I’ve worked in retail long enough to be used to Christmas in July, as it’s when the press shows always happen to launch Christmas ranges. That bit’s not unusual, but getting an email as a customer at the beginning of September about Christmas? Well, I guess we have to conclude that Lakeland’s average customer [...]
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That time of year already?
September 5th, 2011 · No Comments · Baking, British favourites, Christmas foodie gifts, Foodie gifts, Kitchenwares, Sweet treats
Baking hit or miss?
August 31st, 2011 · 2 Comments · Baking, British favourites, Foodie gadgets, Foodie gifts, Kitchenwares, Places to shop online
I think it’s probably quite clear that I am both very fond of my baking, and therefore also have an unhealthy amount of love for Lakeland too. A new catalogue and new gadgets is always a moment of quiet joy. So I’m really not sure about why I’m not sure about the Victoria Surprise [...]
Shaping up the dessert course
February 23rd, 2011 · 1 Comment · Chocolate, Foodie gadgets, Foodie gifts, Kitchenwares, Kitsch cooking, Places to shop online, Sweet treats
It’s that time of year when there’s a whole load of new stuff to look at over at Lakeland. Far too much to choose from, and always a source of unexpected gifts for the food lover, whether they cook themselves or not. So here’s my first choice, for something a little different for the food [...]
Bad foodie, bad foodie (or what I did instead of Abergavenny)
September 20th, 2010 · No Comments · British favourites, Christmas foodie gifts, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Foodie Travel, Honey & Jam, Naff presents, Places to shop online, Savoury gifts, Sweet treats
I don’t know why I’m not better organised, as Abergavenny and our wedding anniversary always fall at a very similar time. And it’s not as though I wouldn’t find huge amounts of interesting stuff to do in Abergavenny. Or as if I’m the only one in with a passing interest in food in our household. [...]
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
Eating up the leftovers
January 4th, 2010 · 1 Comment · 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
