The path to Eternal Bliss is paved with… Mincemeat
So, the Wee One and I decided that it was time to make some mincemeat, as Christmas is fast approaching. Every year we make mountains of the stuff, and eat mince pies for weeks before, and weeks after....
View ArticleAdvent, Day 23
Fergal finished work today for the holidays, so it really feels like Christmas now… We were doing some Christmas visits today- so baked this morning- mince pies (they overflowed with sweet stickiness...
View ArticleSaturday Sunshine: in Egg Tempera
What a dark, damp Saturday we have had. Many times we stood at the kitchen window open-mouthed, as the rain hammered on the roof, rendering it almost impossible to hear anyone speak, as rivers of water...
View ArticleCraft♥Advent, Day 22: Pastry Parcels
I love mince pies- made with fragrant home-made mincemeat, buttery pastry, smothered in cream or ice-cream with pots of tea is my idea of Christmas bliss… But the making of mince-pies is very fiddly...
View ArticleQuick and Tasty: Mince-Pie Rolls
A friend of mine was calling the other day. I planned to bake: perhaps scones… but our hens have gone on strike and we are getting hardly any eggs; and I really didn’t have time to make pastry, and...
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