Category: Christmas
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Classic Christmas – roast goose with all the trimmings
If you’re feeding a lot of people, turkey is the obvious choice for Christmas. This year, however, with the prospect of a smaller ‘Covid Christmas’ menu to plan, you might like to try something a bit different and treat yourselves to a roast goose with all the trimmings. Goose can be a bit deceptive because…
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Sweet and savoury drinks party treats and canapés
If you’re thinking about hosting a Christmas or New Year drinks party this year, here are a few tried and tested ideas for popular party treats and canapĂ©s that I think you’ll find helpful…..and delicious of course! Most supermarkets stock selections of mini-bites and canapĂ©s but it’s hard to beat a homemade selection on flavour…
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Christmas-ready liqueurs from the hedgerows!
September and October is the perfect time to get all your home-made liqueurs ready for Christmas. The blackthorn hedges near us are full of fat, ripe sloe berries for making sloe vodka or gin – check out the recipe here from the archive. You can follow exactly the same recipe to make damson vodka by…
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Pigeon Cottage Kitchen 