Journal — christmas

A sophisticated cheeseboard will be relished at any dinner party or evening of entertaining. As we start to dust off the Christmas decorations, now is the perfect time to explore some new artisan cheeses.

With shorter days and frostier nights, winter is around the corner and so is the start of the Christmas celebrations. A time for feasting, certain produce has played an important part in the traditional foods at this point in the year with an absence of fresh fruit and vegetables available.

Plan ahead - it’s the most obvious thing, but with everything else going on, it often gets pushed to the bottom of the list. Planning means planning, so that generally involves writing a list and a list will give you the confidence that you have thought of everything even if you haven’t!

The Turkey or goose is in the oven, the veg is prepared, the pudding is happily steaming away - time to pour yourself (and the guests/family) a drink! After all that hard work in the kitchen, you’re probably in need of a little ‘lift