The picnic equivalent of sexy underwear beneath twin set and pearls, inside a quirky apple pip style polka dot lining with matching napkins co-ordinates with red insulated food cooler, salt and pepper shakers and acrylic tumblers.
Goodyear Blimp Experience
The Goodyear Blimp will tour the skies in 20 European countries during 2011 to highlight the Goodyear brand at various consumer based activities and events.
Forever Nigella 5 “Salad Days” and some background information
Please go and visit Dom at Belleau Kitchen who will be hosting this month’s Forever Nigella, the theme of which is “Salad Days.” And make sure you check up on Mardi’s Forever Nigella 4 round up due to be posted this weekend at Eat Live Travel Write.
Paris View From Montparnasse
Not an anniversary, not a birthday, just a badly needed opportunity to recharge batteries and stand back from everything for a while. My husband and I jumped on the Eurostar to Paris whilst my mother “borrowed” Ted for three days at home.
Vanessa Kimbell Cake Pops on BBC Radio
After our recent mixer-off challenge on Vanessa Kimbell’s BBC Northampton radio show, we pre-recorded a cake pops show too. This will be broadcast between 9 and 11 on Easter Sunday morning
Whitstable Shops
Here is a quick 2 minute video of my recent day out in Whitstable, Kent. After my last film showing you the beach and harbour, today’s clip is all about the independent shops – who currently have an array of Easter and royal wedding window displays.
Q&A with Sarah Maison Cupcake
There’s a Q&A meme going around and I’ve been tagged by Confessions of a Single Mum. My normal attitude to memes is that there’s already enough meme thank you very much on my blog and you don’t need any more but these questions were more thought provoking than usual. Here goes: When were you happiest? […]
Chococo Claire Burnet REVIEW
…the desserts chapter is my favourite with “crowns of passion” featuring chocolate shells filled with white chocolate mousse, whole cherry filled “wild thing chocolate fondants” and memorable “Blackstrap Harry Tart with Rum-sozzled Raisins” named after a Dorset pirate.
Forever Nigella 3 “Ciao Italia” round up
…but for now let’s prove that La Vita con Nigella e Bella and move on with the show…. so many of you trooped in with your biscotti, zabaglione, spaghetti, it’s quite a feast. Avanti!
Koek-ery school: my stint in a South African restaurant
Somewhere in a parallel universe, a sensible career choice led to me being decked out in chef’s whites, working efficiently in a professional kitchen, knowing what I was doing and possibly showing other people how to do it. Instead, I was docked marks in my home economics GCSE exam for casually blowing bubbles through a […]
Think Pink! The Monthly Mingle Round Up
When I promised it would be “summertime” by the time of the Monthly Mingle round up, a couple of people took me literally and questioned my sanity that April marked the start of summer.
Bonds Restaurant, City of London
Living in London I have no need for hotels. However, if I was a visitor, I wouldn’t follow the crowds to the West End or Victoria. For a special place to stay, the City of London financial district towards the East is a smart choice. Several boutique hotels are within reach; The Hoxton at Shoreditch, […]
