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Most households have a recipe for Christmas pudding, quite often one which has been handed down through the generations. Sometimes called...

Here’s a recipe for old fashioned mincemeat (essential for your mince pies) which I discovered in my mother’s book. It includes carrots -...

The smell of Christmas comes early in our house when cake, mincemeat and pudding are all made in advance, ready for the big day. This is...

Barmbrack is an Irish tea loaf traditionally associated with Halloween when a number of objects would be stirred into the mix before...

My grandmother's recipe, a simple sponge cake dotted with sultanas. A quick and tasty recipe that is perfect with a cup of afternoon tea....

My grandmother had a Belling stove with two rings at the back and a square hot plate at the front. I have an early memory of making Welsh...

My grandmother calls this an 'afternoon tea special' but I would call it a Rock Bun, something I learned to make in ‘Domestic Science’...