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Greek style Nutty baklava

This syrup-soaked pastry is gently spiced with cinnamon and cardamom, and has a blend of pecans, pistachios and walnuts, its absolutely...

Ham & ricotta pizzas with pesto

This colourful, flavour-packed pizza is a great store cupboard supper with only five ingredients Serves 2 Ingredients 4 tbsp tomato pasta...

Bramley and Goat’s Cheese Tarts

Preparation time: 10 minutes Cooking time: 40 minutes Serves: 4 Ingredients 1 x 500g block ready-made shortcrust pastry 1 tbsp olive oil...

Cupcake, mince pies, Muffins and pastry

Little Eccles mince pies PREP: 30 MINS COOK: 30 MINS MORE EFFORT MAKES 18 something a little different to have with your...

6 Christmas Savory Pies

I know this is not a special diet, but I wanted to squeeze it in somewhere. Christmas pie PREP: 30 MINS COOK: 1 HR, 15 MINS plus...

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COOKING TIPS

You do not have to be stressed at Christmas if the idea of cooking for family and friends is just all to much you can buy everything you need at most supermarkets, just pop in the oven no preparation sit back and enjoy a glass of champagne (you can either ban all from your kitchen so they think your amazing, or tell them that it all comes from whichever store you choose so you could spend more time with them. NO SHAME IN THAT.

Whole herbs and spices last longer than crushed or ground versions

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Test freshness of herbs by moving some around in your hand and sniffing to see if spice gives off flavorful aroma

Generally speaking 1 cup fresh herbs = 1/3 cup dried as the dried spices have more intense flavor

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Decorating your cake

use gingerbread Christmas trees, a house and hearts (you’ll need about 15 hearts for the outside). To decorate, mix 300g fondant icing sugar with enough water to make a thick icing, transfer to a piping bag fitted with a fine nozzle. Decorate however you like, then leave to dry. Place the trees and house on top of the cake and push the hearts into the icing.

Only one tin?

If you have just 1 x 20cm cake tin, you can easily divide the cake mixture into three and bake the sponges in batches. Work in metric measurements as they are easier to scale down for this recipe, and write the new measurements out before you start, so you don’t get mixed up halfway through.

A little bit about me ..Celia Loves Wine , Fast Cars and Travel and Any Thing New.

Rock Music and Jazz, the Classics and Bocelli, In love with Commissario Montalbano - alias Luca Zingaretti (more about him later)

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A Challenge, Dancing in the Rain, A Cool Glass of Beer, All Thing Shiny & Sparkly , Mad Hats and Mad Shoes