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Bev: Posted on Tuesday, May 22, 2012 8:59 AM
I hope that this newsletter finds you all well, warm and dry and looking forward to all the forthcoming festivities and have we got just a few over the summer! Rumours have it that the sun will start to shine this week and we can start to take the layers off..... Well with all things British making big headlines this year, I just couldn't resist making myself a new apron, which I will be sporting at the summer fairs - one has to look the part, doesn't one??..Do you think Mary Portas and the Queen will approve? Well lets get the bunting out and start partying on..... Meet me at the Fair You can see me at the following fairs, starting with the Jubilee Great British Market at the Ridings Shopping Centre in Wakefield on Sunday June 3rd. Come and see the "Special" guest...lets just say she wears a rather sparkly crown!! More details to follow shortly on these two: Carlton Festival in the Rhubarb Triangle 30th June 2012 Driffield Show July 18th 2012 Street Party anyone? Now if you are planning a street party for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, then you could up-stage your neighbours in one of these glamourous Limited Edition Aprons New to mrs madden makes Ceramic Hearts Aren't these just gorgeous? After being an avid collector of these really pretty ceramic hearts over the past couple of years, I now have the privilege of becoming a stockist of the Jamali Annay hearts. They are all individually hand painted and fired in the lovely Yorkshire town of Knaresborough and come with quirky sayings similar to my aprons - just what your kitchen needs! And of course, no kitchen will be complete without this year's Must Have...the Union Jack heart. Come and see the full range at the shows... Father's Day And then we must not forget that we also have Father's Day on June 17th. Now I'm sure with all the events and get-togethers there are going to be, that Dad will be barbecuing quite a bit, so why not treat him to a Man-Pinny? How cool will that be? What's been happening at mrs madden makes??? Well besides being extremely busy in the sewing room getting ready for all of the fairs, I have had time to do a girly day trip to York for afternoon tea...well it was one way of doing a bit of research on the cake front and I did bring some back for my hubby!! Honestly! But if you get chance...afternoon tea atHotel du Vin is very very nice and the choice of teas is lovely...try the Rose Petal China tea.. But the most exciting event happened over the weekend was at The Malton Food Festival.....who's this signing his new book for me - "Let's Eat"? Yes...Tom Parker Bowles...we also got to meet Matthew Fort from The Great British Menu....they were a brilliant double act in the Cookery Theatre and were also interviewed by the lovely Selina Scott....very entertaining... Will let you know how the new recipes go down... So have you been up to anything exciting that you would like to share with us? Would love to hear from you...just drop me an email.. Stockists refreshed ready for the Jubilee New Aga aprons have arrived at Country Warmth in Norton, near Malton in North Yorkshire - there's a few new sayings: "Keep Calm - your dinner is in the Aga" and we just had to.... "Aga Queen" and a selection of pretty aprons, frilly pinnies and peg pinnies at Customer of the Month And last but not least..Customer of the Month Awards.... As I didn't have one last month and it is time to celebrate with the Jubilee - this month I thought we'd have 2!!!! The first one is the lovely Fiona from Cakes by No More Tiers of York sporting her fab Jubilee inspired apron Take a peak at her website to see how fab her cakes are and what she has been up to in Telford over the weekend - some brilliant masterpieces no less: and then this is Matt...looking great in his spotty apron...who says pinnies are only for women...doesn't he look the part?! Both win vouchers to spend at mrs madden makes .. so a big thank you to them for sending their photos in and letting me share them with you. In every newsletter, we feature a customer of the month. So if you fancy taking part, please don't be shy - send in your photos. I love to see how happy you are wearing them and what you get up to and it also allows you to see how other customers are using our products. Now I do know that some mrs madden makes aprons have been flying off to distant shores this past month...so please share the sunshine!!! Don't forget, for those of you on Facebook, you can keep up-to-date daily at my mrs madden makes Facebook page Well all that's left to say now is I hope you all have a very merry Diamond Jubilee Weekend and hope to see some of you who can make it to any of the fairs in Yorkshire over the summer - keep in touch.. Take care and have fun, ©mrs madden makes 2012 |
Aprons and Pinnies, Newsletter Archive, Cupcakes, TV cooking programmes, Press release and news, Customer photos, hearts, farm Shops, Bunting, Customer of the month, Pink products, Diamond Jubilee
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Bev: Posted on Sunday, January 08, 2012 3:54 PM
 Can't wait.....Desperate Housewives is back tonight on E4 at 10pm....sad that it's the last series....but I will be donning my "BreeType" apron when cooking dinner tonight!
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Bev: Posted on Monday, October 17, 2011 8:59 AM
 It's here at last! National Baking week 2011.And what better excuse do we have but to get into our kitchens and bake some goodies. To learn more about it take a look at their site.Well if you are going to look the part, then you need a cheerful apron too. This one pictured here - "Do my buns look big in this?" pink apron - is really fun to wear and always gets a few comments and a lot of smiles! Buy this and 5% of the selling price goes to the Calender Girls Charity for Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research. Let me know what you bake and send in some photos too..it's good to share some fab recipes...perhaps you may even have one that has been handed down from your Gran?? Keep Baking!!!
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Aprons and Pinnies, Food, Slimming World,slimming, Christmas, Cupcakes, TV cooking programmes, Recipes, Press release and news, Calendar Girls, Pink products, National Baking week
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Bev: Posted on Tuesday, October 11, 2011 6:35 PM
I'm hooked....now that the Great British Bake Off has finished, I'm into Celebrity Masterchef. But why is it on in the afternoon and not the evening???? If you don't want to miss it, tune in here to see the times of the programmes...only 6 contestants left... |
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Bev: Posted on Tuesday, October 04, 2011 12:05 PM
Are you sad that the Great British Bake Off finishes this week? I have really loved it and I know a few of my readers have been following it too. But don't despair, the final 3 contestants have their own web sites and blogs where you can follow their recipes: Who do you want to win? Tune into tonight to find out.... BBC2 20:00–21:00 In the grand final, the contestants bake for The Great British Bake Off's street party. If you want to follow my Blog please fill in the boxes below: |
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Bev: Posted on Monday, October 03, 2011 6:50 PM
 Well, my wish from last month's newsletter for an Indian Summer has come true! I just can't belieeeeve it! It's October and here I am sitting in my garden, surrounded by blooming fuschias and dazzling cosmos and listening to the very busy bees buzzing in and out of the flowers and yes I hope wherever you are that thesun is shining too! They have just announced on the radio that this is the hottest1st of October ever on record with temperatures reaching the dizzy heights of 29.9 degrees!! How wonderful is this?? Summer at last. Make the most of it. Well we have lots of exciting news to share and shows to tell you about in the run up to - dare I say it - Christmas. Now what shall I wish for this month??? New Products My new range of Christmas cards are now available to buy on line , so please take a look - it's never too early to get your cards written and out of the way...another job done! This one was inspired by my friendly robin in our garden. Customer of the Month  I do like a nice wedding and this one sounded wonderful with tea and scones on the beach in Cornwall! The Best Man is pictured here with the happy couple's mrs madden makes wedding ring cushion, complete with their wedding rings tied on safely! Congratulations to Denise,sister of the groom, who commissioned the cushion and very kindly entered the photo into this month's draw. She wins this month's voucher towards any future purchases. Handy for Christmas! In every monthly newsletter, I will be featuring a customer of the month. This allows you to see how other customers are using our products. In addition, it will help you feel confident that you are going to get the service and attention you need. If you have a photo that you want featured and want to be entered into next month's draw, please email it in before the end of October. It's here again.. the date for your diary I am getting quite excited as the Christmas Fairs start to take place but also trying to cram 90 hours into each day as I get busy creating the new products for them! What fun!! This year here at mrs madden makes we are opening the doors at our annual event from noon, so please make room in your busy schedule to pop along and catch up with everyone. There will be the gorgeous cakes from Sarah's Bakery again this year, so what better excuse could you have to indulge yourself with tea and cakes while doing a bit of Christmas Shopping in a really relaxed atmosphere away from the hustle and bustle? So please feel free to bring your friends and make a girly afternoon of it. And for my North Yorkshire customers or anyone who fancies a nice day out, my other major event this October is at: 20th October 10.30am - 8pm Ye Old Mill House, Romanby, Northallerton, DL7 0PE It will be great if you can make it as they are supporting Herriott Hospice Homecare and it will be a lovely day out in a fantastic part of Yorkshire. It will lovely to see you all The Great British Bake Off Are you sad that the Great British Bake Off finishes this week? I have really loved it and I know a few of my readers have been following it too. But don't despair, the final 3 contestants have their own web sites and blogs where you can follow their recipes: Who do you want to win? Countdown to Christmas At this time of the year, I usually do a Countdown to Christmas in my newsletters, but this year as we are all still feeling the effects of the recession, I thought I would put in this link instead to Help a hedgehog -here's a handy number for your mobile! While out the other day, I came across a man collecting for the Yorkshire Wildlife Rescue . If you ever come across a poorly hedgehog, then this is the number to phone 01535674672 and they will come to the rescue. So pop it into your mobile ..you never know when you may be able to help a hedgehog. They are really good for your garden as they eat all the slugs, so we need to keep them going...they are so cute too! Help a hedgehog and save your lettuce!!
Share the News Don't forget, it's easy if you want to share this newsletter on your facebook page, just click on the button below Have a wonderful warm October and keep those photos and emails coming as I love to hear from you. Hope you can make it to my annual event Best wishes, ©Copyright 2011 |
Aprons and Pinnies, Food, Slimming World,slimming, Christmas, Newsletter Archive, TV cooking programmes, Recipes, Fairs, Press release and news, Christmas posting dates, Customer photos, Customer of the month, Christmas cards
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Bev: Posted on Wednesday, August 17, 2011 10:29 AM
 I'm so excited that the Great British Bake Off is back on television. Last night, the 16th August, saw the first episode. Couldn't believe the standard of the cakes and what they had to do...glad it wasn't me up there. But I did learn something new...did you know that the original cup cakes were actually baked in china cups and that's were the name came from? Sounds obvious really! Well my mouth was watering especially with all the chocolate around..may have to get baking myself.... If you want to watch it, it's on Tuesdays, 8pm on BBC1...happy baking.. |
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Bev: Posted on Monday, April 11, 2011 5:48 PM
 For all of you who follow the stories on Wisteria Drive you'll be pleased to know that Desperate Housewives is back on Channel 4 from Wednesday 13th April at 10pm.....So like Bree, do you fancy stirring up a frill in your kitchen? Then don one of these fabulous frilly pinnies and look the part .....and if you get carried away cooking up some wonderful creations, then don't forget to set your TV or Sky box to record this first episode. |
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Bev: Posted on Wednesday, September 22, 2010 2:36 PM
Well did you watch it last night? I have been hooked all the way through and even though I am supposed to be trying to lose weight I was inspired to make an apple and pear crumble for tea on Sunday.... low fat custard...honest!!! Congratualtions to Ed who won, a true Yorkshire lad who's fantastic at baking. I have to say it was a very close final and the cakes they made looked sooooo delicious. Ruth has now been inspired to write a blog The Pink Whisk and you can find all of her lovely recipes on it. Why not become a follower of hers and try out some new cakes on the family? Let me know which recipes you try and that you would recommend. Happy Baking! Must go and get some sewing done now instead of dreaming of cakes! |
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Bev: Posted on Wednesday, September 22, 2010 9:20 AM
For all Foodie Lovers, great news the New Series: River Cottage Everyday! starts tomorrow. Join Hugh and friends in the latest River Cottage series, starting tomorrow on Channel 4 - Thursday at 8pm. In River Cottage Everyday, Hugh takes his passion for cooking into other people's houses, as he helps everyone from mums and dads to kids bring real, simple and tasty food to the table. Hugh believes good food should be at the heart of every kitchen and the kitchen should be at the heart of every home. Each week he will be tackling a different food-favourite from breakfasts to bread-making, meat to treats, to show us all how to eat well, without blowing our budget. He'll be joined by River Cottage favourites like John the Forager and Pam the Jam who will be sharing their tips for making top-treats. The River Cottage chefs, Tim and Gil, will be on-hand to add some recipes to the foodie feast. Look out for his new cookbook too! You can subscribe to Hugh's newsletter by going to www.rivercottage.net . I do and I get all the latest info from Hugh and his team. As he says: good food is at the heart of the kitchen - happy cooking! |
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