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Archive for the ‘food and drink’ Category
Wednesday, August 18th, 2010
 Make whoopie pies One of the latest baking crazes to hit the UK is that of the whoopie pie. Not nearly so elegant as the cupcake, the whoopie pie is a mini American-style sponge cake that is sandwiched together with a buttercream filling and often iced or decorated with frosting on top too.
If you’re keen to unleash your baking abilities and have a go at making your own whoopie pies, then here’s a tin that will make your job much easier. The whoopie pie cake tin is the perfect size to make a whoopie pie – it conducts heat evenly, so your cakes will remain light and moist and won’t dry out – and it has room to make 12 whoopie pies in one bake off.
The whoopie pie cake tin is £7.99 from De Cuisine and they provide a recipe too, to help you get straight into cooking. For more whoopie pie cooking ideas and inspiration, you may like to check out the Whoopie Pies book.
Tags: bakeware, cake, cooking, tin, whoopie pie
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Tuesday, August 10th, 2010
 
If you’re bored with predominently black or stainless steel kitchen gadgets, then these colourful Icona coffee makers from DeLonghi will add a much needed splash of colour into your kitchen.
They not only look good, but work well too, producing a delicious cup of espresso or creamy cappucino in minutes. The Icona coffee maker works with both espresso pods or ground coffee, so you’ve got both options rather than being stuck with one or the other (it’s ground coffee all the way for us), unlike some other machines.
The removable stainless steel drip tray at the bottom allows for easy cleaning and you can use it with dinky espresso cups or full size mugs or cups.
Available in blue or red (and black or white, if you must), the Icona coffee maker is £149 from John Lewis.
Tags: cappucino, coffee, DeLonghi, espresso, john lewis
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Friday, July 23rd, 2010
 Stainless steel bowl and spoon Serve olives in style, with this stainless steel olive bowl and matching spoon. Designed by Culinary Concepts, the 6″ bowl is lovely and shiny inside and comes ready to use with a spoon, with a trademark knot on the top of the handle.
Although it’s designed to be used for olives, the bowl and spoon set is the perfect size for serving a variety of nibbles or condiments in. As it comes gift boxed, it would be a perfect homeware gift to give as a present. Even when not in use, the bowl would make a stylish decorative accessory.
You’ll find the Culinary Concepts olive bowl and spoon set available from Beth Stevens, for £36.95.
Tags: beth stevens, bowl, Culinary Concepts, olives, stainless steel
Posted in decorative accessories, entertaining, food and drink, kitchen accessories | 2 Comments »
Monday, July 12th, 2010
 Set of 0 to 9 bicusit cutters If you enjoy baking and like the idea of making shaped numerical biscuits or celebratory cakes with numbers, then this set of cookie cutters will get you set up with all the numbers you’ll ever need.
The set of 10 cutters comes complete with a full set of numbers from 0 to 9. Although described as cookie cutters, they work just as well with icing, which makes them ideal for use with decorating birthday or anniversary cakes with appropriate numbers.
The set of number cookie cutters is available from Cox and Cox. It was £20, but is now reduced down to the very affordable price of £8 for the set.
Tags: baking, biscuit, cookie cutter, cox and cox
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Friday, May 28th, 2010
 
These tiffin carriers are great for carting around all your goodies for a picnic, but you can also use them at home to store cakes or biscuits in.
Made from hard wearing melamine, the carrier features four separate sections that are clamped together with a stainless steel band. Just flip back the clips and, voila, the case is opened.
The bottom three sections of the tiffin are 6cm deep, so there’s a good amount of space available. The top layer is 4cm deep and divided into three useful compartments.
The tiffin box is available from John Lewis in a choice of two colours – Brights, which is pink, green, red and blue, and Woodland, which features more subtle shades of blue and green.
Tags: box, cake tin, carrier, john lewis, picnic, storage, tiffin
Posted in food and drink, kitchen accessories, outdoor | 3 Comments »
Thursday, April 1st, 2010
 Organise your recipes Keep your recipes to hand and organised, with the help of this Union Jack recipe journal.
Produced in a ring binder format, it has plenty of pages and wallets waiting to be filled with all your favourite recipes. The folder measures 18.2cm by 21cm, so there’s enough space to store those recipes that you’ve cut or ripped out of magazines or newspapers, as well as details of family favourites.
The Union Jack design is by Emma Bridgewater and the recipe journal costs £15.
Tags: Emma Bridgewater, recipe file, recipes, Union Jack
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Tuesday, March 9th, 2010
  
These three mugs are all part of the chinaware collection from designer, Sophie Allport.
They come from the New Sequence range of mugs and each features a themed design with small images in a sequence. There’s a whole host of designs to choose from, but we rather like these three - The Good Life, Home Grown and Lay A Little Egg for Me!
Each of the mugs costs £8.50 and you can find them on Sophie Allport’s website.
Tags: china, mug, Sophie Allport
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Thursday, February 11th, 2010
 Have fun with melted chocolate Ah, fondue. Before you get start thinking about cheesy ’70s fondues, let us remind you that the good old fondue can also be used for delightful melted chocolate.
What better way to celebrate Valentine’s Day then to enjoy some melted chocolate with your partner.
This Kitchen Craft fondue set is made from enameled cast iron and comes with six colour coded fondue forks. Serve it with fresh fruit, like strawberries, melon or grapes, or squishy marshmallows, and get dipping!
The fondue set is available on Amazon, where you can also stock up on supplies of fondue chocolate.
Tags: Amazon, cast iron, chocolate, chocolate fondue, fondue, Kitchen Craft
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Monday, February 8th, 2010
  
If you thought tea sets were boring and old fashioned, think again.
Tina Tsang’s Blaue Blume white tea set ceramics, with their lace pattern textures, have been given a funky modern twist by using legs as handles.
From a tea cup and teapot with leg handles, to a cake stand with legs popping out of the top, Tina Tsang’s designs are nothing short of quirky and memorable.
Granted, they may not be too everyone’s taste, but they’re certainly a different take on traditional designs.
The teacup (£35), teapot (£65) and cake stand (£128) can be purchased from All Things Original. You can even choose whether you want the dainty feet to have red or black shiny shoes.
What do you think – do you love ‘em or hate ‘em?
Tags: All Things Original, Blaue Blume, ceramics, tea set, Tina Tsang
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Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010
 Heart casserole Le Creuset are renowned for making high quality, long lasting kitchenware and this gorgeous red heart shaped casserole dish is no exception.
Made from cast iron, and in shades of cerise, the casserole dish is shaped like a heart and comes with a lid. It can hold up to 1.9 litres.
As well as cooking up delicious casseroles and stews in it, you can also use the dish for making soups, stock, rice dishes and even for baking cakes.
The dish is made from cast iron, so it is quite heavy (2.7kg), but it’s hardwearing and long-lasting and can be used on the hob, in the oven or under the grill.
Head over to Amazon to buy your heart casserole dish.
If you think the cast iron is too heavy for you, then a lighter stoneware version is available too.
Tags: Amazon, casserole, cast iron, dish, heart, heart shaped, Le Creuset, pan, stoneware
Posted in Valentine's Day, baking, designer, food and drink, kitchen, kitchen accessories | 2 Comments »
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