Posts Tagged christmas

Bah, Humbug

Who needs a dodgy stomach at Christmas? Not I! Some plain (but festive) crackers were needed to help on the road to recovery…


Spud Sunday: Potato Dipping

The unexpected discovery of some romanesco cauliflower in the garden lead to the also very pleasant discovery of this recipe for Skordalia, a Greek potato and almond dip with a healthy garlic kick…


The Taste Of Christmas Past

Christmas as a kid meant gifts of almond and honey laden turrĂ³n from Spain. That memory inspired this recipe for festive almond, honey and orange shortbread, chocolate-dipped ‘n’ all…


Spud Sunday: The Art Of The Roastie

Just what you need for Christmas – a 12-step guide to getting your roasties just right, plus a recipe for polenta roast potatoes with rosemary. Now, get peeling…


Frosty The Freezer

Love Food Magazine asked for my top tips for Christmas and I sagely advised all to freeze ahead. This, however, exposed the need to defrost my own freezer (ugh), a task which resulted in this pea and mint soup – nice!


Spud Sunday: Love At First Giveaway

Mr. Tayto is my new best friend and, better than that, he has given me crisps and a copy of his autobiography to give away…


I Can Has Thanksgiving?

In which I make an application to borrow the Thanksgiving holiday – I’ll even make the cranberry sauce…


So That Was Christmas

So Christmas is over for another here. Here’s how it went down, with the recipe for my Ma’s Christmas pudding to boot.