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I’m sure it’ll come as no surprise that I just love Christmas fare. I’m vegetarian, so the hams, turkeys, and barbeques naturally don’t interest me. No, for me, its really all about dessert! Every year I make the same three desserts. A classic kiwi pav with strawberries and kiwifruit, a Chocolate Bombe Noel (fruit-laden chocolate ice-cream), and a plum and almond flan. I love all three desserts. The flan is a wonderful counterpoint to the rich, sweet pavlova, and it just wouldn’t be Christmas without my ice-cream! Also making all three keeps the egg yolk to egg white ratio perfectly balanced.
But, last year I really did feel a bit like Bill Murray waking up on Groundhog Day. Here I was, once again, making the same things I’ve been making every year since I don’t know when…
Suddenly I felt tired of it. So this year, it’s time to mix it up!
I’ve got family coming to stay, so with more mouths to feed there’s no need to drop one of the favourites, I’ll just add another dessert!! And keeping it classic, I think I’ll make a trifle. Trouble is, I don’t have a good recipe. Mum never made trifle – no special family recipe to be had. So I’ve been scouring our website and catalogue for trifle recipes, looking for the quintessential trifle.
Now I have a new problem – which one should I make??!
Since we’re mixing it up, maybe Gingerbread and Pumpkin Trifle is the way to go? It doesn’t sound much like trifle, but it does sound delish! Check out Teens Cook Dessert if you’re game to give it a try.
Is your mouth watering yet? Why not take a look the list I put together – with 18 different trifle recipes, I’m sure there’ll be something to take your fancy! And if trifle isn’t your thing, there’s plenty of other delicious desserts to whet your appetite.
I guess whatever I make has got to be better than Trifle à la Rachel Green, so I can’t go too far wrong, right?!
Our Music Selector has been seeing lots of great music biographies lately, she said that this will be one of her highlights: M Train by Patti Smith
Reviews have been ecstatic, I particularly like this one by Nick Hornby
The most beautiful, incredible autobiography – it will make you ache for a time and a place that you probably never knew, New York in the 1970s.
Getting ready for the new Star Wars Movie? There have been a few adults and children’s books ordered including The Ultimate Guide to Vintage Star Wars Action Figures 1977-1985. Unparalleled coverage of Star Wars action figures. Organized by film or television show, and by release date, the book is divided into two parts: action figures and accessories.
Cosmos: The Infographic book of space Using Infographics – the latest and increasingly popular method of explaining tricky subjects, the authors have laid bare modern science and the cosmos. Will appeal to stargazers and space enthusiasts of all ages.
…. And something for the children
A Great Big Cuddle : Poems for the Very Young by Michael Rosen
Sometimes children’s poetry can be ignored in favour of a picture book but you will not be disappointed with the latest offering from the two biggest names in children’s publishing, Michael Rosen and Chris Riddell. Rosen’s poems fizz off the page with sound and rhythm, energy and laughter, as he captures in the most remarkable way what it means to be very, very young. Chris Riddell has produced some his most extraordinary pictures ever to bring this world to life. It’s a book that will be enjoyed by the oldest grown-up and the youngest child and a future classic.
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