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Hello everyone, I'd like to take this opportunity to wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year for 2017. I have really enjoyed developing CookingBites and wish the community all the best for continued growth in 2017, but changes in my personal circumstances mean that I have to reduce...

On the first day of Christmas, My true love said to me: “I’ve bought a a big fresh turkey and proper Christmas tree” On the second day of Christmas, much laughter could be head As we tucked into our turkey – a most delicious bird. On the third day of Christmas came the people from next door...

I've got an emergency. I am about to cook my Christmas cake. Literally about to assemble all the parts, everything is weighed out, fruit has been soaked overnight after being picked over, sugar and marg creamed, eggs not yet cracked, flour and ground nuts mixed with spices, lemon rind and...

Has anyone got a tried and tested favourite Christmas pudding recipe? I could just look online or google it but I want something that people have tried and actually use. Thanks

Hello, For Christmas I have learned I am cooking for an additional 14 (!) people for dinner, we are having lamb as the main roast. My oven is not big enough to take a large joint of lamb in one piece but could take two smaller joints, one above the other. My question is, aside from rotating...

As per the title really. I have been asked what I want for Christmas and my birthday. I couldn't initially come up with anything until I realised I have been putting together a cookbook list of those I want. And suddenly it occurred to me. How dense can I be? I have this list and people are...

It's that time of year again. Time to make the Christmas cake. Only this year is a challenge as well because not only have I got to find my dedicated Christmas cake tin, some greaseproof paper but also half of the ingredients are going to be a challenge add all. Little things like dried...

As you may have guessed, my OH and I are leaving the country tomorrow. So last night at his parents' home, with all but one of the family present, a Christmas cake I made for Christmas 2014 was finally opened. Now I usually make this fruit cake around October time and leave it to mature, well...

We'd like to wish all of our members and guests a very merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Thanks to all of your contributions we have had our best year yet, and we're looking forward to growing our community with you in 2016. Enjoy the holidays and don't forget, if it tastes great, ask for...

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Everyone has their own traditional way of spending Christmas day. How do you spend yours? There are those who like to stay at home and have family over for lunch or dinner. Then there are those who just like to stay at home and enjoy the day relaxing without entertaining anyone. They just...

Ingredients: 700g (1 1/2lb) mixed Christmas leftovers such as turkey, ham, sausagemeat, roast potatoes, roast parsnips, stuffing, carrots, peas – even sprouts if you wish! - cut into bite-size pieces 75g (3oz) grated Cheddar or another hard cheese 6tbsp Wholeberry Cranberry Sauce 10 large eggs...

I make these every year and I thought some of you might like the recipe. It's taken me ages to get it just right to work with a Sawa biscuit maker (like an oversized icing tube) but you can roll out the dough and use a simple cookie cutter. Ingredients: 6oz butter 6oz plain flour 2oz icing...

I have to confess that this is one of our favourite recipes. We have had to adapt it over the years, to take into account that I can no longer have dairy, but this is the full veggie version which makes for a great Christmas Day meal. There is no definite weights needed for this recipe, so mix...

What does your Christmas menu look like? I think I am going to make a beef roast or prime rib with the yorkshire pudding and a bit of gravy. I will also make scallopped corn..and possibly a brussel sprout dish I saw in my Food Network magazine. You use redskin potatoes, brussels sprouts and red...

Ingredients 145g pizza base mix 6 tbsp tomato pasta sauce large handful (about 100g) leftover stuffing (a sausage stuffing works well for this) large handful (about 100g) leftover cooked turkey, shredded 100g mozzarella, sliced small pack sage, leaves picked 1 tbsp olive oil Method Heat oven...

Now this is how to do your Christmas brussel spouts to ensure that they're not left all alone, out in the cold. Ingredients 8 tblsp extra-virgin olive oil, divided 500 g brussels sprouts, trimmed, cut in half lengthwise 3 garlic cloves, chopped 250 ml chicken stock 1 standard can butter (or...

There's threads already discussing what people are planning for the main Christmas meal, but I was just wondering this morning what food traditions people have for the other meals around the festive period? Eg. Christmas eve, Boxing day and other meals on Christmas day. We tend to eat Christmas...

Here's a thought... I was wondering what others do at this time of year. I'm watching my weight as a result of a bad back. Weight piled on at the end of last year and the beginning of this one as a result of being bed bound for 6-8 months and I'm still reasonably housebound without assistance...

Chestnut, spinach & blue cheese en croûte Ingredients 50g butter 500g pack leeks, thickly sliced 3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced 240g bag baby spinach 415g can chestnut purée 3 large eggs, plus 1 for glazing ½ nutmeg, finely grated 200g pack vacuum-packed whole cooked chestnuts, halved 85g...