Tagged Christmas

Visits to and from my scattered family means that I shall be enjoying three Christmas dinners this year.  Whether I have to cope with three turkey dinners is another matter but I have the feeling that goose...

Christmas gatherings don’t have to be grand; sometimes the best ones are the spur-of-the-moment invitations to ‘come round for drinks’.  So make sure you stock up with a suitable range of wines to avoid...

Fizz is essential for Christmas.  Whether you pop the cork at breakfast-time, when the wrappings come off the presents or wait until evening when all the visitors have gone, there is nothing like a glass of...

Whether you are planning turkey, goose, beef or a veggie option, you will need some red wine to go with the festive food.  Here are my top 20 red wine suggestions for the whole of the Christmas period, to...

Preparation is the key to a good Christmas – and the ability to change plans at a moment’s notice. That is why it is best to lay in a good stock of wines, so that you can concentrate on the really...

Hollins Hall Marriott Hotel & Country Club’s executive head chef, Vipin Seth knows a thing or two about getting it right. The chef has spent more than 15 years working in some of the UK’s best...

The offers are good this year, which makes it worth heading out to buy for now and for those long gloomy weeks of January. But not everything I have selected is on offer – some wines really are worth their...

Whether it's a Christmas drinks party or a New Year's Eve bash, everyone loves canapes Teriyaki salmon skewers Makes 26 bite-sized pieces Ingredients 2 garlic cloves, crushed 1 thumb nail size piece...