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March 5 National Cheese Doodle Day

Cauliflower cheese Cheese doodles are an american product we know them as cheese puffs, I can find no sensible recipe to use these with...

4th March National Poundcake Day

INGREDIENTS 1 1/2 cups (3 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for pans 4 cups sifted cake flour, plus more for pans 1...

3rd March National Cold Cuts Day

Cold cut meatloaf with squashed tomato & pepper salsa Serves 6 Ingredients 500g pack beemince 500g pack pork mince 1 onion, finely...

2nd March National Banana Cream Pie Day

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 10 min. Cook: 15 min. + chilling YIELD:8 servings Ingredients 1 cup sugar 1/4 cup cornstarch 1/2 teaspoon salt 3...

29th February is National Frog Legs Day

Well thank Heavens there is not a 29th of February this year, so no recipe for this. Sorry

27th February is National Chili Day National Strawberry Day National Kahlua Day

February 27th is National Chili Day, National Strawberry Day & National Kahlua Day, well that is easy, Main course chili, dessert -...

National Pistachio Day 26th February

Coconut lamb & pistachio rice salad Ingredients 100g pistachios roughly chopped 40g coconut flakes 2 x 250g pouches microwave coconut...

National Clam Chowder Day 25th February

February 25th is National Chocolate-Covered Peanuts Day and National Clam Chowder Day so we are going for clam chowder day. Clam Chowder...

National Tortilla Chip Day 24th February

Homemade tortilla chips with guacamole & charred tomato salsa Ingredients For the tortilla chips 12 corn tortilla 3 tbsp vegetable oil...

February 23 National Banana Bread Day

Healthy banana bread Ingredients low-fat spread, for the tin, plus extra to serve 140g wholemeal flour 100g self-raising flour 1 tsp...

National Cook a Sweet Potato Day 22nd February

We have three choice you can take your pick National Cook a Sweet Potato Day and National Margarita Day and National Cherry Pie Day....

National Sticky Bun Day 21st February

I had a choice for today, biscuit and gravy or sticky buns, I went for the sticky bun option. Cinnamon pecan sticky buns Serves 8...

National Muffin Day 20th February

Banana & blueberry muffins Just great to make ahead and freeze and take to work if you miss breakfast Ingredients 300g self-raising flour...

National Chocolate Mint Day 19th February

Chocolate mint loaf cake Ingredients 2 x 85g salted butter, plus extra for greasing 2 x 50g dark chocolate, broken into pieces 2 x 120g...

National wine drinking Day 18th February

Chicken with sweet wine & garlic Ingredients 2 tbsp seasoned flour 1 free-range chicken, about 1½ kg/3lb 5oz, jointed into 8 pieces 4-5...

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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.

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