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Explore the British Isles
English Food
Roasts, pies, puddings and regional bakes from Yorkshire to Cornwall.
Scottish Food
Shortbread, oats, smoked fish and the Burns supper.
Welsh Food
Welsh cakes, bara brith, lamb and leeks.
Irish Food
Soda bread, stews and the breads of the Irish kitchen.
Northern Irish Food
Griddle breads, the Ulster fry and home baking.
Kitchen
Kitchen design & decor ideas
Kitchen design
How to Sharpen a Kitchen Knife: Whetstone, Steel or Pull-Through
A sharp knife is safer than a blunt one. The difference between honing and sharpening, how to use a whetstone, and when a pull-through sharpener is enough.
Kitchen design
How to Keep Christmas Dinner Hot (Safely) While You Serve
Everything ready at once is the hardest part of Christmas dinner. Resting, warm plates, holding vegetables, and the temperature rule that keeps food safe.
Kitchen design
How to Store and Feed a Christmas Cake (and Keep Your Pudding)
Wrapping, feeding with brandy, when to marzipan and ice, and how to keep a Christmas pudding until the day. The simple rules that keep fruit cakes moist.
Kitchen design
How to Build a British and Irish Cheeseboard for Christmas
A hard cheese, a crumbly one, a blue and a soft: how to choose a cheeseboard from these islands, how much to buy, and how long it can sit out.
Kitchen design
Oven Temperature Conversions: °C, Fan, Gas Mark and °F
A simple chart for converting between conventional and fan ovens, gas marks and Fahrenheit, and why your own oven might not match the dial.
Kitchen design
How Much Food for Christmas Dinner? Quantities Per Person
How big a turkey, how many potatoes and how much gravy: a quantity guide per person so you buy enough without a week of leftovers.
Kitchen design
Christmas Dinner for Two: A Smaller Roast Without the Stress
A whole turkey makes little sense for two. Smaller joints that still feel special, how much to buy, and a simple timeline that fits in one oven.
Kitchen design
How to Descale a Kettle (and Keep Limescale Away)
Flakes in your tea and a kettle that takes longer to boil? How to descale with citric acid or vinegar, and how often to do it in a hard-water area.
Kitchen
Bake & cook
Guides
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Buying guide
Apple Corers and Slicers for Baking
Core a whole apple for baking in one push, or core and slice into wedges for crumbles and tarts. Simple corers, corer-slicers and peeler machines compared.
Buying guide
Baking Beans: Blind Baking Without a Soggy Bottom
Ceramic beans, metal chains or dried pulses: what to use for blind baking, and how to do it properly.
Buying guide
Baking Paper, Greaseproof and Tin Liners: Which to Use
Baking paper, greaseproof paper, pre-cut liners and reusable sheets compared. Which one stops cakes sticking, which needs greasing, and lining a deep fruit cake tin.
Recipes
Traditional bakes & classics
Recipe · 2 hr 25 min
Christmas Rocky Road
A no-bake traybake of chocolate, crushed biscuits, marshmallows and cherries: the easiest Christmas treat, and a favourite in Northern Irish traybake tins.
Recipe · 1 hr
Rumbledethumps
The Scottish Borders answer to bubble and squeak: buttery mashed potato and cabbage baked under a golden cheese crust.
Recipe · 1 hr 15 min
Chocolate Stout Cake
A dark, moist chocolate cake made with Irish stout and topped with a creamy white frosting, so it looks like a pint with a head on it.
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