Tasty sausage meat, fruity dried apricots and the gently fragrance of thyme combined with seasoning and some fried onion then wrapped in puff pastry and baked. These Christmas sausage, apricot and thyme palmiers are exactly what you need to start your Christmas dinner off on the right note. Who can be bothered with canapés on…
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Christmas bacon, prunes and sausages – freezable
Christmas bacon, prunes & sausages are possibly the best part of the Christmas meal. Salty streaky bacon wrapped round a juicy fruity prune and a little sausage. This trio is then roasted until the bacon is crispy the prune tacky and the sausage beautifully done. Even better these Christmas bacon, prunes and sausages can be…
Sweet potato, goats cheese, ginger and spinach canapés
These sweet potato and goats cheese canapés have ginger in them and are wrapped in spinach. They look stunning, but are very easy to make and are carb free. Wow, I can’t believe Christmas is over, all done for another year. To me Christmas always feels a bit like your wedding ceremony – you have…
Fennel and clove pork scratchings
These fennel and clove pork scratchings are delicious, best served still warm from the oven. They bare little resemblance to shop bought scratchings. I’m posting my recipe for pork scratchings this week as, here in Scotland, we’ve been celebrating by eating unusual cuts of animal! The celebration is about the life and work of Robert…
Chunky gravlax
This chunky gravlax is cured salmon flavoured with fresh mint and dill, juniper berries & orange and lemon zest. A fun, easy canapé for a celebratory event. I hope you are all looking forward to your ideal New Year’s Eve or Hogmanay as it’s called here in Edinburgh. Whether this is partying hard, celebrating with…