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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 Thaw a Frozen Turkey Safely (and When to Start)
A large frozen turkey can take days to defrost in the fridge. When to take it out of the freezer, how to make room for it, and how to tell it is fully thawed.
Kitchen design
Set Up a Christmas Drinks Station (and Keep the Kitchen Free)
Move the drinks out of the cook's way: what a self-serve drinks station needs, plenty of alcohol-free options, and the drink-drive rules.
Kitchen design
Storing and Displaying Whisky at Home: A St Andrew's Day Guide
Whisky keeps for years if you store it right, and lying it down is the classic mistake. How to keep a bottle at its best, and show off a collection.
Kitchen design
How to Lay Out a Christmas Buffet
Plates at the start, cutlery at the end: the buffet layout that stops queues, plus how much food per guest and how long it can sit out.
Kitchen design
Decorating the Kitchen for Christmas (Safely)
Garlands on the dresser, a wreath on the back door and dried oranges at the window, with the fire-safety rules that keep greenery away from the hob.
Kitchen design
What Your Kitchen Appliances Cost to Run, and How to Work It Out
A simple formula tells you what any appliance costs per use. How the oven, hob, kettle, microwave and slow cooker compare.
Kitchen design
How to Clean Your Oven Before Christmas
Before the busiest cooking day of the year, a clean oven heats evenly and stops last year's spills smoking. Methods from gentle to heavy-duty.
Kitchen design
Gifts From the Kitchen: What Keeps, How to Pack It and When to Make It
Homemade gifts are the ones people remember. Which treats keep long enough to post, how to pack them, and a making timetable.
Kitchen
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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 Trays and Bun Tins: What You Need
Flat baking sheets, deep trays and bun tins: which to own for biscuits, scones and mince pies.
Buying guide
Biscuit Cutters for Christmas Baking
Stars, trees and gingerbread people: the cutters worth having for Christmas biscuits, and how to keep their shapes sharp.
Recipes
Traditional bakes & classics
Recipe · 10 min
Scottish Smoked Salmon with Brown Bread
The Christmas starter that needs no cooking: good Scottish smoked salmon, buttered brown bread, lemon and capers, ready in 10 minutes.
Recipe · 1 hr
Gingerbread Biscuits
Crisp, warmly spiced biscuits that hold their shape for cutting, icing and hanging on the tree: the Christmas bake to do with children.
Recipe · 45 min
Pigs in Blankets
Often the first thing to disappear from the Christmas plate: chipolatas wrapped in streaky bacon, roasted until sticky and crisp.
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