Are you fed up with mushy sprouts with your Christmas lunch?
Here’s a whistle-stop tour on how to cook Brussel sprouts and some great ideas for side dishes. If you’ve got any sprouts recipes of your own that you’d like to share, please feel free to comment! (I’m particularly looking for a Brussel sprouts soup recipe [...]
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Are you fed up with the “same old” Christmas menu each year? Only so much turkey, boiled sprouts and roast parsnip a person can eat?
Here are some suggestions to add a little variety to your Christmas dinner.
Instead of turkey or goose, why not try a nut roast?
Instead of boiled Brussel sprouts, why not try a [...]
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Do you have any top tips for surviving Christmas stress? We’re after ideas from peeling the sprouts on Christmas Eve and storing them in a bag in the fridge through to keeping relatives under control.
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Here are our top 5 tips:
Don’t get stuck on your own in the kitchen - [...]
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It’s that time of year again - Christmas is upon us. Where did it come from? I don’t know about you, but each year it seems to sneak up on me without me realising…
And it got me wondering - each of us has our own family traditions at Christmas - some of them sensible, others [...]
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Making your own cranberry sauce is simple and delicious.
And it’s a great winter immune system booster.
Getting hold of the cranberries, on the other hand, can be more of a challenge!
If you can’t find fresh cranberries, dried will work fine - just reduce the sugar a bit, as they’re usually already sweetened. We’ve included recipes here [...]
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This delicious parsnip recipe is simple and makes a change from plain roast parsnips.
Peel the parsnips and cut them into chunks.
Put 2 tablespoons olive oil and 1 tablespoon of Balsamic vinegar in a plastic bag and add the parsnips. Shake well to coat the chunks in the oil.
Roast at 200 C for about 45 minutes, [...]
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