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Easy Christmas Jam Recipe – without Pectin

Camilla — Thu, 07 Nov 2024 17:57:19 +0000

My Easy Christmas Jam Recipe is fruity and delicious and makes a wonderful homemade gift. It’s a cranberry and apple jam, infused with orange and mixed spice for a fabulous festive flavour. This jam is perfect for teatime or serving alongside your Christmas turkey instead of cranberry sauce. How this Easy Christmas Jam Recipe evolved!...

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Slow Cooker Beef Brisket with Onion Gravy

Camilla — Wed, 10 May 2023 16:50:38 +0000

This Slow Cooker Beef Brisket with Onion Gravy recipe is so quick and easy to prepare and results in delicious, melt-in-the mouth beef perfect for a Sunday Roast! The onion gravy is super simple to make as you just add cornflour to the cooking juices/onion and heat through at the end! What is Beef Brisket?...

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Christmas Bundt Cake

Camilla — Tue, 20 Dec 2022 00:29:21 +0000

Christmas Bundt Cake is a delicious apple Bundt cake with cinnamon, a layer of mincemeat and an almond topping finished off with a dusting of icing sugar. Can also be made in a conventional round tin. The story behind Christmas Bundt Cake For many years I saw other bloggers with Nordic Ware Bundt tins and...

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Lentil & Ham Soup

Camilla — Fri, 07 Jan 2022 23:08:38 +0000

Lentil & Ham Soup is made with carrots, courgettes, and a hint of curry for a hearty, winter-warming soup. Perfect for using up leftover glazed Christmas ham and stock! This soup came about after Christmas one year when the fridge was heaving with leftover stock and roasted gammon (or ham as it’s known once cooked)!...

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Stuffed Turkey Breast Steaks in Blankets

Camilla — Sun, 20 Dec 2020 00:30:50 +0000

Stuffed Turkey Breast Steaks in Blankets serve 2 upwards so perfect for a small scale Christmas celebration! Turkey breast steaks are stuffed with sausage meat flavoured with orange zest and parsley, then wrapped in bacon and finished off with fronds of rosemary. Small Scale Christmas Dinner At this time of year it’s expected that most...

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Snowball (Eggnog) Curd with step-by-step video!

Camilla — Tue, 17 Dec 2019 23:44:44 +0000

Snowball (Eggnog) Curd has all the flavour of a festive Snowball cocktail intertwined with classic lemon curd. Perfect for gifting or enjoying with a croissant on Christmas morning! In recent years the Snowball cocktail has become the favourite Christmas drink in our household. It’s is a mixture of Advocaat, lemonade (carbonated) with optional squeeze of...

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Risalamande (Danish Rice Pudding) with Cherry Sauce

Camilla — Mon, 16 Dec 2019 00:25:28 +0000

Traditional Risalamande (Danish Rice Pudding) with Cherry Sauce is a creamy and delicious rice pudding laced with sherry and almonds, served with a sweet, warm cherry sauce. The History of Risalamande Risalamande finds it origins in the French Ris à l’amande and has been served on Christmas Eve in Denmark since around 1900. A Personal...

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Foolproof Rich Chocolate Mousse – with step-by-step video!

Camilla — Wed, 16 Oct 2019 16:17:13 +0000

Foolproof Rich Chocolate Mousse is intensely chocolatey, fluffy, and decadently delicious! Made with just 4 ingredients your guests will never know how easy this was to make! Foolproof Rich Chocolate Mouse is for people who don’t have the careful hand and eye that Nigel Slater speaks about when making chocolate mousse. I don’t like recipes...

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Easy Cranberry Curd including Power Blender Option

Camilla — Thu, 13 Dec 2018 18:16:24 +0000

Easy Cranberry Curd is a beautifully fruity and festive preserve, perfect for gifting or just enjoying as a spread at breakfast or tea-time! Also makes a great addition to desserts and bakes! How Easy Cranberry Curd came about! It’s cranberry season so when I came across a punnet of these red jewels for 50 pence...

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Cheat’s Danish Apple Cake (Gammeldags Æblekage)

Camilla — Thu, 13 Sep 2018 23:44:00 +0000

Cheat’s Danish Apple Cake (Gammeldags Æblekage) comprises of layers of stewed apple & crushed oat cookies topped with whipped cream & grated dark chocolate. My easy twist on this traditional Danish dessert! Why I Developed Cheat’s Danish Apple Cake Today I’m sharing my delicious Cheat’s Danish Apple Cake (Gammeldags Æblekage) with you which despite the...

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Spiced Prune Traybake

Camilla — Tue, 13 Mar 2018 23:10:01 +0000

Spiced Prune Traybake is a great recipe for using up a tin of prunes. Moist & delicious, this cake is mildly spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, plus a dash of vanilla, and finished off with an icing drizzle Spiced Prune Traybake Backstory Do you have a forgotten tin of prunes in your cupboard? Well, so...

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Brie & Cranberry Tear & Share Wreath – a great buffet centrepiece!

Camilla — Wed, 20 Dec 2017 19:21:05 +0000

This Brie & Cranberry Tear & Share Wreath is the perfect centrepiece for any Christmas buffet. Each delectable segment is stuffed with brie and cranberry sauce, glazed with egg wash, and sprinkled with hazelnuts! Recently, I decided to make a Brie & Cranberry puff pastry centrepiece. After toying with a few ideas that would have...

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Nut Roast (vegan & gluten-free)

Camilla — Fri, 15 Dec 2017 13:07:57 +0000

In association with The Vegetarian Society Simple to make and delicious hot or cold this Vegan Nut Roast (vegan & gluten free) is the classic main course for a veggie Christmas. Today I’m bringing you a festive Nut Roast from The Vegetarian Society Cookery School. I was thrilled when The Vegetarian Society got in contact with...

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Banoreo Cheesecake – vegetarian, no-bake, perfect for entertaining!

Camilla — Tue, 21 Nov 2017 15:45:15 +0000

Banoreo Cheesecake is one of the best no bake cheesecakes I’ve ever tasted! A buttery Oreo biscuit base is topped with sliced bananas, cream cheese, double cream, vanilla and more Oreos! Today I’m bringing you a vegetarian Banoreo Cheesecake or Banana & Oreo Cheesecake (it was a toss up for the name)! There’s a bit...

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Chocolate Melting Moments – incredibly moreish!

Camilla — Wed, 27 Sep 2017 14:27:18 +0000

Chocolate Melting Moments are the best chocolate cookies I’ve ever tasted! They are intensely chocolatey and melt in the mouth! Today I have updated my Chocolate Melting Moments recipe with some better photographs as it really did deserve better than my amateur attempt from years ago! When I left college it wasn’t any of the...

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Easy 2 Ingredient Slow Cooker Roast Lamb

Camilla — Tue, 13 Jun 2017 13:47:15 +0000

Easy 2 Ingredient Slow Cooker Roast Lamb is tender, delicious, and prepared in seconds. Once you try this slow-cooked leg of lamb you will be amazed at how easy it is. Readers often can’t believe the recipe is so simple and has no added liquid! Easy 2 Ingredient Slow Cooker Roast Lamb is an effortless, moist,...

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Cheat’s Stollen Croissants 2 Ways – quick & delicious!

Camilla — Sat, 17 Dec 2016 12:25:54 +0000

Cheat’s Stollen Croissants are made with canned croissant dough (crescent roll dough) and filled with mincemeat and marzipan or soaked fruits and marzipan – utterly yummy! They’re always a big hit at Christmas parties! The idea for these Cheat’s Stollen Croissants came to me in a flash of inspiration the other day. I love Stollen...

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Cheat’s Mince Pies with a Secret Twist – amaze your friends!

Camilla — Mon, 12 Dec 2016 15:36:11 +0000

Cheat’s Mince Pies with a Secret Twist is an easy mince pie recipe made with ready-made pastry and mincemeat. Gourmet additions are almonds, brandy, and a spoonful of cottage cheese! These quick and easy mince pies are great to knock up for unexpected visitors, and the cottage cheese makes them extra yummy! I haven’t made...

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Crispy Clementine Cookies

Camilla — Wed, 30 Nov 2016 05:30:10 +0000

Crispy Clementine Cookies are delicious buttery, clementine infused cookies with a crispy sugar glaze. Perfect for Christmas and easy enough for kids to make with a little supervision. Every Christmas since my twenties I have been baking these Crispy Clementine Cookies which I adapted from an orange based recipe in my mother’s old 1970 cookbook...

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The Royal Mint Christmas Pudding & Stir-Up Sunday

Camilla — Tue, 08 Nov 2016 13:29:07 +0000

Sponsored post for The Royal Mint The Royal Mint Christmas Pudding is packed with traditional ingredients including currants, raisins, sultanas, almonds brandy, citrus zest, and dark chocolate. Make this luxurious Christmas pudding with your kids on Stir-up Sunday! The countdown to Christmas is on and this year I have been commissioned by The Royal Mint...

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Chocolate Orange Panettone Pudding

Camilla — Mon, 25 Jan 2016 13:31:09 +0000

Chocolate Orange Panettone Pudding is a delicious twist on the classic Bread and Butter Pudding!, It’s sure to become your favourite way of using up leftover panettone! A twist on the classic Bread & Butter Pudding, Chocolate Orange Panettone Pudding is sure to become your favourite way of using leftover panettone! Chocolate Orange Panettone Pudding...

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Chocolate & Pistachio Mousse

Camilla — Fri, 18 Dec 2015 13:30:48 +0000

Chocolate & Pistachio Mousse is delicious, intensely chocolaty mousse with added pistachio paste – a match made in heaven! At Christmas time (or whenever you are entertaining), you want as little stress and fuss in the kitchen as possible. So, a great dessert is one you can prepare ahead and just pull out of the...

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Neapolitan Marzipan Chocolates

Camilla — Thu, 26 Nov 2015 10:51:38 +0000

Neapolitan Marzipan Chocolates are the perfect festive gift for the marzipan lovers in your life! These home-made marzipan chocolates are so incredibly delicious, you’ll be swamped in compliments (if you can bare to part with them that is)! I have a confession, I am addicted to marzipan as well as chocolate! So when I...

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Christmas Coffee Truffles

Camilla — Fri, 06 Nov 2015 16:22:17 +0000

Christmas Coffee Truffles, heavenly chocolates made with quality dark & milk chocolate, double cream and barista style instant coffee. Watch your friends’ amazement when you tell them you made these! Christmas is a time of giving and what better way to show your loved ones how much you appreciate them than by making them something...

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Salted Caramel Crunchie Ice Cream

Camilla — Wed, 07 Oct 2015 17:16:07 +0000

Salted Caramel Crunchie Ice Cream is lush dairy salted caramel ice cream studded with honeycomb and chocolate from Crunchie bars. This ice cream is simply heavenly! Faced with a carton of double cream that was fast approaching its use-by date I knew the best way of preserving it was to make ice cream. That way...

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Rocky Road Fudge

Camilla — Thu, 01 Oct 2015 09:15:26 +0000

Rocky Road Fudge is milk chocolate and marshmallow fudge studded with biscuit pieces and decorated with more marshmallows and chocolate chips – simply heavenly! Today I’m sharing Rocky Road Fudge! My last dalliance with fudge was over a year ago and was a resounding flop. I didn’t own a digital thermometer back then so when...

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Peanut Butter & Golden Oreo Pudding

Camilla — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 16:02:43 +0000

Sponsored by Oreo Peanut Butter & Golden Oreo Pudding (aka Oreo Cream Log) is a delicious combination of Oreos, coffee, whisky, and cream topped with honey-roasted peanuts and grated dark chocolate. This easy, yet impressive dessert is perfect for entertaining. To develop this Oreo Pudding I received products from Oreo. It is an entry to...

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Spiced Almonds

Camilla — Thu, 30 Apr 2015 15:41:28 +0000

Spiced Almonds – roasted with chilli, cayenne pepper, Tamari and a little sugar for a hint of sweetness. Seriously addictive and perfect for entertaining. Do you have a bucket list of dishes that you’ve never made and keep meaning to get round to? I do and one such dish (or should I say snack) was...

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20 Fab Recipe Highlights for my 3rd Anniversary

Camilla — Fri, 20 Mar 2015 16:44:32 +0000

I can’t believe that my blog is 3 years old today. I seem to have come such a long way since I started. When I posted my first recipe it was a very relaxed affair and I even over cooked my soup as I’d left it on the hob whilst on the school run –...

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Turkey Meatloaf & ActiFry Roast Potatoes

Camilla — Mon, 15 Dec 2014 13:53:25 +0000

I’d been toying with the idea of a Christmas meatloaf recently (although hubby insists it was his idea)! So, as shops are awash with sausage meat, bacon and turkey right now I decided to make an all in one Christmas style Turkey Meatloaf – there’s even sage and onion stuffing and cranberry sauce in it!...

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Christmas Soda Bread

Camilla — Fri, 12 Dec 2014 12:55:38 +0000

Today I’m sharing my Christmas Soda Bread! December is such a busy time and what with my birthday, a wedding, my daughter’s numerous school performances, my son’s various exams and his trip to the Cologne Christmas markets, I’m afraid my Christmas recipe offerings have had to stay as ideas in my head until now. (Note...

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Just Ingredients – 10 Ways to Spice up your Christmas

Camilla — Mon, 01 Dec 2014 12:31:37 +0000

December is finally here and if you have children they were no doubt excitedly opening their Advent Calendars this morning like mine were! For us grown-ups though, it’s time to be thinking about what we’re going to be making in the kitchen this Christmas. With that in mind Just Ingredients have come up with this...

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The Ultimate Foodies Christmas Gift Guide

Camilla — Sat, 22 Nov 2014 00:01:09 +0000

Choosing Christmas presents for family and friends can be a headache so to make your life easier, I have trawled the High Street and web to handpick a selection of 29 items to please the “foodies” in your life! For me quality, design and functionality have to come in equal measure, you’ll find no gimmicks...

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Danish Vanilla Wreaths (Vanille Kranse)

Camilla — Wed, 07 May 2014 16:39:28 +0000

Danish Vanilla Wreaths (Vanille Kranse) are traditional Danish butter cookies made with chopped almonds. Every tin of Danish Butter Cookies has Danish Vanilla Wreaths (Vanille Kranse) in it but homemade ones taste so much better. My mother used to make these cookies every Christmas using a special star-shaped disc on her meat mincer. She’d wind...

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Sumptuous Turkey Pie

Camilla — Tue, 18 Feb 2014 18:48:04 +0000

Sumptuous Turkey Pie is the perfect pie for using up your leftover Christmas turkey, bacon and cream. With added leeks and mushrooms this puff pastry pie is off the scale good so hence the name! I was in a quandary as to what to call this pie as Turkey, Bacon, Leek, and Mushroom Pie was...

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Chocolate and Pistachio Wreath

Camilla — Sun, 15 Dec 2013 11:34:13 +0000

This exquisite Chocolate and Pistachio Wreath is perfect for a Christmas centrepiece. Dark chocolate, chocolate spread, pistachios and pistachio paste combine with a subtle note of vanilla in this beautiful Christmas bread. Being a food blogger isn’t something I can ever fully switch off from. So when I found myself sitting in a hospital waiting...

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Finsk Brød (Finnish Shortbread)

Camilla — Fri, 06 Dec 2013 17:17:08 +0000

Despite their name, Finsk Brød (Finnish Shortbread) is a traditional Danish shortbread cookie topped with a chopped almond and sugar glaze. This classic cookie is usually made at Christmas. As a child, not a Christmas went by without my Danish mother baking a whole array of traditional biscuits and cookies. Finsk Brød (Finnish Shortbread) is...

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Cheesy Penguin Breads

Camilla — Sun, 24 Nov 2013 12:47:08 +0000

Cheesy Penguin Breads are Cheddar and Parmesan rolls with a hint of mustard and cayenne pepper. Great for kids to make. Great British Chefs have just launched their free Cooking with Kids App in association with Tesco where you can find some fabulous seasonal recipes. I was invited to re-create one of these recipes with...

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Pumpkin Fruit Cake

Camilla — Sun, 03 Nov 2013 22:31:59 +0000

Pumpkin Fruit Cake is so deliciously moist and fruity, the perfect way to use up your pumpkin carvings! Makes a great base for a celebration or last minute Christmas cake. I was recently on a mission to find a bird bath for my mother in law’s 80th birthday. Having not found one, my daughter and...

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Walnut Mocha Torte

Camilla — Wed, 16 Oct 2013 23:08:56 +0000

Walnut Mocha Torte is for lovers of walnuts, chocolate and coffee. Two walnut cake layers with a texture similar to macaroons (crispy on the outside and gooey in the middle) are sandwiched with freshly whipped cream and topped with a mocha frosting! It’s the perfect gluten-free dessert for entertaining! I was listening to a lovely...

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Spelt Danish Apple Ring

Camilla — Wed, 09 Oct 2013 10:55:09 +0000

Spelt Danish Apple Ring is a delicious yeasted tea bread! Filled with apples, cinnamon and almonds then topped with chopped almonds and vanilla icing you might not want to share! I was flicking through my mother’s old recipe folder the other day when a recipe I’d never made had caught my eye (it translated to...

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Danish Apple Cake (Æblekage)

Camilla — Sat, 28 Sep 2013 09:26:27 +0000

Danish Apple Cake (Æblekage) is not actually a cake but a traditional Danish dessert comprising layers of stewed apples, caramelised toasted oats, and finished off with whipped cream. This is my mum’s version and she always tops it with a delicious grating of dark chocolate! So it’s officially Autumn and my mind automatically turns to...

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Avocado with Prawns and Balsamic Dressing

Camilla — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 22:54:28 +0000

Avocado with Prawns and Balsamic Dressing Today I’m sharing with you a recipe for Avocado with Prawns and Balsamic Dressing! When I lived at home my mum would always make a starter of halved avocado filled with prawns and a garlic French dressing for special occasions. I decided to bring this starter up to date...

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Steak with Whisky Sauce – truly delicious!

Camilla — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 17:04:52 +0000

Steak with Whisky Sauce is perfect for entertaining and ideal for Valentines Day! This delicious “secret” recipe handed down from my mother is sure to impress! Steak with Whisky Sauce If I was asked what my last meal would be it would be this Steak with Whisky Sauce. My mother was served this dish in...

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Hallon Cookies from Scandinavian Christmas by Trine Hahnemann

Camilla — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 18:23:11 +0000

Scandinavian Hallon Cookies from Trine Hahnemann. Vanilla infused, buttery cookies which are filled with raspberry jam – simply delicious! My daughter and I recently had a lovely afternoon making Hallon Cookies from Danish food writer, Trine Hahnemann’s new book Scandinavian Christmas. This particular recipe was given to Trine by a Swedish friend called Alice Brax...

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Crispy Coated Roast Potatoes

Camilla — Tue, 01 May 2012 21:43:59 +0000

Crispy Coated Roast Potatoes have a savoury semolina coating, making these potatoes super tasty and crispy! This is my version of a roast potato coating that can be bought from that supermarket that boasts “not just any……”. Why pay good money for something that costs just a few pennies to make at home I thought!...

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