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Nov

What I really want for Christmas by Jonathan

The best present I’ve ever received was a surprise Super Nintendo from my parents. I am now 26 and I probably would still be pretty happy with that present. Here are 5 things I am hoping Santa, Jim Carey or whoever it is this year will bring me: Self Tying Nike Trainers Nike made a Read More…

24

Nov

Why the Chilli Hamper is my favourite

I’ve always been a massive chilli fan, I’ll happily eat it everyday and it forms the basis of lots of my signature dishes. That’s why I was so excited to be ‘shopping’ for ingredients for our Big Chilli Hamper! We are so lucky that we get to spend time at foodie shows meeting other suppliers Read More…

22

Nov

Jonathan’s Cheese Making Tips

As a male who has limited kitchen (and life) skills, I thought making my own Halloumi/Mozzarella was out of the question. But I took on the task of making cheese for the first time using our kits and it was a total success. Give me some milk I can now whip up some of our Read More…

21

Nov

Top 10 Cool Christmas Jumpers

  We’ve done a list of our favourite cheesy Christmas jumpers, now here’s our top 10 cool Christmas jumpers. Of course, one person’s cool is another person’s cheese… 1: Star Wars Darth Vadar Official Christmas Sweater   2. ASOS Christmas Jumper With Rudolph Winter Scene     3. Navy Reindeer Xmas Jumper       Read More…

21

Nov

What to buy a foodie this christmas

By Ali. We’ve all got a foodie in our life. Probably more than one these days. We’re not going out as much, we’re staying in and we’re baking, making and cooking. Not just for fun either. It’s all a bit competitive. If it isn’t the Bake Off its Master Chef….and in those early weeks we Read More…

21

Nov

Jonathan’s Day in the Life at the Big Cheese

Hello. I’m Jonathan, The Big Cheese Making Kit’s International Development Officer. When not travelling on epic, foreign Big Cheese business adventures, I am usually in our office speaking to our Korean, German or Dutch customers and distributors.  (see picture for demonstration of how I do this ). All this chatting, pricing and emailing has led Read More…

21

Nov

A gluten free gift

By Ailsa We are often asked if our Kits are gluten free (yes they are!) by people buying them as gifts for friends and family with a gluten free diet. We had this in mind when deciding on our range of hampers. Why not make one which is Gluten free? It’s tricky to buy ‘foodie’ Read More…

07

Nov

The Muppets Christmas Carol By Ailsa, The Big Cheese

There are two films from my childhood I hope my children love as much as I do: The Goonies and The Muppets Christmas Carol. The Muppets Christmas Carol really shouldn’t work as a family film. It has Michael Caine singing, and not just any old singing, he’s singing to puppets! On top of that the Read More…

07

Nov

Why I love It’s a Wonderful Life by Alison our Operations Manager

With so many amazing Christmas movies out there you’d expect it to be difficult to pick my favourite, but in fact it was really easy:  It’s a Wonderful Life with the lovely Jimmy Stewart. I’m a huge fan of Capra and this film is the ultimate feel good cheesy warm glowy film. A few years Read More…

07

Nov

Why Die Hard is the greatest Christmas movie of all time by Em

Every December I have a debate with at least one person on whether Die Hard can be classed as a Christmas movie. I am here to tell you it is. It’s set on Christmas Eve, making it the very definition of a Christmas movie. It’s set predominantly at the Nakatomi Plaza building for a company Christmas Read More…