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Christmas

Recipe: Quick and Easy Traditional Christmas Cake

Recipe: Quick and Easy Traditional Christmas Cake

Quick and Easy Traditional Christmas Cake No matter which British Christmas tradition you and you family observe and no matter what you serve on the big day nothing beats having a homemade Christmas Cake. Traditionally you would put a layer of marzipan paste on top […]

Christmas: Drinks for Your Christmas Day

Christmas: Drinks for Your Christmas Day

(sponsored post) Drinks for Your Christmas Day It s always a difficult decision what drinks to have in the house for the Christmas season. This year I decided to narrow down the selection but to make it a great one.  I will of course have […]

Recipe: Stem Ginger Mincemeat

Recipe: Stem Ginger Mincemeat

Here is a delicious recipe for Stem Ginger Mincemeat. These days people just pop mince pies into their mouth without thinking of the contents inside. Those contents are often mass made and hardly resemble the mincemeat of days gone by. If you want a real […]

Greece: Making Melomakarona Greek Christmas Cookie

Greece: Making Melomakarona Greek Christmas Cookie

I recently visited Greece again and stayed on the Athenian Riviera which is about a half hour away from the centre of Athens.  One of the highlights was making Melomakarona a Greek Christmas Cookie with The Greek Key. Here is the recipe so you can […]

Christmas Smoothie for the Cook!

Christmas Smoothie for the Cook!

Are you the one in charge of Christmas Day? The food, the presents, the Christmas movies?  Well you need all your energy to get through the day so here is a smoothie recipe guaranteed to keep you going all morning, so that you don’t flag […]

Mini Opies Pickled Walnut Tarts

Mini Opies Pickled Walnut Tarts

What is your ‘must have’ ingredient in your kitchen cupboards each Christmas? Often it is essential spices like cinnamon and nutmeg, cranberries or even a favourite bottle of gin!  For many people Pickled Walnuts from Opies are an absolute must! I have been challenged by […]

Bailey’s Pouring Creams

Bailey’s Pouring Creams

Bailey’s Pouring Creams I really love all the Christmas food, much of which comes out only at this festive time of the year, the cold turkey (although I often cook a turkey for Easter Sunday), the pickles, chutneys and special cheeses. Pouring creams: However I do have […]