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Thanksgiving, for Americans the world over, is a day of gathering loved ones together, holding them close, and sharing an abundant feast. The all-important day is one week away, which just about gives you time to prepare, with expert guidance from all that ckbk has to offer, of course.
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Find a whole section on Turkey and Other Poultry, including some turkey history, and advice and information on buying, and preparing, as well as cooking the main event. Then, once you have organised yourself for the centrepiece, there are a range of options for your Vegetables—try these Brussels Sprouts with Maple-Mustard Sauce—and recipes for sides, snacks, and all you could eat right through to Desserts.
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Pictured above: Pomegranate-Infused Roast Turkey Braise from Food of Life by Najmieh Batmanglij
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Recipes from Ireland’s finest
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Ireland, isle of lush green grass, and abundant produce, is rich in culinary tradition, and home to more than its fair share of celebrated cooks. We have two books newly added to ckbk from a couple of the very best.
Darina Allen, and the famous Ballymaloe Cookery School, are bywords for excellence in seasonal cooking, and culinary education. She appears regularly on television in Ireland, including on her own cookery series, Simply Delicious. Few people have done more to promote Irish food, both at home and globally. Her 2023 book The New Ballymaloe Bread Book, is a fully revised edition of her 2001 bestselling classic, The Ballymaloe Bread Book. Darina’s passion for her subject is found on every page:
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‘I’ve been making bread all of my adult life and most of my childhood, but I still get a thrill every time I take a loaf of crusty bread out of the oven. How wonderful is that? I hope that in this New Ballymaloe Bread Book, I’ve passed that excitement on to you.’
Find all the Irish bread you could ask for and many more—178 recipes—from a Traditional Wheaten Bread, to Wholegrain Spelt Bagels, and Mary Jo’s Stollen, along with comprehensive, accessible, bread know-how.
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Ingredient focus: cranberries
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Cranberries love acid soil, and grow wild as scrubby plants in moorland bogs across Europe and North America. Cranberries at the grocery store mostly come from commercial cranberry beds in New England, flooded each winter to protect the berries from frost.
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Sharp in flavor, cranberries work well in sauces to accompany meat or poultry—Cranberry Sauce being an essential accompaniment to the Thanksgiving turkey. Sweetened and dried, they produce a flavorful dried berry that works well where you might otherwise use raisins or currants.
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6 of the best Stir Up Sunday recipes
It is a tradition in the UK on the last Sunday before Advent for families to gather and make their Christmas pudding, giving it time to mature ready for the big day. It’s also a good time to mix up a traditional fruited Christmas cake, and to make a batch of mincemeat which can be used to make mince pies throughout December. All these concoctions benefit from being given time to rest, fed with a regular splosh of brandy. Here are six to get you started and find even more in our Get Set For Stir Up Sunday collection.
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from The Official Downton Abbey Cookbook by Annie Gray
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from Home Made Christmas by Yvette van Boven
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from Real Irish Food by David Bowers
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from Bourke Street Bakery by David McGuinness and Paul Allam
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from The Official Downton Abbey Christmas Cookbook by Regula Ysewijn
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from Cooking for Christmas by Josceline Dimbleby
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