Is it just me or is everyone else’s head stuck in a perpetual checklist this week? Have I bought all the gifts; Have I wrapped all the gifts; Have I delivered all the cards; Is all the food in the fridge; When and what do I need to cook; What shall I wear etc. etc. [...]
Archive for December, 2009
Merry Christmas to all our blog readers
Posted in News, tagged Christmas, Dairy Diary on 23 December 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Chestnut Soup
Posted in Recipes, tagged Chestnut Soup, Chestnuts, Christmas, Cooking, Dairy Diary, Home-made, Kitchen, Recipe on 23 December 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A gorgeous chestnut soup – perfect for warming you up after a wintry stroll and for using up that surfeit of chestnuts. Serves 4 Time 45 mins 279 calories per portion 7G fat of which 2.6G is saturated Suitable for vegetarians Suitable for freezing Butter 15g (½oz) Onion 1 large, peeled and chopped Frozen peeled [...]
Fabulous Festive TV
Posted in News, tagged Christmas, Dairy Diary, Home-made on 16 December 2009 | Leave a Comment »
At last, something with a real feel-good factor on TV. For three nights last week I was glued to Kirstie’s Homemade Christmas.
Jewelled Christmas Cake
Posted in Recipes, tagged Baking, Christmas, Christmas Cake, Dairy Diary, Recipe on 16 December 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Jewelled Christmas Cake. A fabulous Christmas cake that is both delicious and a beautiful additional to the dinner table.
Frosty frivolities
Posted in News, tagged Christmas, Dairy Diary, Recipe on 7 December 2009 | Leave a Comment »
For the Big Day I have made Cranberry Stuffing Loaf from the 2010 diary and I also made a couple of batches of the Chestnut soup (also from the 2010 edition) – perfect to defrost as a lunchtime winter warmer.
Cranberry Stuffing Loaf
Posted in Recipes, tagged Christmas, Cranberry, Cranberry Stuffing Loaf, Dairy Diary, Recipe, Turkey on 7 December 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A delicious alternative to traditional Christmas turkey stuffing.

