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Now I am not dropping hints here, but if anyone wishes to makes these for my christmas present I would and will be delighted. Ingredients1l

Savory Gift

A savory gift, not everyone loves sugar and spice..

Christmas Biscuits

Vanillekipferl these lovey Austrian Christmas biscuits can be made well ahead of time and popped into a jar tied up with Christmas ribbon, o

Mulled wine kit

A lovely homemade gift for wine lovers. PREP: 15 MINS - 25 MINS COOK: 5 MINS

Gingerbread wreath

Turn delicately spiced, iced biscuits into an edible Christmas decoration - a gorgeous gift to give to someone special over the festive seas

Hot chocolate set

Present this chocolate and cinnamon stirrer in a festive mug and give as an edible Christmas gift to be enjoyed during a cosy night in.PREP:

Apple pie cookie kit

This jar of cookie ingredients makes an original gift for a favourite teacher - simply pop in a jar and add a label with the cooking instruc

Christmas Foodie Gifts

This week we are going to look at Christmas Food Gifts. A wonderful way to bring a traditional Christmas alive, instead of all the shop boug

Easy slow cooker ham

This has replaced the Christmas ham and makes the entire house smell amazing! There is nothing like coming home with this ham cooking!...

Whole poached salmon and lemon

A whole poached salmon makes a spectacular centre piece for the table and its succulent meat will easily feed the masses. You can leave...

Victorian raised game pie

A game pie always makes a spectacular centre piece and this handsome example is amazingly straightforward to make – especially if you buy...

Kedgeree

Shall we start with Kedgeree............British colonials based in India first created kedgeree during the 19th century. After they...

Red onion marmalade

Soft, sticky onion marmalade - great with pâtés and terrrines or a ploughman's lunch Ingredients 2kg red onions or regular onions 4...

Bramley & walnut chutney

Studded with walnuts and stem ginger, this pickle is delicious on a cheeseboard or with cold meats, plus it makes a great gift....

Apple & cranberry chutney

Chutneys are fantastic presents because they really improve with age and go brilliantly with Christmas cheeses and cold meats Ingredients...

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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