Christmas countdown is under way. Advent calendars are being ticked off (and chocolates eaten) daily; the Elf on the Shelf (Elfie McJingles, in our house) is keeping an eye on the girls sometimes from a new place each morning, sometimes not – I tried explaining to the girls that he broke his leg in a horrible accident and therefore must remain in one…
Rewind one year. It’s a few days after Thanksgiving. The turkey/stuffing/mashed potato/green been casserole/pumpkin pie feast of a few days ago is but a dream. Leftovers have been gobbled up (no turkey pun intended.) A lone bag of fresh cranberries lingers in the fridge. As usual the supermarket was offering “buy one, get one free”. I only required one bag for Spiced Cranberry…
Three years ago I was living back in the States (Boston) and working a 3-month internship at America’s Test Kitchen, home of Cook’s Illustrated magazines and cookbooks. As part of “graduation” from the internship program, we did a “muffin project” (I promise there will be no more ” ” in this article….) which involved developing a unique muffin recipe and…