Christmas – Fruit cake

Mum made her Christmas cake 6-8 weeks before Christmas Day. The following weeks went to maturing the cake with a weekly sprinkle of rum. We all looked forward to the first slice of Christmas cake with coffee or a port wine when we got back home from midnight mass. This is my version for Christmas…

Neorios – pastry for Christmas

These were probably my dad’s favourite Christmas treat. He did the kneading of the dough and other tasks to lighten the work for mum. I got this recipe from Nancy. She has used it for years and it is super simple to follow. Preparing the fill 250 gms semolina/ fine sooji 125 gm fine dessicated…