Stir up what? I’m sorry to admit that I’d never heard of stir up Sunday before… but it is a tradition that harks back to Victorian times when the family would gather together to ‘stir up’ the Christmas pudding before the start of Advent and allow flavours to mature before the big day. The opening...Continue Reading

Pumpkins | Fruit or veg, make the most of this colourful crop Pumpkins are perhaps surprisingly a fruit rather than a vegetable, though they can be used in both sweet and savoury recipes. Their bright orange colour is so cheering during the autumn and winter months when the days get shorter and the nights start...Continue Reading

Christmas Cake Recipe This English Christmas cake recipe, a christmas fruit cake recipe, is a cake that can be cooled, foil wrapped and put in an airtight tin with a dribble of whiskey and will mature until Christmas if made well ahead of time. Idea lt to make during Covid-19 Lockdown. It is the best Christmas cake...Continue Reading