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 [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Lakeland'
So, what are the most used gadgets in your kitchen?
February 1st, 2010 · 4 Comments · Foodie gadgets, Foodie gifts, Kitchenwares
Tags:Baking·Gadgets·Jamie Oliver·Kitchen gadgets·Lakeland·Le Creuset·Mason Cash·useless kitchen gadgets
Eating up the leftovers
January 4th, 2010 · No Comments · Cookbooks, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Recipes, Uncategorized
I imagine ours is not the only post Christmas fridge with a whole heap of leftovers to work thr0ugh, and actually their part of my New Year’s resolution. There are some awful stats around each household throwing away between £420 and £610 worth of good food every year, all going into landfill. And this year, [...]
Tags:Cookbooks·Cooking with kids·Food trends·Gastrokid·Lakeland·Ministry of Food·Using up leftovers
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 Friday Five – cooking for charity
November 20th, 2009 · No Comments · Baking, Christmas foodie gifts, Cookbooks, Foodie gifts, Friday Five
It surely won’t have escaped your notice that today is Children in Need day. You might have been busy knocking up cakes for cake sales, and if not then get ready for next year by stocking up at Lakeland now. There doesn’t appear to be a cookbook to support Children in Need this year, so [...]
Tags:celeb cookbooks·Charity cookbooks·Children in Need·Christmas foodie gifts·Climb Your Mountain·Cookbooks·fair trade food·Food for Heroes·Foodie gifts·Help for Heroes·home baking·Lakeland·The Caledonian Kitchen
Training the next generation of gourmets
September 28th, 2009 · No Comments · Baking, Cookbooks, Foodie gadgets, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Kitchenwares, Places to eat
If you’ve read a few of my posts, you’ll have spotted the appearance of Mini Gourmet Girl. MGG is a food lover in training, who would name her favourite food as mussels (marinieres, possibly grilled, but not barbecued), chicken pie and Chinese (read chicken chow mein). Which is not bad going for 7. I know [...]
Tags:allotments·aprons·Baking·Cookbooks·cookery courses·Cooking with kids·eating out with kids·Foodie gifts·Gadgets·Grow your own·home baking·Lakeland
The rise and rise of the cupcake
September 16th, 2009 · No Comments · Baking, Cookbooks, Foodie Travel, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Kitchenwares, Kitsch cooking, Sweet treats
This had passed me by slightly, but this week apparently is National Cupcake Week. Which is definitely going to be one of my favourite weeks of the year. Where did the cupcake come from? How did it raise itself up to be the top cakey treat? Like many trends, I would think we have to [...]
Tags:Afternoon tea·Babycakes NYC·Baking·Bluebell Bakery·Cookbooks·Foodie gifts·home baking·Lakeland·Magnolia Bakery·National Cupcake Week·Peyton & Byrne·Sex and the City·The Kent Cupcakery
On loving Lakeland
July 30th, 2009 · No Comments · 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 [...]
