“The children were nestled all snug in their beds while visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads…” As Christmas approaches we all excitedly dream about the yummy food we are going to get to enjoy this December. Unfortunately, not all of us are Martha Stewarts in the kitchen and some of us still have to […]
Celebration Recipes
No Christmas dinner is complete without some amazing side dishes. Potatoes, yams, sweet potatoes, corn and even vegetables make Christmas dinner even more delicious. There is a wide array of different side dishes you can choose from and we’ve got plenty to share with you. All are delicious and most are very easy to prepare, […]
Everyone loves a good old traditional English roast dinner, there’s just nothing like it to warm the soul on any given Sunday. For this reason, we’ve compiled a whole set of traditional roast dinner recipes so you can prepare the perfect English roast in your own home. Meat Options Yorkshire Puddings Recipe Homemade Stuffing Recipe […]
During the holidays you will probably be attending a cocktail party, throwing your own party or hosting the family Christmas dinner. For this reason having a set of delicious recipes for a wide range of Christmas snacks and starters is always a good idea. We’ve put together a whole list of our favourite Christmas snacks […]
It’s Christmas and you’re pregnant or breastfeeding, which means just as you begin to get really excited for everything Christmas you suddenly realise that you won’t be able to enjoy the same festive beverages as everyone else. However, it doesn’t have to be that way. There are countless non-alcoholic drinks that you can enjoy instead. […]
The star of most Christmas dinners is the meat dish. Depending on your taste, it may be turkey, ham, chicken, duck or even a combination of two or more different meat recipes. Below you can find a variety of recipes for different Christmas meat dishes, which you can look through and then decide on your […]
Ingredients: 75ml groundnut oil 1.6 – 1.8kg ribeye roast (topside or sirloin roast can be used as well) salt and black pepper small handful of roughly chopped parsley leaves a fewsprigs of parsley leaves cracked black pepper (optional) Method: 1. Rinse the beef roast in cold water and then pat dry. 2. Tie the roast […]
Ingredients: 1 (3 to 5-pound) duck with the giblets removed 1 orange 1 sprig of chopped fresh thyme 1 sprig of chopped fresh rosemary 2 tablespoons of kosher salt 1 teaspoon of freshly ground black pepper 2 tablespoons of sugar 3 Earl Grey tea bags 3 cups of water 2 tablespoons of molasses Method: 1. […]
Ingredients 1 4 lb (2 kg) roasting chicken 1 sliced onion Extra virgin olive oil for basting Coarse salt and ground black pepper Method 1. Preheat your oven to 350F (180C). 2. Arrange the onion slices in a roasting pan. 3. Stuff the chicken now if you plan to stuff it (stuffing recipes) and place […]