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Braised Red Cabbage

Braised Red Cabbage

Always a favourite in our house to go with the turkey, this lovely slow-braised red cabbage. Great hot with the meal but also a fine accompaniment with cold cuts on boxing day - - rashers streaky bacon, medium onion (thinly sliced), red...

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Brussels sprouts with bacon & chestnuts

Brussels sprouts with bacon & chestnuts

Sprouts at Christmas are enshrined in law, or at least they should be! We love our spruced up with a bacon and chestnuts with a glossy buttery sheen, mmmm. Doesn't matter how you like yours, but your guests will be pleased with the extra...

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Sausages in Bacon

Sausages in Bacon

Call them pigs in blankets or sausages in bacon, no Christmas dinner can be complete without these seasonal staples. Get the best sausages and bacon you can, it will pay off, in the end, to give truly magnificent pigs in blankets. God forbid they don't get eaten at...

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8 Affordable DIY Advent Calendar Ideas

8 Affordable DIY Advent Calendar Ideas

Advent calendars make December even more exciting than it already is. Opening an advent calendar door each day builds the anticipation of Christmas Day. There are bigger and better advent calendars coming out every year, some of which can be very expensive. Creating...

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Christmas Adverts 2018

Christmas Adverts 2018

It's time for the 2018 offerings of festive joy from our favourite retailers. Will this be a classic year for Christmas TV adverts? Will Elton John or Kevin the Carrot be the favorite this year? You decide! As we head into the festive season and more of the adverts...

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Handmade Felt Christmas Decorations

Handmade Felt Christmas Decorations

Looking for a quick and easy Christmas crafting idea? These felt decorations are simple and affordable to make and you only need a few things to get started! The best thing about these is that they are so versatile, they make great gifts or of course you can make them...

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Country Living Christmas Fair London 2018

Country Living Christmas Fair London 2018

Just a few mere weeks after moving to the UK in 2016 I found myself just a block from my new house at the Country Living Christmas Fair – and it helped me adjust to this new culture, and this new City. Now, an annual tradition – I’m happy to share with you some of my...

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Christmas Cookery Shows

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Christmas cookery shows are the ultimate in food porn. For me, they combine the best things in the world, cooking, Christmas and chefs. This is a little-compiled list of the favourite TV shows I have found for your eating and viewing pleasure. [wonderplugin_gallery...

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When should you order your Turkey?

When should you order your Turkey?

Is it time to start thinking about your Christmas dinner yet? Probably, but is too early to order your turkey? No, definitely not. I got ours ordered on the 7th July 2017. Ok, granted the crowning glory of our table is not even and egg yet, but just knowing that one...

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Honey-glazed gammon – the traditional way

Honey-glazed gammon – the traditional way

You have to have a piece of gammon or ham for your Christmas table, even if it's just for the sandwiches on Christmas Day or for the cold meats and bubble and squeak on Boxing day, do not miss out on this traditional take on a Christmas...

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Jamie Oliver’s Get Ahead Gravy

Jamie Oliver’s Get Ahead Gravy

This is the recipe that started it all. Get Ahead Gravy for Christmas, I have made this so many times and it is always amazing and really rounds off the meal. I make this recipe weeks ahead of the event, partly to make sure there is plenty of gravy for the main event...

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