Yule love these tips!
It’s OK to have your Christmas tree up from December 1, according to all the experts online, so we’ve popped together a handy guide on how to pick your tree and style it. All you need now is some of our mince pies, or other …
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Our Christmas 2023 & New Year 2024 opening hours
In the run up to Christmas we’re open as normal: Mondays, 8.30am-2pm Tuesdays-Fridays 8.30am-4pm Saturdays 8am-2pm Closed on Sundays. Our last day open before Christmas is Saturday, December 23. We’re closed on Christmas & Boxing Day. Twix-mas, we’re open Wednesday, December 27 until Friday, December …
Chance to win signed bestselling novels as we revive Regency ‘nuncheon’
We’re asking you to help us revive the Regency meal of ‘nuncheon’ by entering a recipe competition we’re running (November 2023). We’d like ideas for cake or bread we don’t already make that would be suitable as a mid-morning or afternoon snack. The best two …
The benefits of Christmas spices
Spices are a huge part of Christmas cooking and baking. Their smell and taste represent everything that is festive and warming at this time of year. But they also have some great medicinal properties and health benefits too. Cinnamon Great in mulled wine and Christmas …
Chocolate chip cookies for the Christmas tree
Prep time: 20 min Cooking time: 8 min Makes: 25 – 30 cookies Ingredients 450g unsalted butter, softened 700g brown sugar, unrefined 200g granulated sugar, unrefined 4 large eggs 1 vanilla pod with the seeds scraped out 930g plain flour ½ tsp salt 2tsp baking …
Healthy walnuts!
Walnuts are an essential in the nutritional world and have a somewhat star status! But at this time of year, they tend to take centre stage because they form part of our festive tablescapes. Antioxidants Originally from the Mediterranean and Central Asia, they have been …
Retro autumn biscuit recipe
As part of National Baking Week from October 14-20, Pyrex always creates some delicious recipes and we thought we’d revive one of its 2015 bakes today. We’re championing the cookware brand’s zesty orange, seed and milk chocolate biscuits. These tasty biscuits are easy to make …
Autumnal fig tart recipe
We love a seasonal tart and our bakers have popped together the following recipe for you to try at home that’s just perfect for this time of year. How to make the pastry Ingredients: Beat the sugar and butter together, add the egg and beat …
Feeling peckish? Nibble on a pansy…
Eating flowers isn’t as exotic as you think. In Victorian times, they were enjoyed by the British landed gentry for both their culinary and medicinal uses. They then fell out of favour and now seem to be enjoying a revival. Flowers are now used in …
The many uses of rosemary
Rosemary is a marvellous herb that is wonderfully fragrant. Its evergreen foliage when warmed evokes Mediterranean holidays and lazy afternoons. Here, we use the herb to top our focaccia when we’re baking it. We sprinkle sprigs over the bread, so they bake in or use …