Christmas
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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MY LAMBETH MIXED HERBS
and an early start to making Christmas presents
I find my herb garden such a delight. Living as I do in a city with no space for a kitchen garden, it is a pleasure to be able to reach out to my pots and tubs for a choice of herbs to transform my cooking. So wherever you live and for me, that is Lambeth,…
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MINCEMEAT SOUFFLE – PLAYING AROUND IN THE KITCHEN AGAIN
A kick start to my Christmas preparations
I realised I had been dragging my heels a tad in starting to prepare preserves and fare for Thanksgiving and Christmas and the coming months. Well I have been a little busy and it is only the beginning of November after all. Then a few days ago I was brought up short when someone mentioned that…
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CHESTNUT THOUGHTS, CHESTNUT JAM AND NAT KING COLE
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR
Chestnuts are so much part of Christmas fare – chestnuts as a stuffing, whole chestnuts , chestnut jam spread on toast or used as a puree added to ice cream or cream, mixed with puddings or made into a chestnut tart . So it is all very well for Nat King Cole to entice…
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GIFT IDEAS FOR JAM AND CHUTNEY MAKERS
Fun and inspirational presents for would be preservers and the experienced cook
With Christmas just around the corner, I have a few last minute gift ideas for seasoned preservers as well as beginners. They can either be bought in shops in the UK, online or given as invitations. What better time to suggest and support a brilliant pastime. PRETTY JARS AND BOTTLES Unusual and pretty jars and bottles…
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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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MINCEMEAT IS NOT JUST FOR MINCE PIES
Try mincemeat slices and share your recipes
Well Mrs Patmore would be proud of me – even dewy eyed – as I get the mincemeat mix ready now to enjoy later. I may not have the residents of Downton to feed although it sometimes seems like it. I chose the simplest of Beryl’s six mincemeat recipes just substituting vegetarian…
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