This is a life lesson in the zen practice of observing before reacting. It brings amazing peace and a feeling of wellbeing. My beloved is a divine creation but recently we have been butting heads about the fact that I do all the emotional labour for the...
This is a fridge forage of a dessert. A festive pavlova using leftovers. It’s my own creation and it is genius but it’s rich. You can fit it in before 2018. You need: 4 egg whites 250 grams of golden caster sugar (normal will do we are...
I’m hosting Boxing Day this year. I want to keep it relaxed and not try to redo Christmas day. I’ve done everything in advance so there is little work to do. There will be roast turkey for sandwiches, I’ve made orange cured ham (5kg...
I hope Christmas dinner was divine. I hope your spuds were fluffy but crunchy, your turkey moist and that no one ran out of pigs in blankets. It doesn’t always go well. One year my auntie was faced with a crisis. No, not a crisis, a mutiny. Her...
Oh Christmas! Yes, it’s all about mince pies and stollen but really chocolate is where it’s at. Every year we destroy a mountain of Ferrero Rocher. It never happens at any other time of year. Other once a year treats include After Eights...
I have made six Christmas cakes this year. I do it because I really like cake and I enjoy making them. If I didn’t I would buy them. I am a big believer in the phrase “screw it, that’ll do”. Good enough is fine with me. Reducing...
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