Cute Food! Babycakes Waffle Makers

Everyone loves waffles, right? There's nothing quite like the sweet, droolsome scent as they're baking (although the Philosophy shower gel does get pretty damn close).  These cutesy

Edible Eyes by SUCK UK - Making Food Cute

Just for fun or as a ploy to get kids to eat their fruit and veg, these stick on Edible Eyes are awesome.

Edible Eyes are £5 for a sheet of eyes, from SUCK UK www.suck.uk.com

Hello Kitty x Laduree - This Makes Me Happy

Yeah I'm too old but I don't care - I love Hello Kitty. I also love Laduree macarons and their gorgeous little presentation boxes so this collaboration is a double win for me.  The Hello Kitty x Laduree collection of deliciously sweet, cutesy treats and all manner of kiddy stationery (notebooks, stickers, letter writing sets, etc) specially produced for the French gourmet brand, is only available in store.  www.laduree.fr for stockists

Hello Kitty x Laduree presentation boxes L - macarons, R - chocolate ganache

Hello Kitty x Laduree writing kits and stickers

Hello Kitty x Laduree notebooks and bag charm

Follow FightForYrWrite on Pinterest!

Officially addicted!  If you're not on it already, get on Pinteres, a social network that acts like an online pinboard, letting you create boards then share images and videos of stuff you see and like around the internet and things posted by other Pinterest users - fashion, fun, food and LOADS of other stuff (that doesn't necessarily begin with 'f').  You can follow me at http://pinterest.com/fightforyrwrite/ and here are a few of my favourite finds to give you a taste of what to expect...

LUNCHTIME LOVE FOR STARBUCKS' NEW BISTRO BOXES

OK so this is a bit random given it’s not about fashion, footwear or fancy products but it impressed me so I figured it was worth a mention.  Starbucks has just launched its new lunch menu which includes some brilliant new Bistro Boxes.  As a non-fish-eating veggie who's generally tied to her desk, I’m finding it increasingly hard to find any decent, healthy takeout food from the big chains given they generally only have one purely vegetarian salad option which, in my experience, often sells out.  This morning as I was feeding my Frappuccino habit I spotted these bento style lunch boxes and was delighted to see that there are TWO veggie-friendly choices – Falafel Mezze and Cheese & Oat Cake.  Billed as 'a fresh assortment of deliciously wholesome meals and snacks' the other boxes on offer included Cured Ham Hock, Chicken and Rice Noodle, and Antipasti.

Whilst salivating at the little cheese platter, I chose the lighter falafel option (£3.95 to take out) and it was great!  Two fresh puffy white mini pittas, some delicious tzatziki, moist mini falafel and tabblouleh that comes with kalamata olives and what are hilariously described as ‘suntouched tomatoes’ – I’m guessing some trademark issue with the more commonly used phrase of ‘sunblushed’ – were accompanied by a tomato and cucumber salad which, being a cucumber dodger I left but was pleased to see it packaged separately so it didn’t pollute the rest of my lunch or make it all slimy.  Admittedly it’s not the best breath choice given all the garlic and if you have any meetings planned I’d advise caution, or at least some mints, but it was a great alternative to what is becoming a monotonous lunchtime routine for me involving some sort of claggy pasta salad or Boots’ depressing veggie sushi. 

Leon, Tortilla, Itsu, Chipotle – please hurry up and expand.  Us veggies need you!  But at least now we have another option in the meantime.  Visit www.starbucks.co.uk for more information on Bistro Boxes and their other food offerings - helpfully they also include full nutritional information, something other brands should catch on to. 

FASHION WEEK FOODIE TREAT: MATTHEW WILLIAMSON X LADUREE

It's the gift that keeps on giving - Matthew Williamson has created a special Fashion Week gift for Ladurée featuring one of his signature colourful print designs and, if you're a hoarder like me, this perfect trinket box will long outlast the mouth watering macaroons inside (NOM though).

Ladurée's Matthew Williamson Macaroon Gift Box contains eight of the now international French tea salon's most famous creations.  It will be available from its London stores in Covent Garden, the Burlington Arcade and Harrods from this Friday (16th September - the first day of London Fashion Week), then follows the fash pack to Paris where it'll be on sale from September 27 for €15,60.