Elizabeth's Kitchen Diary
cooking up a storm at the edge of the world
A St. David’s Day recipe in collaboration with Food & Drink Wales. Happy Dydd Gwyl Dewi- St David’s Day! St. David is the patron saint of Wales who, during his lifetime in the 6th century AD, founded around twelve monasteries, including the Celtic monastic community at Glyn Rhosyn (The Vale of Roses) on the western headland of Pembrokeshire. …
The perfect antidote to Dry January in collaboration with Curio Spirits. Hand-foraged on the local Cornish cliff tops, Curio rock samphire gin is blended with fragrant botanicals and distilled in small batches, for exceptional quality and a delicately smooth gin. They recommend trying it neat with just ice and a garnish, or, if you fancy, …
Win over £65 worth of OXO UK products to help you kick-start your New Year! Are you making any New Year’s resolutions this year? Any plans for more exercise, less drinking, eating more healthily? I confess that over the last two months I’ve let my fitness routine slide – it’s not as appealing to go …
A recipe & giveaway in collaboration with Spice Drops®. With the arrival of January comes a determination to change; to change our diets, our exercise regime and generally review for the better our attitude to health. Despite all the good intentions, however, within a couple of weeks quite often we’ve slipped back into our bad …
In collaboration with Songmics. I am so excited to tell you about this cat tree! We’ve got two cats, nine-year-old Izzy (a Cat’s Protection rescue) and three-year-old Echo, the daughter of a barn cat. They’re good friends but they can have a tendency to shred furniture and my cork bathmat (which needs replacing, again!). Now, …
In collaboration with SoundPeats. I do love listening to music. An Amazon Prime playlist is always on in the kitchen from the moment I wake up in the morning until I finally close that kitchen door and retire in the evening. (Currently playing: Red Hot Chilli Peppers)
Be your own bartender with this gorgeous VonShef Parisian 9 Piece Cocktail Set. Whether you’re planning to throw the cocktail party of the year, or just enjoy unwinding with a tasty tipple, this set makes it easier than ever. The modern 550ml capacity Parisian Cocktail Shaker features a strong and up-to-the-minute stainless steel body with …
Plus, win a Classic or Veggie box in collaboration with HelloFresh. Christmas Dinner can be such hard work. So much time is spent preparing ingredients, chopping, marinading, boiling, roasting, more chopping, whisking, trying to remember to put on the roast potatoes at just the right time so that they are ready at the same time …
A recipe from the cookery book East by West by Jasmine Hemsley. Cookbooks are such a wonderful creation, aren’t they? I mean, I know the internet is filled with creative recipe ideas and you simply need to search for a few ingredients to come up with recipes to make, but there’s something very satisfying with …
A Hotel Chocolat giveaway worth £22.95 This October Hotel Chocolat have launched a new monthly chocolate tasting club subscription box for you chocolate lovers. Every month you’ll be sent a tasting box with exclusive member only selections, discounts previews, offers and one-off selections.
A book review & giveaway. Why are Norwegians the happiest people in the world? What is Lagom? How can we get a little more Scandi-style in our lives?
An exclusive giveaway in collaboration with Fine Italy. Roman cuisine has evolved through centuries of social, cultural, and political changes. Hundreds of years ago it became a major gastronomical centre with cuisine that was highly influenced by Ancient Greek culture. The Roman empire’s enormous expansion exposed them to many new culinary habits and cooking techniques …
A £50 giveaway in collaboration with Red Tractor. Red Tractor Week 2017 (11th – 17th September) will celebrate great food, great farming and quality food you can trust. Supported by BBC Countryfile presenter and Red Tractor farmer Adam Henson, the week hopes to encourage people to cook their own recipes using Red Tractor products and …
A review & giveaway in collaboration with Domu. I’ve got a brand new kitchen appliance to tell you all about! I confess I have been without a food processor for a good few years now since my old one packed it in. My husband did his best to repair the old one, but it was …
Plus a £50 German Riesling giveaway in collaboration with Wines of Germany. Riesling is a light-skinned aromatic grape grown throughout Germany and, according to many of the world’s top wine critics, it is one of the best grape varieties for making the best quality wine. We’ve just finished taste testing a variety of German Rieslings, …
An original recipe from Kate Hackworthy’s debut cookbook Veggie Desserts + Cake. Vegetable desserts can be so much more than just carrot cake, as food-writer Kate Hackworthy of award-winning Veggie Desserts shows us with her debut cookbook Veggie Desserts + Cakes. Published by Pavilion Books on the 3rd of August 2017 this stunning manuscript pushes …
A review/giveaway in collaboration with SoundPeats Audio. Remember the days when owning a Walkman cassette player was the height of technology? Music was suddenly portable and (semi!) private. Then there was the portable CD player, and then the next thing you know music tracks could be downloaded and stored on your mobile phone. Pop a …
In collaboration with Sainsbury’s British Gems Baby New Potatoes. We have had such a wonderful summer so far! The sun’s been shining brightly, the wind has died down and *fingers crossed* the midges seem to be keeping at bay! It’s been perfect barbecue weather! For our latest barbecue, we made some simple pork skewers and served …
A review & £150 giveaway in collaboration with Bogs Footwear. I confess I am a boot girl. I love wearing boots. I wore boots to my high school prom, I wore boots to my wedding. I also confess that I don’t even own a single pair of high heels. I’m a comfortable, sensible footwear sort of …
Hands’ up, who else is guilty of leaving travel adaptors in hotel rooms? Who else has only taken one adaptor with them and then realised, too late, that you need to charge your laptop, phone and a spare battery pack all at the same time? Regular readers will be aware that I’ve been doing a …
