Cranberries
Variations on Hot Cross Buns and Easter Fare
Cranberry and Orange hot cross buns, chocolate Easter cake and Simnel buns
Hot Cross bus are traditionally made to be served on Good Friday. The story goes that the first buns were made by a 14th century monk who then distributed them to the poor on Good Friday. So it really bothers me is to see these sweet and spicy buns on sale at Christmas. The story also goes that Queen…
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LATE CHRISTMAS THOUGHTS FOR PRESERVERS
A quieter Christmas with my new hip
Wishing you all a very merry Christmas I have been planning this Christmas for some time – ever since I was offered a date for a new replacement hip in early December and realised that I would be a tad out of action in the kitchen. And a new hip is a wonderful Christmas present….
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HAPPY THANKSGIVING FROM LONDON
With Beryl's Cranberry and Orange Relish and Nigella's Pumpkin Cheesecake
It is something about the fact that Thanksgiving is purely about the thanks and the receiving and enjoying food, about the gathering as a family for the meal that it so appeals to me and I envy the Americans having such a holiday to celebrate. There is none of the commercialism to be found (I…
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