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A warm glow in Cold Aston
An elegant Victorian detached family home in the Cotswold village of Cold Aston Ridley House in the Cotswold village of Cold Aston is an elegant Victorian detached family home, built in 1899 and set in about one-third of an acre. The property
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5 of the best mini Christmas trees to decorate your home
There are plenty of tiny Christmas trees available, some of which can even be delivered via your letterbox and come complete with decorations. Also, if you get one that’s potted with roots, you could try repotting it to extend its life outdoors after
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Steph Blackwell's recipe for Almond-y amaretti biscuits
Sometimes the simplest things can provide the most pleasure, and I think amaretti are a perfect example of that. As a kid, one of my favourite winter weekend desserts would be an exotic fruit salad doused in Passoã (a wonderful passion fruit liqueur
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Local Suffolk produce for your Christmas dining
There’s no doubt that Christmas is a favourite time of year for Suffolk’s foodies. Whether you’re looking to treat someone special to an edible gift or indulge yourself and your family at the table, our county offers a wide choice of tempting seasonal
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Sam Ellis-Cosgrove's Italian inspired Christmas recipes
The night before Christmas: And all through the house...lots of creatures are stirring because it's actually my favourite day of the festive period and we always have a party! Cocktails and festive music and, most importantly, an impressive feast
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What the Kent foodie experts are cooking for Christmas
Think our county’s foodie experts put their collective feet up come Christmas time? Think again! They do know how to make lives easier for themselves when it comes to cooking a festive feast though. Katy Newton Image: Wasted Kitchen Katy Newton
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12 fantastic festive recipes by Booths
Whether it’s sugar and spice, festive table showstoppers, comforting Christmas drinks or tasty ways of making the most of leftovers, these recipes from Booths will make sure you’ve got the best season’s eating. Cream liqueur and white chocolate
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How hard can it be growing your own Christmas dinner from scratch?
‘There were billions of potatoes! And billions of peas! Can I go get my sweetcorn now?’ asks Gabe, aged nine, a pupil at Park House Prep School in Gloucestershire. The numbers may be out by at least a couple of decimal points, but the enthusiasm
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6 of the best festive wines from Dorset to try this Christmas
No festive celebration is complete without some Dorset bubbles. Wine writer Rebecca Pitcairn introduces us to six of the most exciting bottles of sparkling wine to come out of Dorset and the acclaimed local vineyards who make them. Bradstock Estate
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How Copas Traditional Turkeys and Cotswold Farm Park are making Christmas special
Christmas is a time for family, and for most British households, the centrepiece of celebrations is a family meal with a roast turkey. For farmers Tom Copas and Adam Henson, the spirit of family runs even deeper – they are each carrying on the work
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Mark Hix’s recipe for Christmas Spirit in a Truffle
Home-made chocolates are always handy to have in the house, especially at Christmas. If the kids are around, I normally try to get them involved in making these truffles. However, the yield is somewhat reduced as the chocolate ends up all over their
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How to create a Scandinavian themed Christmas dinner
One of the best things about Christmas is being ready to welcome friends and family into our homes. It is a good idea to have some quick and easy dishes in your repertoire that can be rustled up at short notice, or to have readymade in the fridge
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Christmas recipes using top Somerset produce
Christmas recipes using two of Somerset’s finest producers: Ivy’s Cheddar and Thatcher’s Cider Ivy’s Reserve Christmas spiced butter biscuits Photo: Wyke Farms Ivy’s Reserve Christmas spiced butter biscuits Nothing gets you in the festive
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What is it like to spend Christmas at Rothay Manor Hotel in Ambleside?
Christmas is a time steeped in tradition, a festival where every family has its own rituals and customs. For Christmas dinner it usually means turkey, a convention that goes back to the time of Henry VII, although it was centuries later that it
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Chris Mapp shares some of his favourite dishes for the festive season
The festive period is now upon us and it’s the best time to have friends and family around. But it doesn’t have to be reserved for Christmas Day. Here I’ve offered a four-course menu where you can be a king or queen of the kitchen and impress your
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Celebrate Christmas at the Michelin-listed Globe Inn
The Globe Inn, nestled in the heart of historic Dumfries, offers an unforgettable Scottish experience that’s perfect for the Christmas season. Earning a coveted spot in the Michelin Guide for two consecutive years, The Globe Inn has been shortlisted
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Sweet success with banging bakes: Sweet Treats by Martin Frickel
Sweet Treats by Martin Frickel was born and baked in Kendal in 2021. It was during the pandemic and at that time Martin made his ‘banging blondies and naughty brownies’ in his kitchen at home, selling via mail order to provide customers with a lockdown
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What the Cornwall foodie experts are cooking for Christmas
There’s a lot of pressure to get everything right at Christmas, especially when it comes to the food you put on the table. Su Carroll talked to top chefs in Cornwall to get some expert advice… One thing we don’t want on Christmas Day is to be stuck
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’Tis The Season… For A Sussex Hamper
Holidays are coming and what better way to get ready for the festive season than with a Sussex hamper? Exciting to open, delicious to enjoy and fantastic to send as a personalized gift, a hamper means you can focus on what matters most – spending time
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A clever alternative to a famous Christmas dish
It was Christmas Eve, and nothing was stirring around the inn, except head chef Iain, with a meaty problem to solve – namely, how to avoid the festive feat of pigs in blankets, that dreaded task of wrapping 10,000 individual cocktail sausages in the
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What the Essex foodie experts are cooking for Christmas
Just because you’re a professional who helps keep the rest of us very well-fed, it doesn’t mean you get Christmas Day off – not if you’ve got friends and family to cater for! We find out what some of our favourite Essex foodies will be serving to their
