, how was my crystal ball gazing?
January 1st, 2011 · No Comments · British favourites, Cookbooks, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Foodie Travel, Frugal cooking & eating, Grow your own, Honey & Jam, Make your own, Preserving, Turkish Food
Jam it, jar it, bottle it
October 23rd, 2010 · 3 Comments · British favourites, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Grow your own, Honey & Jam, Make your own, Preserving
I love this time of year, getting ready to hibernate. Or at least retreat to the indoors for a bit. Which means that we’ve been busy converting our harvest, not to mention foraged treasures into all sorts of preserved wonders. I’ve always been a huge fan of Lakeland and John Lewis for my preserving supplies, [...]
Tags:jam making·Preserving·the WI
The Friday Five – Working towards the good life
March 26th, 2010 · No Comments · Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Friday Five, Fruit & Veg, Grow your own, Healthy eating, Preserving
I wrote at the weekend about getting ready to plant your veg, or plug plants, ready for having crops of your own later in the year. It’s amazing what a little bit of sunshine can inspire you to do! So for this week’s Friday Five, here are 5 books to help you towards self sufficiency, [...]
Tags:allotments·Grow your own·jam making·Preserves·Preserving·self sufficiency·vegetable growing
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
What will 2010 bring for food & food lovers?
December 27th, 2009 · 3 Comments · British favourites, Cookbooks, Courses, Foodie things to do, Foodie Travel, Preserving, Turkish Food
It’s coming round to that time of year when everyone and his dog has the crystal ball out to look at the year ahead and tries to work out what will be up, down, in or out in the year ahead. I did this last year for food, and can’t believe it’s that time again. This [...]
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So, what were the foodie trends of 2009?
December 9th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Baking, British favourites, Foodie gadgets, Foodie gifts, Foodie treats, Just for fun, Kitchenwares, Preserving, Sweet treats
Back in January I wrote a post on what I thought would be the big trends in food, and it’s interesting to look back and see whether any of it came to pass, whether the crystal ball gazing was any good! Here goes: 1. A return to home-made goodies – I think we can safely [...]
Tags:chutney·fizzy cola bottles·Food trends·home baking·home cooking·homemade gifts·jam·jam making·John Lewis·Lakeland·Local food·nostalgic sweets·Pickles
The Saturday Session – the joys of a horticultural show
September 5th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Baking, British favourites, Cookbooks, Foodie things to do, Fruit & Veg, Kitsch cooking, Preserving, Recipes, Saturday Session
It’s one of those big events in our village today: the annual horticultural show. Oh yes, there are still horticultural and village shows going strong, and there has been competitive pumkin and bean growing going on for months. No tales of sabotage yet but still time for that to surface! As well as veg and [...]
Tags:Baking·British favourites·chutney·Cookbooks·fruit cake·Grow your own·home baking·horticultural show·jam making·Jams·Kitsch cooking·lemon curd·marmalade·Nigel Slater·Preserves·The Cottage Smallholder·treacle fruit cake·vol au vent·WI·Women's Institute
Jam is the thing
July 31st, 2009 · No Comments · Foodie things to do, Kitchenwares, Preserving
Blow me, after this morning’s post on preserving stuff, they were talking jam on the Chris Evan’s show as I drove home. Jam is the new rock’n’roll, with more of us giving it a go. They interviewed Fraser Doherty, the man behind Superjam, who started the company when he was just 18 with his gran’s [...]
On loving Lakeland
July 30th, 2009 · 1 Comment · British favourites, Foodie gadgets, Foodie gifts, Kitchenwares, Places to shop online, Preserving
Whenever you want to moan about the state of British retailing, then go visit a branch of Lakeland. Of course, I am old enough to remember when they were Lakeland Plastics, but they are about so much more these days. But one thing that remains is the terribly nice, mainly ladies, who work there. I [...]
