Piero della Francesca [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
One of Caroline’s favourite carols:
In memory of Caroline Catherine McNicholas 2nd October 1957 – 3rd January 2022
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Cooking
The Christmas Cake, Part Two
In the previous weeks you’ll have been diligently nurturing, talking to and feeding your cake creation with some fine brandy or Armagnac using the timeless cook’s measure of “one for me, one for the cake”. [more…]
Cooking
The GP Advent Calendar of Cuisine – LetEnglandShake’s Game Terrine – H F-W
Any or some of these selection of lean game meat, about 1kg/2¼lb in all, which could include: breasts of pheasant (hung about 5 days) breasts of pigeon breasts of duck or other wild fowl saddle [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Christmas Comedy Club Review
In a hyper-competitive media world of streaming, multi-channel TV, high-quality witty blogs and the internet, a unique entertainment selling point is more important than ever. But is it wise for a comedian to boast that [more…]