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The Stornoway black pudding bible ~

"Devotees of one of Lewis's most sought-after products have a new text to study. How do you eat black pudding?"

Generally made from cooked pig's, cow's or sheep's blood and different fillers, a similar type of this sausage can be eaten in UK, Norway, Sardinia, Nepal, Thailand, Latin America...
Read more: The Stornoway black pudding bible; guardian.co.uk

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Black Pudding

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Nigella Lawson's Impressively simple, simply impressive menu

"December means wading knee-deep through party invitations. If you're hosting your own, make it a night to remember for you and your friends. Nigella has tricks up her sleeve to get you mingling with the crowds and soaking up the compliments from the off."

This festive feast is an easy to prepare fun-loving affair, with individual Christmas-spiced poussins for each guest and ...
colourful couscous on the side. Don't tell your guests how easy it was to prepare and they'll never know! ...
Full Menu: Nigella Lawson's Impressively simple, simply impressive menu; bbc.co.uk

Did you know..?
The French started offering canapés to their guests in the 18th century, and the English adopted the practice at the end of the following century. The more modern version of the canapé is the amuse-gueule. Amuse-guele literally means 'gob amuser' but is translated more delicately as 'palate pleaser'. [bbc.co.uk]

The Minimalist
The Beefless Yorkshire Pudding

"Soft and custard-like on the inside, golden brown and crisp on the outside, popovers are easy to make and can stand in for Yorkshire pudding at a Christmas feast."

THERE was a time when Yorkshire pudding was a standard part of Christmas feasts, served alongside a huge prime rib. Still a great idea, but ...
Full Story: The Beefless Yorkshire Pudding; NYTimes.com

Recipe: Beefless Yorkshire Pudding ~ Festive Cooking

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Party food
Nigella Lawson's Impressively simple, simply impressive menu

"December means wading knee-deep through party invitations. If you're hosting your own, make it a night to remember for you and your friends. Nigella has tricks up her sleeve to get you mingling with the crowds and soaking up the compliments from the off."

This festive feast is an easy to prepare fun-loving affair, with individual Christmas-spiced poussins for each guest and ...
colourful couscous on the side. Don't tell your guests how easy it was to prepare and they'll never know! ...
Full Menu: Nigella Lawson's Impressively simple, simply impressive menu; bbc.co.uk

Did you know..?
The French started offering canapés to their guests in the 18th century, and the English adopted the practice at the end of the following century. The more modern version of the canapé is the amuse-gueule. Amuse-guele literally means 'gob amuser' but is translated more delicately as 'palate pleaser'. [bbc.co.uk]

The Minimalist
The Beefless Yorkshire Pudding

"Soft and custard-like on the inside, golden brown and crisp on the outside, popovers are easy to make and can stand in for Yorkshire pudding at a Christmas feast."

THERE was a time when Yorkshire pudding was a standard part of Christmas feasts, served alongside a huge prime rib. Still a great idea, but ...
Full Story: The Beefless Yorkshire Pudding; NYTimes.com

Recipe: Beefless Yorkshire Pudding ~ Festive Cooking

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Recipes
Christmas pudding

This classic pudding needs to be made at least a month in advance in order for it to mature and for its flavours to develop. As the adage goes: "Best things come to those who wait".

Description
This really is a figgy pudding as it includes dried figs, as well as all the usual dried fruit. ...
... Ingredients
The dry ingredients ...
Recipe: Christmas pudding; by Sophie Grigson, on BBC.co.uk

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Which pie crust dough is right for you?

The proof is in the pie crust
In a blind taste test out of five pie crusts, the oil-based crust beat-out crusts made with butter, or butter and shortening, or all shortening, or with lard.
Recipes are included.

Everyone who bakes has a different notion of what constitutes a great pie crust: a certain method, a particular fat, a way to roll, crimp, or bake.
We decided it was time to taste - not to try every technique and ...
Full Story: Which pie crust dough is right for you?, on the Boston.com

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Recipes
Christmas pudding

This classic pudding needs to be made at least a month in advance in order for it to mature and for its flavours to develop. As the adage goes: "Best things come to those who wait".

Description
This really is a figgy pudding as it includes dried figs, as well as all the usual dried fruit. ...
... Ingredients
The dry ingredients ...
Recipe: Christmas pudding; by Sophie Grigson, on BBC.co.uk

Food
Which pie crust dough is right for you?

The proof is in the pie crust
In a blind taste test out of five pie crusts, the oil-based crust beat-out crusts made with butter, or butter and shortening, or all shortening, or with lard.
Recipes are included.

Everyone who bakes has a different notion of what constitutes a great pie crust: a certain method, a particular fat, a way to roll, crimp, or bake.
We decided it was time to taste - not to try every technique and ...
Full Story: Which pie crust dough is right for you?, on the Boston.com

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A Good Appetite
You Call That Pudding, Grandma?
By MELISSA CLARK
The New York Times

I HAD no intention of making chocolate ice cream. I wanted only the perfect chocolate pudding.

For years, when striving to make the ultimate, silky, profoundly fudgy chocolate pudding, I invariably looked to Grandma. Oh, not to either of my Grandmas, who relied on boxed mixes with pallid results. But to an iconic silver-haired Grandma whom I envisioned stirring a pot of farm fresh milk, eggs, cornstarch and melted chocolate to a creamy, intense perfection.

For over a decade, I happily stirred my way through pudding recipes from the most tried-and-true grandmotherly sources I could find: more>>
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A Good Appetite
You Call That Pudding, Grandma?
By MELISSA CLARK
The New York Times

I HAD no intention of making chocolate ice cream. I wanted only the perfect chocolate pudding.

For years, when striving to make the ultimate, silky, profoundly fudgy chocolate pudding, I invariably looked to Grandma. Oh, not to either of my Grandmas, who relied on boxed mixes with pallid results. But to an iconic silver-haired Grandma whom I envisioned stirring a pot of farm fresh milk, eggs, cornstarch and melted chocolate to a creamy, intense perfection.

For over a decade, I happily stirred my way through pudding recipes from the most tried-and-true grandmotherly sources I could find: more>>
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A stint in the microwave provides a modern shortcut for Indian pudding, an old-fashioned treat that typically takes hours to cook. The iconic Thanksgiving dish is made with cornmeal, milk and molasses. ...
... PLYMOUTH, Mass. – Indian pudding has so many strikes against it. It takes a long time to cook. Its mushy brown appearance isn’t pretty. It has a politically incorrect name.
And while its main ingredients are cornmeal and milk, it also requires molasses, which people tend to love or hate.

Full Story: Old dessert gets timely twist; by BETH J. HARPAZ, on TheNewsTribune.com

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