Say It With Champers! There will be 12 of us at my Christmas dinner table, 6 children and 6 adults and it’s that moment of the day when the cooking is done with the fruit of the labour about to be eaten and everyone gets to toast Christmas together. For the children we will have something special and sparkling ( but non alcoholic of course) for them to clink glasses with and this year, for the grown ups, we will […]
Buy A Gift For Christmas! Making Christmas present purchases for adults is really quite easy, even if you don’t know someone well. Everyone loves a candle and as long as you find out what their tipple is, a bottle of something is always going to go down well. Christmas whisky gifts go down VERY well in my house so with little thought the right item is easily procured. The tricky bit is when buying for children, choosing for kids can […]
Friday Night Treat Tea – Sheep Theme! This week’s Friday Night Treat Tea didn’t go according to plan… I think we can safely say I’ve done better! However, with a sheep theme (because Posie just LOVES sheep) and some semblance of sheep on the party table the little two really appreciated it all anyway! Cream cheese sheep sandwiches in a flower meadow of leaves and carrots, a hot chocolate sheep (the face, oh my!), a cake pop sheep (I needed […]
Snowdonia Cheese Company Christmas Hampers! I love cheese! I mean I realise this is a rather lame statement because who doesn’t like cheese but it really does encompass the whole thing because I love cheese whether it’s a Mini Babybel, but I also love cheese when it’s cave-aged, unctuous, super special and oozing with sophistication. And at Christmas there is no better time to push the boat out when it comes to cheese; although I do have a rather brilliant […]
La Di Da Sweet Treats Chocolate Covered Oreo Advent Calendar! Not familiar with La Di Da Sweet Treats? It began in 2012 as a kitchen table cupcake business to plug the gap in corporate gifting and has grown to the business it is today, not just cupcakes anymore but sweet treats in general, supplying the likes of Selfridges and Harrods no less so when you buy from them you’re in very good company indeed! Now they deliver nation wide and […]
Friday Night Treat Tea – Bonfire Night Theme! I think it’s safe to say Raffie was a little concerned about having a sparkler in his drink but how could you do a fireworks and bonfire theme for Friday Night Treat Tea without one?! He did, however, LOVE the bonfire of tomato soup in a mini souffle bowl complete with the candle providing the fire and the wood in the form of toasted cheese and ham sandwiches and bread sticks. And […]
A Halloween Packed Lunch! It will come as no surprise to know that I’m a fan of a themed packed lunch – I love fun food after all and when the boys had to go back to school for Halloween, after a half term build up to it, i couldn’t help myself. I used some of the things I had left over from the party we had and others I made especially for the day! I got a kick out […]
Christmas Cocktails With Kingsland Drinks Prosecco! I love Prosecco, possibly more than Champagne would you believe. With the exception of one particular brand I find I can’t drink too much Champagne whereas with Prosecco, well… Let’s say I can! That’s not to say I should, well not TOO much at least, a little bit of what you fancy definitely does you good! And I usually fancy a Prosecco while I also love nothing more than adding flavours to make fizz […]
Friday Night Treat Tea – Birthday Theme! Had to be a birthday theme for this week’s Friday Night Treat Tea with Raffie’s birthday over the weekend – we went into the birthday celebrations in style!
Andrew Peace Wines – Good Times Are Now For A Summer Cook Out! I was recently invited to try a box of Andrew Peace Wines which had been specifically hand picked by top chefs to go with BBQ recipes this summer. The Aussie family run wine business sent me a few recipes and three wines to try with them and boy, what a treat! To fit in with their slogan that “The Good Times Are Now”, they offer top class […]
