It could be because we’ve gone beyond the Last Night of the Proms, which is always a signal of autumn for me, or that publishers are preparing for Christmas, but there is a raft of new books out that are calling out for attention. And there is a bit of a theme, all around real [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Jamie Oliver'
The Friday Five – On pies, baking and Britishness
September 23rd, 2011 · No Comments · Baking, British favourites, Cookbooks, Foodie gifts, Friday Five, Meat treats
Tags:Baking·Bea's of Bloomsbury·Hairy Bikers·Jamie Oliver·Pieminister·pies·The Ginger Pig
What’s Jamie got in store for us this Christmas?
November 11th, 2010 · 3 Comments · British favourites, Christmas foodie gifts, Eating with kids, Foodie gifts
I’m a big fan of the products that Jamie Oliver and his team develop, and think they always have great choices for great gifts for food lovers of all types. So here’s my choices of what they’ve got that’s great this Christmas for every kind of foodie on your list: * The Season to Be [...]
Tags:Jamie Oliver·piccalilli
Wood fired pizza ovens on the up?
October 7th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Baking, BBQs, Foodie gadgets, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Make your own, Outdoor cooking
I wrote over the weekend about how MGG and I had enjoyed lunch at the East Midlands Food Festival from Jack’s Artisan Pizza. I wrote about how amazed I was at the wood fired oven in the back of a horse trailer, that I’d never seen one before. Well, blow me, these things are like [...]
Best apps for British foodies?
June 21st, 2010 · 1 Comment · British favourites, Foodie gadgets, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Foodie Travel, Healthy eating, iPhone Apps, Places to eat, Recipes, Spirits
I never used to care about my mobile phone. First it just made calls, then texts, and then I really went upmarket and had one with a camera. And then that one died. And on a bit of a whim, plus curiosity, I bought an iPhone. And, other than the appallingly short battery life, I [...]
Tags:Afghan restaurants·eating out·Gadgets·Glenmorangie·Good Food Guide·iPhone apps·Jamie Oliver·Nigella Lawson·Ocado·Zagat
What’s new for Spring?
February 10th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Chocolate, Foodie gifts, Fruit & Veg, Ingredients, Italian food, Places to shop online, Spirits, Sweet treats
Just having a quick virtual browse round to see what’s new for Spring for the foodies, and here’s just a few of the things that have caught my eye: * From The Fish Society, a tasty treat for those needing a gluten free diet. Norcakes are fishcakes from Norway that have seen neither potato (so [...]
Tags:Chocolate·Foodie gifts·Gluten Free·Ingredients·Italian food·Jamie Oliver·Local food·Natoora·new stuff·olives·SW4 Gin·The Eden Project·The Fish Society·TheDrinkShop.com
So, what are the most used gadgets in your kitchen?
February 1st, 2010 · 4 Comments · Foodie gadgets, Foodie gifts, Kitchenwares
I’ve been in the kitchen quite a lot this weekend, doing everything from baking to cake decorating with Mini Gourmet Girl and making a massaman chicken curry from scratch. Which saw me digging around the kitchen and marvelling at how many things just don’t seem to get used that often, that it’s the same bits [...]
Tags:Baking·Gadgets·Jamie Oliver·Kitchen gadgets·Lakeland·Le Creuset·Mason Cash·useless kitchen gadgets
Valentine’s Day for Meaty Lovers
January 25th, 2010 · No Comments · BBQs, British favourites, Cookbooks, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Meat treats, Places to shop online, Savoury gifts, Valentine's Day gifts
Those of you who’ve read my blog on more than one occasion will know that I try to not feature the obvious, am not much of a lover of the themed gift, and tend to write about stuff that first and foremost tastes great, rather than looks right for the occasion. I’m not going to [...]
Tags:Charcuterie·Cookbooks·cookery courses·Foodie gifts·Jamie Oliver·Local food·Longhorn beef·Meat treats·Melton Mowbray pork pie·rare breed pig·River Cottage·Roches Blanches·saucisson·Serrano ham·The Real Boar Co·The School of Artisan Food
Just in case you need a foodie gift this week…
January 20th, 2010 · 2 Comments · British favourites, Foodie gadgets, Foodie gifts, Fruit & Veg, Grow your own, Kitchenwares, Offers & Discount Codes, Places to shop online
Just spotted that the Jamie Oliver sale is in full swing, and there are some good things to pick up, either if you need a gift urgently, or to put aside. I’ve written before that I think this is a great range of products, not just name stamping by Jamie but stuff cooks and foodies, [...]
Tags:Cooking with kids·Gardening with kids·Grow your own·Jamie Oliver·tea·tea towels
What’s coming up on the food front?
December 20th, 2009 · No Comments · Cookbooks, Just for fun
It’s the time of year when Google, Yahoo, Twitter etc report on their trends for the year, but they’re never very interesting to me, as 90% of the searches seem to cover celebs I’ve never heard of. But using the Google trends facility and putting in food gave out some interesting searches that are on [...]
Tags:BBC Good Food·Black Forest gateau·caribbean food·Cookbooks·discount codes·Google trends·Jamie Oliver·Levi Roots·party food
