My Favourite Christmas recipes: When it comes to recipes some people just think of food, well I also love to make special hot drinks for them cold winters night. Hot Choccie Peps. I simply adore this drink I first tried this when I was around 7 years old and my nanny joy made it for me. It developed in to a Christmas Eve treat as when we used to drop the presents off Nan would have a large batch of this made with some mini cookies. Ingredients: (This will make around 4 cups) 1 tbsp Sugar 2oz Chocolate (Dark or Milk depends on preference) ¼ tsp Peppermint Extract 500ml of Milk 100ml of WaterAll you need to do ...  Read the complete review

This is one of my family's favourites and makes a great gift too when you slice it and put the slices in paper cases, combine it with rum truffles or other home made sweets. You can use any combination of dried fruits but the brighter colours make a nicer looking slice. I use about: 40z blanched almonds ( other nuts can be used too) 8oz mixed dried fruits, apricots, figs, dates, prunes all unsoaked 4oz dark chocolate 2oz cherries 4oz dark soft brown sugar - Muscavado is best 6oz butter 1 egg beaten Rum or any alcohol you fancy to taste Then cocoa powder it roll it in or you can use desiccated coconut for a ...  Read the complete review

I have posted this recipe before, when reviewing store bought mince pies, however I have realised this is the perfect place to post this nice winter warming mince pie recipe. (I realise it doesnt matter I have repeated it, as I get no dooyoo miles for this review!) I do cheat; I buy the pastry from the shops ready made! I said I like to make my own, I didn't say I was the new Nigela! Ingredients: * In my case store bought pastry, but feel free to make your own if you know how. * 540g mincemeat ( this is on offer in Asda, two jars for £1.50 for the really good stuff) * Orange zest * Couple of tablespoons of ...  Read the complete review

This recipe produces the most tasty mince pies ever. Well, they're the nicest I've ever had anyway! I made them last night and they're almost all gone, mainly due to Mr. Nykied's Xbox Fifa night being held at our house last night. But still... I have given the recipe below, with my findings and tweaks under that, but it's a very easy recipe to make. ~What you will need~ 225g cold butter, diced 350g plain flour 100g golden caster sugar A pinch of salt 280g mincemeat 1 small egg, beaten Icing sugar, to dust ~What you need to do~ *Rub the butter into the flour until it looks like ...  Read the complete review

Green and Black's Fruit Cake Ingredients: 2 2lb loaf tins 175g raisins 100g currants 200g stoned prunes 115g mixed peel 100ml brandy 50ml dark rum 275g muscavado sugar 3 medium eggs 200g self raising flour 150g plain flour 1 tsp cinnamon 1/4 tsp mace 1/4 tsp ground cloves 1/4 tsp ground ginger 100ml espresso coffee 125g walnuts chopped 250g dark chocolate (at least 60% cocoa solids Method: 1) Soak the fruit in the brandy 24 hours in advance of cooking. 2) Preheat the oven to 160 degrees C/gas mark 3 3) Cream the butter and ...  Read the complete review