Wednesday, December 5th, 2012
We had snow this morning. I can’t tell you how heartened I was to see it. I love snow and I love West Sussex in the snow. I love England in the snow. I love snow. The End. But did I also tell you how much I love snow BEFORE Christmas? It’s only the [...]
Tuesday, November 27th, 2012
Yesterday I discovered Christmas 24 on my Sky box. Yep, Christmas movies 24 hours a day (or thereabouts) in my sitting room. It has been on ever since. Every film is cheesy, heartwarming, Christmassy and cute in equal measure. And some of the actors appear in more than one film! Who knew? I had [...]
Wednesday, December 21st, 2011
It’s Sausage Roll time again! I’m not sure why but I only seem to make these at Christmastime when what I should be doing is making them CONSTANTLY and eating nothing but them right throughout the year. They are that good! I’ve made several batches as they have been requested and I find it best [...]
Monday, November 21st, 2011
Hello! Guess what? Mincemeat is one of the easiest things to make on this planet. There are quite a few ingredients but basically they all go in to a big bowl, sit there for a bit, and then get put in to a jar. OK, there’s a teeny bit more to it than that but [...]
Thursday, November 17th, 2011
Hello! Today marks the start of my Christmas Cooking & Baking series. On Sunday I’ll be in the kitchen with my sister in law, Louise, making the mincemeat for the mince pies and as the weeks progress I’ll be combining some test recipes for the book with all of my Christmas baking and cooking. I [...]
Thursday, December 16th, 2010
They say that there is snow on the way again. Will it look like this in my back garden again? I hope so. Will the scarlet berries be weighed down by the weight of the flakes? I hope so. Will Tommy from the stables next door be able to walk in the road again? I [...]
Wednesday, November 10th, 2010
This is a wonderful Christmas recipe. So versatile that you could just as easily serve these delightfully tasty stuffing balls as canapes as you could with your roast turkey on Christmas Day. I urge you to try them as you won’t be disappointed. Sausage, Sage and Chestnut Stuffing Balls Makes around 48 small stuffing balls [...]
Wednesday, November 10th, 2010
Cheese goes through phases of being in fashion just as much as anything else that we eat, wear or use around the house. Remember when sales of Wensleydale went through the roof after Wallace & Gromit were seen eating it in their Christmas special? And then when they changed allegiance to Stinking Bishop the poor [...]
Monday, December 21st, 2009
I’m adding this recipe so late in the day as they really are simple to rustle up, if you have the time, and look utterly darling on the table. It’s really cool to have recipes and ideas such as this up your sleeve, so to speak, as if you really love to make guests feel [...]
Tuesday, December 15th, 2009
Welcome! I have a GREAT recipe for one of the best ways to baste your Turkey this year if you like a juicy moist golden Turkey on the table during Christmas lunch. Here is a weight conversion chart Take the softened butter, garlic and thyme (leaves only) Cream in a food mixer or use a [...]
