135: A fabulous and thrifty Christmas with Ed Smith and Hazel Gardiner

The Great Indoors

Kate Taylor

Arts, Design, Society & Culture

4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 30 November 2023

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

In this episode we talk to chef and foodie expert Ed Smith about how to cut down costs on food over the festive period plus florist, broadcaster and writer, Hazel Gardiner, gives us her tips on how to decorate with foliage in a sustainable and thrifty way. As your resident design experts (ahem?!) we share all our favourite ideas for Christmas decorating on a budget, and if anyone has spotted Kate’s Christmas decs that she somehow lost this year during the house moves, please, let her know! Ed Smith: www.rocketandsquash.com www.instagram.com/rocketandsquash Hazel Gardiner: https://www.hazelgardinerdesign.com/ www.instagram.com/hazelgardinerdesign Sign up to become a friend of the show: www.thegreatindoorspodcast.com For daily updates follow Kate and Sophie on Instagram: Kate: www.instagram.com/madaboutthehouse Sophie: www.instagram.com/sophierobinsoninteriors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This advertisement is brought to you by Fever Tree.
0:10.4	Now Christmas is coming and I'm ready to break out the festive cocktails.
0:15.0	Yes, wine and beer is all very well but at this time of year it's nice to step things up
0:20.0	and make something a little fancy although not too, as I do not want to spend my whole night
0:25.2	squeezing limes in the kitchen.
0:26.6	Well, have you heard?
0:28.0	Fever Tree has a new range of cocktail mixes, which I think are going to be my secret weapon at my annual friendmas.
0:36.0	I like to have the girls around before everything gets a bit mad, a bit of calm before the storm, if you will,
0:41.0	and I'm planning to treat them with
0:42.8	mehitos. All I need to do is add rum to fever trees
0:46.4	mahito mixer and stir well. You know job done. That's actually a great idea
0:50.7	so there's no stressing about long recipes or hunting down niche ingredients
0:55.0	you can never find?
0:56.0	Nope.
0:57.0	Right, well I might just add some fever tree espresso martinis to the menu this year.
1:00.9	Well yes, do it. All you need for those is to add vodka to the
1:04.1	fever tree mixer and shake. You can stock up with fever tree at Sainsbury's
1:08.2	waitros, Tesco and a Cardo and a cardo and remember please enjoy responsibly.
1:14.0	This episode is brought to you by Deliverooooo.
1:17.0	Because anything goes this Christmas.
1:20.0	Yes, even sprouts on a pizza, or gravy on sushi.
1:24.1	The rules are, there are no rules.
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