Archive For December 2024
Mincemeat and Cranberry Tart is a seasonal delight, although if you keep a stash of cranberries in the freezer and a jar of mincemeat in the larder then you can have this all year round. The base is a cross between a cake and a pastry and that makes this bake much more interesting. Recipe…
This is the must-have book of the year for anyone interested in gardens in London. That doesn’t have to be an interest in the activity of gardening: it’s a book for anyone who takes pleasure in just spending time in beautiful open spaces. Part of our history London has a proud history in making and…
From Sainsbury’s Fun fairy cakes for the children to help bake. Serves: makes 12 Preparation time: 25 Minutes Cooking time: 15 Minutes Cooling Time: 10 Ingredients 100g softened butter 100g caster sugar ½ teaspoon vanilla essence 2 medium eggs, beaten 100g self-raising flour ½ teaspoon baking powder 100g icing sugar 1-2 tablespoons hot…
From Sainsbury’s A fairy cake sized Christmas Cake. Get creative and decorate as you like. Preparation time: 25 Minutes Cooking time: 45 Minutes Ingredients 500g Silver Spoon fondant icing 200g Billington’s dark muscovado sugar 175g butter 750g mixed dried fruit 2 teaspoons fresh ginger Zest and juice of 1 orange 85g pecan nuts…
There are still many people who think we ‘Brits’ eat a full English breakfast every day. I wish!! For most of us it’s a rare treat… but a treat nevertheless. It’s a couple of rashers of bacon, a sausage or two, an egg fried “over easy”, half a grilled tomato, a few mushrooms, perhaps a…
From Sainsbury’s Delicious sweets to serve over the festive season. Serves: Makes 30 (approx) Preparation time: 30 Minutes Ingredients 125g butter 2 tablespoons golden syrup 1 tablespoon milk 150g pack deluxe plain chocolate, melted 250g digestive biscuits, crushed 50g raisins 50g glacé cherries, chopped 40g chopped hazelnuts 50g deluxe white chocolate, melted Glace cherries…