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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 [...]

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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, [...]

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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 [...]

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Putting it together – the DIY approach to hampers

December 2nd, 2009 · 1 Comment · BBQs, Baking, Christmas foodie gifts, Foodie gadgets, Foodie gifts, Kitchenwares, Outdoor cooking, Places to shop online

A few people have been looking for ideas on how to put their own hampers together, which I think is a great idea. You get to really personalise to the gift recipient’s own tastes, and you can spend what you want to. Here’s some thoughts on ideas for different themes: For the tea lovers You [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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The Saturday Session – in praise of the burger

August 22nd, 2009 · No Comments · British favourites, Foodie Travel, Foodie gadgets, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, French food, Meat treats, Places to shop online, Saturday Session, Savoury gifts

This is going to sound bad, but in the past week I’ve had a burger on three separate occasions. The only way I can hope to keep up my foodie credentials is to state quite categorically that not one of them has been from McDonalds! The latest one was at What’s Cooking in Liverpool, and it [...]

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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 [...]

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