Mulled Wine

Every family has their Christmas traditions and in mine there are always lots of family events and occasions in the lead up to the big day where these traditions are upheld. My Dad’s birthday is four days before Christmas and we always have a family meal on Christmas Eve as well so there’s a lot…

Fire & Stone, Covent Garden

Fire & Stone, located just of the main piazza in Covent Garden, is a really large, modern restaurant offering traditional style pizzas with a bit of a more modern menu than your standard pizzeria. As much as I love a classic traditional pizza, the menus can get a bit samey. Fire & Stone‘s pizzas are…

Have yourself a veggie little Christmas… Rachael’s Recipes – Mixed Mushroom & Chestnut Pie

Year after year, come Christmas Day most of the nation can be found sitting around the table chowing down on insane amounts of turkey. I don’t really like turkey. Well.. it’s okay, it’s fairly inoffensive, but it’s pretty boring. I’m a big fan of ‘alternative’ Christmas dinners. In my family for the last few years…

Taste of Christmas

On a cold and windy Friday evening, just before December, the Christmas season was approaching and I could be found rushing down to Tobacco Dock for an evening of festive foodie delights. I’ve not been to Taste of Christmas before, although I have been to Tobacco Dock for Feast before, so I was excited to…

Christmas Pudding… love or hate??

Christmas pudding… something that no Christmas dinner table would be complete with out… but do we really like it?? I’ve never been a huge fan of fruit cake and every year I moan and moan about how desserts at Christmas are rubbish because they all taste the same and most of them are just some…

Merry Christmas!

It’s Boxing Day and I hope you’re all suitably stuffed and exhausted after the day of constant eating that is Christmas Day! I love Christmas, it’s such a great time of year, everything sparkles and every occasion is a party. I know a lot of people moan about it but I do really enjoy the…

Festive Treats

To quote the legendary Slade……It’s CHRISTMAAASSS! It’s my absolute favourite time of year, it’s so magical and everything sparkles and I just love to get creative and cook up lots of indulgent goodies at Christmas time. This year I’ve decided to make cookie decorations to hang in the tree. I’ve seen a few different variations…