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English Food
Roasts, pies, puddings and regional bakes from Yorkshire to Cornwall.
Scottish Food
Shortbread, oats, smoked fish and the Burns supper.
Welsh Food
Welsh cakes, bara brith, lamb and leeks.
Irish Food
Soda bread, stews and the breads of the Irish kitchen.
Northern Irish Food
Griddle breads, the Ulster fry and home baking.
Kitchen
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Kitchen design
Storing and Displaying Whisky at Home: A St Andrew's Day Guide
Whisky keeps for years if you store it right, and lying it down is the classic mistake. How to keep a bottle at its best, and show off a collection.
Kitchen design
How to Lay Out a Christmas Buffet
Plates at the start, cutlery at the end: the buffet layout that stops queues, plus how much food per guest and how long it can sit out.
Kitchen design
Decorating the Kitchen for Christmas (Safely)
Garlands on the dresser, a wreath on the back door and dried oranges at the window, with the fire-safety rules that keep greenery away from the hob.
Kitchen design
What Your Kitchen Appliances Cost to Run, and How to Work It Out
A simple formula tells you what any appliance costs per use. How the oven, hob, kettle, microwave and slow cooker compare.
Kitchen design
How to Clean Your Oven Before Christmas
Before the busiest cooking day of the year, a clean oven heats evenly and stops last year's spills smoking. Methods from gentle to heavy-duty.
Kitchen design
Gifts From the Kitchen: What Keeps, How to Pack It and When to Make It
Homemade gifts are the ones people remember. Which treats keep long enough to post, how to pack them, and a making timetable.
Kitchen design
Christmas Leftovers: How to Store Them Safely
How quickly to cool the turkey, how many days leftovers keep in the fridge, and what freezes well, from the Food Standards Agency.
Kitchen design
Declutter Your Kitchen Before Christmas: A One-Weekend Plan
Clearing out now makes room for Christmas food and gadgets. A cupboard-by-cupboard plan you can finish in one weekend.
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Buying guide
Baking Beans: Blind Baking Without a Soggy Bottom
Ceramic beans, metal chains or dried pulses: what to use for blind baking, and how to do it properly.
Buying guide
Baking Trays and Bun Tins: What You Need
Flat baking sheets, deep trays and bun tins: which to own for biscuits, scones and mince pies.
Buying guide
Biscuit Cutters for Christmas Baking
Stars, trees and gingerbread people: the cutters worth having for Christmas biscuits, and how to keep their shapes sharp.
Recipes
Traditional bakes & classics
Recipe · 45 min
Pigs in Blankets
Often the first thing to disappear from the Christmas plate: chipolatas wrapped in streaky bacon, roasted until sticky and crisp.
Recipe · 2 hr 30 min
Sherry Trifle
Sponge soaked in sherry, fruit, thick custard and whipped cream: the make-ahead pudding that has graced Christmas tables for generations.
Recipe · 6 hr 40 min
Christmas Pudding
Today is Stir-up Sunday, the traditional day to make it: everyone stirs and makes a wish, and the pudding matures until Christmas.
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