It’s not a modern concept to use the New Year as an opportunity to review and reset. The month of January takes its name from Janus, the Roman god of gates and doorways and he is depicted with two faces,… Read More ›
Christmas
Pecan, Chocolate and Cinnamon Buns
As Christmas foods were traditionally those that were far too expensive or indulgent to eat on a regular basis they tend to include a lot of dried fruits, nuts and spices. I’m lucky because I love all the typical British… Read More ›
Panettone Pudding – use up your Christmas leftovers
It is just possible that you still have Panettone leftover from Christmas. If you do, like me, and are fed up with eating it (it could happen!) and are wondering what exactly to do with it, this is a great… Read More ›
Happy New Year – and Rocky Road
The New Year is all about detox and diets. Recovering from the excess of the Christmas season. Unless you are under 18, of course, when life carries on exactly the same as before except you have more “stuff”. Rocky Road… Read More ›
Happy Christmas
This year I was determined that Christmas would not rush up on me, unannounced, as it seems to every year. I was going to be organised. I was going to write (or at least buy) my Christmas cards, for once less… Read More ›
Chocolate and Chestnut Roulade
Christmas is over and the New Year has begun. Diets, gym memberships and resolutions are at the top of everyone’s lists. This roulade doesn’t really come under any of those headings but it is still delicious and can even virtuously… Read More ›
Banana and Cranberry Muffins – use up your Christmas Cranberry Sauce
If you have cranberry sauce leftover from Christmas, either homemade or store-bought, there are several things you can do with it if you are getting fed up with it in turkey sandwiches. This is a very quick and easy recipe… Read More ›
Chocolate Cake with Crystallised Oranges
My camera has decided to go on strike for the moment and I am having to use my phone to take photos instead, which is really not helping, as you can see! Combined with the lights on my Christmas tree… Read More ›
Christmas Biscuits – Vanilla Crescents and Cinnamon Stars
These are traditional Christmas biscuits popular in Germany and my friend Ela at Love to Craft makes them every year. They are so good that after I tried them last week I had to ask for the recipe. They may… Read More ›
Homemade “Luxury” Mincemeat for Christmas
It may not look pretty but mincemeat, the filling in mince pies, is one of the first tastes of a traditional British Christmas. I had my first mince pie this year this weekend – very early, I know, I… Read More ›
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