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And So This Is Christmas- super quick non alcoholic mincemeat

Hi guys :) Just a rather quick post sharing my super quick non alcoholic mincemeat recipe YOU STILL HAVE TIME :) This is not a measurement specific recipe, it's very much a chuck-it-all-in and adjust to taste Recipe: 1 bag mixed dried fruit - you can buy own brand for about 85p (ish) half a carton of apple juice 4 heaped tablespoons muscovado sugar- helps make it lovely and gooey, or you can reduce to two/three if you don't want it too sweet half a grated bramley apple (or whatever apple you have to hand) zest of half a lemon juice of half a lemon (you can put the rest of the lemon to use too, slice thinly and dry it on low in the bottom of the oven for a few hours- et voila  -dried lemon peel- you can pop it in a cup of herbal tea or add to other recipes :) a handful of beef or vegetable suet-whichever you prefer Method Whack it all in an oven dish and give it a good stir Pop it in the bottom of the oven and bake on a very low heat for arou...

It's The Final Countdown!

Hi guys :)  Are you almost ready for Christmas?  Only five days left to go, and i can't wait  I adore Christmas, and i am always very laid back about the whole thing, i just don't see the point in stressing about it, but that's just me :) To be honest, we didn't even plan what we were going to eat until we finally went out shopping on Friday, we didn't buy a full turkey this year, as it's just the two of us, so we got a nice fat turkey leg and thigh joint for only £4.12, which will do us nicely and still make a few more meals out of it. I got one present early, a bread slicing guide, found in a charity shop and bought for the princely sum of £2 :D It's a bit of a funny present, for most people, but i really wanted it, as i'm terrible at slicing my home made bread and end up with a lot of half slices and crumbs  I've asked for a dehydrator for my birthday in January haha :)  I've been baking some doggy biscuits for the...