Tag: Christmas Food

Turkey – it’s not just for Christmas! You can cook this turkey in the slow cooker too! This year I’ve bought a turkey breast joint from Aldi –

These 1-hour slow cooker roast parsnips aren’t something you probably thought of before! There are many other, easier, better ways of making roast parsnips, but, for some people,

I’ve been keeping an eye out in Aldi for the Chocolate Orange Mince Pies, but spotted these instead! Last year I bought the chocolate orange mince pies and

… unfortunately, Paxo Parsley & Thyme stuffing was discontinued it seems. This is no longer sold that I can find! – you’ll have to make your own! So

So glad to see these Favorina Extremely Chocolatey Biscuits for sale again in Lidl this year. I’ve had them for the last two years as my special Christmas

Every Christmas the kitchen would be taken over by the family vegetarian hand prepping and hand cooking the Cranks’ Brazil & Cashew Nut Roast, from scratch, on the

It takes just a couple of hours (including jelly setting time) to produce this chocolate and mandarin trifle from simple cupboard ingredients – the beauty is that you

Leftover turkey and chips was a staple Christmas week meal when I was growing up.  Mum’d always make the chips fresh, boiling them in hot Stork margarine.  Whereas

Whew – finally reached Christmas Day and got to eat my Christmas lunch… for one, of course.  I’d rethought last year’s menu and tweaked it a little …

You don’t need fancy kitchenware to cook food – this takeaway box cooking method is used quite often in my house if I am cooking small quantities, for

Planning Christmas for one brings the harsh reality – you can’t eat everything you like the look of 🙂  You can’t have all the chocolates, all the crisps,

Coronation Turkey sandwiches are the perfect way to add a little bit of taste to those Christmas turkey leftovers!  Once made and potted up in the fridge, it’s