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Ashley Palmer-Watts’ recipes for alternative Christmas puddings
ICYMI: A bread-and-butter pudding made with leftover Christmas pud and a boozy apple topped with crumble, ice-cream and a thick whisky caramel The perennial problem with traditional Christmas pudding is that most sensible people are already stuffed to the gills with smoked salmon, turkey, roast potatoes, sprouts and all the rest by the time dessert…
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Ashley Palmer-Watts’ recipes for alternative Christmas puddings
A bread-and-butter pudding made with leftover Christmas pud and a boozy apple topped with crumble, ice-cream and a thick whisky caramel The perennial problem with traditional Christmas pudding is that most sensible people are already stuffed to the gills with smoked salmon, turkey, roast potatoes, sprouts and all the rest by the time dessert comes…
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Yotam Ottolenghi’s recipe for spiced plum and marzipan tart
ICYMI: A tart alternative to traditional Christmas pudding Pudding at Christmas doesn’t actually need to be Christmas pudding. It feels right, though, to pinch or borrow from the best bits of other festive fare. The marzipan, orange and spices from the Christmas cake; the redcurrant jelly from the roast; the sherry from whoever’s cracking on.…
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Yotam Ottolenghi’s recipe for spiced plum and marzipan tart
A tart alternative to traditional Christmas pudding Pudding at Christmas doesn’t actually need to be Christmas pudding. It feels right, though, to pinch or borrow from the best bits of other festive fare. The marzipan, orange and spices from the Christmas cake; the redcurrant jelly from the roast; the sherry from whoever’s cracking on. This…
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Cocktail of the week: Henri’s auguste – recipe | The good mixer
ICYMI: Bourbon, blueberries and bitters are the guiding stars of this festive infusion This bittersweet, bourbon-forward and jammy twist on the boulevardier is enriched with berry notes. The infusion, which needs to be made at least a week in advance, also makes a nice boozy gift for your nearest and dearest. Anya Kornilova, bar manager,…
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Meera Sodha’s vegan recipe for Dundee cake | The new vegan
Marmalade sharpens the dried fruit flavours, while a crown of almonds makes this a bake fit for a queen I never considered myself a fruitcake person until I met Dundee cake. And I’d never thought that adding more fruit, in the form of marmalade, to an already very fruity cake would be the thing that…
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Titanium
ICYMI: Born from a radio station contest run by The Edge, boy band Titanium were formed in 2012 after nationwide auditions, which selected Shaquille Paranihi-Ngauma, Jordi Webber, TK Paradza, Andrew Papas, Zac Taylor and Haydn Linsley. Their first single ‘Come on Home’ debuted at number one on the New Zealand singles chart that same year,…
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How to make braised red cabbage for Christmas dinner – recipe | Felicity Cloake’s Masterclass
ICYMI: ICYMI: A boldly flavoured traditional Christmas side that’s always a winner when paired with richer meats Braised red cabbage is a relatively recent addition to my Christmas dinner, a contribution from the Scottish branch of the family, though I can’t find evidence it’s any more common in Scotland. Sweet and sour and festively spiced,…
