A couple of week’s ago I took part in an Ultimate Christmas Meme, one of the questions asked me what my Christmas traditions were. I answered that I was yet to establish any but it was something I really wanted to rectify and it got me thinking about what I would like to do going forward. In … [Read more…]
I LOVE cake and I LOVE Christmas so I may aswell combine the two and create a I LOVE CHRISTMAS CAKE linky 🙂 Christmas Pudding Muffins Ingredients: 200g demerara sugar175g butter, chopped700g luxury mixed dried fruits50g glacé cherries2 tsp ground ginger2 tbsp orange marmalade100ml brandy or orange3 large eggs , beaten85g ground almonds200g plain flour½ … [Read more…]
So I thought I would have a go at making some home made biscotti with Burton to give away with my home made cranberry & apple chutney to my friends, and it seemed an easy biscuit to make so here is how we went about it.
I have never made chutney before but having sent the tweets between @theboyandme and @jessies_online discussing different ones to make I decided to give it a go and become a fellow chutney chum. This recipe is taken from the BBC GoodFood website but unlike the method given , I decided to make mine in my … [Read more…]
Tra la la la laaaa la la la laaaaaaaaa So at last our Christmas tree is up and decorated!Yaaaaay!!! Burton was very excited when his grampy turned up with it just before his teatime on Tuesday night and once he had eaten all his ‘marmite and cheese’ (he is obsessed with marmite on toast/bread with … [Read more…]