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…

Kulkuls for Christmas

Growing up in Mumbai, kulkuls were only made at Christmas. The house fills with the smell of nutmeg when these are frying. My mum made many kilos of kulkuls so we had some for evening tea, some to serve visitors at Christmas time and some to send to family and friends on Christmas day. 750…