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Rich and fruity, this delicious liqueur is packed with festive spices and zest to bring a spirit of good cheer to your Christmas gathering! When I was first creating this recipe I soon realised that a significant amount of vodka is lost when soaked up by the dried fruit. Although this can be subsequently used for desserts and cooking, it

If foraging is up your alley, October is usually the time to head out into the woods and find sweet chestnuts, particularly after a wild and windy night. Whereas non-edible horse chestnuts (conkers) ripen in August and September and have a few fat spikes, sweet chestnuts are easily recognisable owing to their spiky cases, bristling all over with sharp spines

Hallongrottor (meaning “raspberry caves” in Swedish) are delicious little cookies, buttery and crumbly with a jewel-like filling of fruit jam. Although traditionally often flavoured with just a hint of vanilla, here I have added a little almond extract and a touch of lemon zest; during the festive season I often add half a teaspoon of mixed spice too, so they

A great project for those (like me) who are best suited to sewing in straight lines, this picnic cutlery roll utilises the most humble of kitchen linens, the tea towel. The fabulous thing about sewing with these is that they have already been hemmed, so all you have to do is work out how big you would like your compartments

Many years ago I was motorbiking in torrential rain along the Great Ocean Road in New South Wales. Cold, soaking-wet and ravenous, I pulled up at a little café for some much needed refreshment (preferably with custard) and was recommended the sticky toffee pudding by the lovely waitress. So good was the dessert, with its fluffy yet rich sponge and