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Now Chris is back at work, I feel like Christmas is over even though the decorations are still up and the kids are still home 🙁 We are still finishing off the festive food and shops are selling some at a reduced price so here is what I have loved eating this Christmas! Let’s start […]

I am a history graduate. I love history and the early modern era in particular. When the opportunity arose for a guided tour at an Elizabethan hall in the centre of London I jumped at the chance. I’ll be perfectly honest that I had never heard of Middle Temple Hall before. The history of the […]

Yesterday I reviewed 3 supermarket brands of mince pie. But over on my YouTube channel I have been baking my own! Here is the recipe: Ingredients: 8oz flour 4oz hard margarine or butter 1 tsp caster sugar 2 eggs water mincemeat optional: granulated, caster or icing sugar to sprinkle   Method: Rub the margarine into […]

  I love mince pies so it was no chore to taste test this year’s offerings. I usually buy the Tesco and Sainsbury versions (both cost £2 for a pack of 4) but this year Aldi also produced gluten free mince pies (they sold out much too quickly, please stock extra next year!) So here […]

I recently published a post about Tesco Cookies and Cream ice cream which I have discovered is both vegetarian and wheat free, yay! I think of ice cream as a necessity. We always have tubs of it in the freezer ready for accompanying or even being the pudding. On holiday or by the sea, ice […]