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Gift Challenge No 2 – Cycling but no food? Whatever next?
I love a challenge on the gift front. But, like they say, be careful what you wish for, as the one I got this weekend I struggled to make any food connections to at all, unless I’d included something...
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Twas the Night Before Christmas
Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St Nicholas soon would be...
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The year in food, words and ruffling feathers
2011 was another interesting year on the food front, with everything from to Highlights for me, occasionally MGG & some input from Dr T too: January – we were thinking about taking great packed...
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A new challenge for a new year
I may wake up regretting this today, but I have signed up for the Gold Challenge. I appreciate the words natural athlete are not words to be associated with me, and so the chances of me making it...
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Bring on the apres-sledge
Sorry if you haven’t seen snow, but it would seem that large parts of the UK are witnessing snow, many for the first time this winter. And whilst it’s not exactly skiing conditions, I reckon there...
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How to age well
And of course there’s a food angle to this. But I consider this a note to my future, much older self. Time spent with 3 different septuagenarians has showed me how your approach to ageing is...
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Tunnocks Calorie Free Caramel Wafer!
Of course it’s too good to be true, but I saw this beautiful cushion yesterday when a colleague brought it in for a show and tell. The theme was things that make us smile, and this cushion certainly...
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Do you fancy a fondant fancy?
My name is Helen and I love fondant fancies. I know, should be something more exotic, there’s so much wrong with them, but I can’t help myself. They are a hangover from my childhood I’m sure, when they...
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Something new for the kitchen wall
I find myself in need of a new choice of artwork for the walls in the kitchen, and in browsing the Not On the High Street sale (always dangerous) I found this: Now for those of us of a certain age...
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The Friday Five – Cooking, unofficially
We made it through January, which means I think we deserve a bit of a smile. So I’ve picked some of the unofficial cookbooks that have been written by culinary fans of shows and films. Great gifts for...
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A boy named George
Apparently whilst I was away there was a bit of news about a baby…oh, ok, even the French media let us know about the arrival of baby George. I am sure there will be all kinds of commemorative tat but...
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This has me written all over it!
Well, not literallyy, but the sentiment is definitely one I can relate to! I would say this is a perfect gift for a gin lover, it’s a great size for farmer’s market hauls. Or for knowing glances at...
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Quick post, but just wanted to say I love this track from Mark Nevin, called Christmas Cake. It’s as nostalgic as my Grandma’s Christmas cake, along with the spikey white icing and mini bog brush...
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Not such a mini gourmet any more
It’s hard for me to believe that I’m waking up today the mother of a 12 year old girl. The blog has charted the many food adventures of my Mini Gourmet Girl but at turning 12, not to mention being...
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Merry Christmas to all
Hard to believe here we are, Christmas Eve already. I hope you are all ready, and have fun times planned. I hope you have some time for reflection, and some time for just living in the moment and...
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On a roll of bad cooking and baking
This is really for my team, who know how much I love to cook and bake, which makes them a little concerned about sharing any of their own baking. So just to show that I’m not invincible in the...
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The one where MGG gets her hair cut for charity
Not remotely food related, but MGG is on a countdown to a big hair cut. Next Saturday she’s having a lot of this lopped off, all in a good cause. The Little Princess Trust makes real hair wigs for...
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The Friday Five – For my teenage MGG
Hard to believe it, another year has passed, and now I’m waking up with a teenage daughter in the house. Every year has brought its own challenges and laughs, spills and thrills, and I’m sure the year...
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The Foodie Gift Hunter is away
I’m in Germany for a couple of days, so posts may be a bit limited. Mainly because I shall be overcome with indecision at breakfast each day, with the choice of 6 butters, 6 other spreads, 8 breads...
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Helping kids get into noodles of all kinds
I got a great new book to review recently, called Noodle Kids, which has just been published. This is a great book for families who like to cook and eat together, or just looking for new recipes...
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