Boozy Advent calendar round-up that includes giant gin calendar and spiced rum calendar too
Gin advent calendar is a great gift that allows you to discover new tipples. Or gift as a Christmas present, if you can bear to give it away.
Sorry for mentioning the C word, especially in the midst of summer, but I am a little in love with this recipe for Christmas cookies. In my defence, the weather has been rubbish of late, the grey skies, chilly evenings and constant rain feeling deceptively wintry. Plus, this recipe doesn’t really have Christmas spices (like cloves or cinnamon), so it…
With only three sleeps to go to the big day, you’ve probably finalised your Christmas day menu. I wrote mine up yesterday, seeking inspiration from Gordon Ramsay and Mary Berry. How do you kick off Christmas day? Mine will start off with a super light breakfast, then copious amounts of cooking. According to a University of Warwick expert, a…
Hi all, how are you doing? Welcome to my first blog of the year. I don’t think it’s too late to wish you a Happy New Year, I hope you had a good one. Christmas seems like an age ago and yes, my body clock is still playing catch up where those lazy hazy halcyon days where rolling out of bed past 10:30am…
Hi all, how are you doing? Where has the weekend gone? In the run-up to Christmas, the crowds are going crazy. Of course there are some things that perk a foodie up no end. Deliveroo are teaming up with popular local independents such as Thai Dusit, The Forge and Lorentes to showcase their food and give it away to the…
It’s that time of year again, where festive markets take centre stage, compelling you to brave the element for some delicious food and fantastic gifts. If you can’t get enough of Christmas spirit and feel like Buddy the elf (wasn’t Will Ferrell adorable in that movie?), then get down to The Roundhouse on Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th November. For…
Hey all, how are you doing? It’s a cool, wet Wednesday morning and I’m glad I’m indoors. You know that really cool Derby Writers’ Day I attended a few weeks ago? Well I’m pleased to report that The QUAD will be presenting a new Christmas science-fiction, fantasy and horror event taking on the 21st November 2015. If Santa wrote fiction,…
Hey all, how are you doing? It’s Friday (woot woot!) and it’s been a busy week. What have you been up to? This Sunday, we’ll be exactly 2 months away from the magical time that is Christmas. When I heard about this fantastic Winter Festival that’s coming to Bolton town centre, I did a mini somersault of glee (in my…
Hey all, how are you doing? It’s been a lovely weekend, spent editing, frequenting the theatre (review coming soon) and cooking my first rice pudding (blog coming soon). What have you been up to? As you now, I frequent Nottingham a fair bit, because it’s one of my favourite spaces in the world. I didn’t really need an excuse to…