Posts tagged Thanksgiving
Newsletter: 🍝 Fred Plotkin on his passion for pasta + recipes galore for Thanksgiving and Stir Up Sunday 🎄
Newsletter: 🍝 Fred Plotkin on his passion for pasta + recipes galore for Thanksgiving and Stir Up Sunday 🎄

For those of us longing to be festive, we officially announce that Christmas prep is on! In Great Britain the last Sunday before advent is Stir Up Sunday—November 24 this year. A Victorian tradition, this is the day to make those Christmas treats that need to be made well ahead—such as Christmas pudding, fruitcake, and the mincemeat for mince pies. Several weeks of maturing and being ‘fed’ regularly with spirits ensures they are at their tip top best when the time to serve them comes around.

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ckbk newsletterckbkChristmas, Thanksgiving, Pasta, Pears, Gingerbread
Newsletter: 🥖🍞 A guide to good bread + two newly published books – The Spice Collector's Cookbook and Everybody Loves Chocolate 🍩
Newsletter: 🥖🍞 A guide to good bread + two newly published books – The Spice Collector's Cookbook and Everybody Loves Chocolate 🍩

Everybody loves chocolate – we couldn’t agree more! In her new book Everybody Loves Chocolate: Delicious Recipes from Around the World, Australia-born food writer Jennifer Donovan takes an enthusiastic journey through Europe, Asia Pacific, the Americas, the Middle East and Africa, gathering chocolate goodness along the way. There is a chocolate recipe here for every person and every mood.

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Newsletter: Get ready for Thanksgiving and Stir up Sunday
Newsletter: Get ready for Thanksgiving and Stir up Sunday

The American holiday of Thanksgiving falls on the fourth Thursday of November – this year November 24. Its origins lie in various days for thanksgiving across US history, and since the 1800s has become established as a date that brings families across the US together. Cooking for a crowd brings its challenges, even before you factor in everyone’s expectation of the special meal. Fear not, we’ve got everything you need to keep everyone happy.

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ckbk newsletterckbkChristmas, Thanksgiving
Consuming Passions: cranberries
Consuming Passions: cranberries

Growing up, I have no memories of a cranberry that didn’t come from a can or bottle. It wasn’t until after I finished university that I made cranberry sauce for the first time. While that one didn’t end up being a winner, it did introduce me to the joys of fresh cranberries. Once I’d tasted the real deal, there was no going back – I’ve tried every cranberry recipe I could get my hands on.

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Consuming passionsSusan LowThanksgiving, Cranberries