Visions of Sugarplums: St Clement's Cake
Oranges and lemons, Say the bells of St Clement’s. (from the 18th-century nursery rhyme) I wanted to make something festive and seasonal but also practical. I had half a lemon...
Christmas Pudding for Stir-up Sunday
“Stir up, we beseech thee, O Lord, the wills of thy faithful people; that they, plenteously bringing forth the fruit of good works, may by thee be plenteously rewarded…” (Book...
Bonfire Night
So we’ve just had Halloween, but there’s another holiday coming up on the 5th–Bonfire Night. (It’s also known as Guy Fawkes Day/Night and Gunpowder Treason Day.) On November 4th, 1605,...