I’m very fond of a mince pie – I get that from my Dad – but sometimes I like to change things up. Every year I get a jar of my Mum’s homemade mincemeat, so this year instead of making mince pies I thought I would change things up and incorporate it into some Cinnamon Rolls! It made sense to me because Cinnamon Rolls are already kind of Christmassy –…
Confession time – I’ve never eaten anything from Greggs. I know, I know, not even a sausage roll. But – when I heard about their festive bake, it sounded really good and so I wanted to have a go at recreating it – and I’m super happy with the results! Golden puff pastry encasing chicken, bacon, sage and onion stuffing and a creamy sage and cranberry sauce and a crunchy…
At the time of writing, this is the first year where I have quit alcohol completely. But, one of my favourite things about Christmas is Mulled Wine… not because of the booze, but because of the wonderful Christmassy flavours and how beautiful and warming it is. So, I decided to make a version with Alcohol-Free Red Wine, and it worked brilliantly! But, best of all, this is also perfect if…
We Brits are partial to our Christmas Cake, Christmas Puddings and Mince Pies at Christmas but, for me, one of the nicest sweet treats to have at Christmas is the German spiced biscuit – Lebkuchen! They’re packed full of wonderful Christmassy spices and are quite common in most shops around Christmas now, but these are super easy to make and are guaranteed to make your house smell of Christmas when…
A Stollen has been a staple for me at Christmas time for as long as I can remember now (which isn’t that far, to be fair, I’m getting old…) as it’s a recipe that my Mum makes every year. So I thought I should pick up the mantle this and share my own recipe for a lovely Christmas Stollen with you! In case you aren’t familiar with Stollen, it’s a…