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Our friends over at Gisela Graham have come up with some, ah, cracking Easter eggs decorations, and if like me you have a basket full of old nail varnish you can view it as eco-friendly recycling 🙂 All you need are some hard-boiled eggs, a glass of water and at least two shades of nail polish. STEP 1: Take your

So last Sunday was Stir-up Sunday, the day we traditionally make our Christmas pudding, and my son Wolf made it perfectly clear how much he wasn’t going to eat any due to the inclusion of so many raisins. We therefore came up with an oh-so-easy alternative Christmas Pudding Without Any Raisins Or Weird Stuff, and although we made it in

Most northern European countries have a recipe for mulled wine or gluhwein; what sets our Danish Glögg recipe apart for me is the addition of the slivered almond and raisins that you can eat with a spoon when you get to the bottom of the glass. Best served with a plateful of warm aebleskiver and a dice game, in my opinion.

October is National Popcorn month! Here’s a twist on a classic, sweet and crunchy snack – with maximum flavor from warming cinnamon and maple. We make ours outside on a fire using a proper popper, but a heavy based lidded saucepan works just as well. To make basic popcorn, heat a tablespoon of oil so that one kernel dropped in

Our easy hedgerow vodka/gin recipe Put a spring in your step on those long winter walks with our easy Berry Schnapps recipe. Use whatever berries are in season; I have had great success using raspberries, blackcurrants and blackberries, but you can even use hawthorn (and if I am totally honest, I will confess I have also used frozen berries from