1. To prepare the topping: Cut figs and apricots into quarters. Put into a saucepan with the raisins and cranberries. Add water to cover by an inch; bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer 15 ...

If there is one dessert that we can have any time, any day - it has to be cake. Whether you enjoy it with tea or simply bite into a slice by itself, there's no denying that it is irresistible. While ...

Deborah Madison is known for great vegetarian cookbooks, beginning with the landmark “Greens Cookbook,” which she wrote in 1987 as the founding chef of Greens Restaurant in San Francisco. Clearly this ...

Don’t roll your eyes! There IS a universe in which fruit cake can actually taste good and have a place on the holiday dessert table. I promise, this fruit cake is not the doubles-as-a-doorstop variety ...

Most of us have long thought of beer as the ideal companion to pizza, burgers, barbecue and ethnic cuisines considered difficult to match with wine. Indian food? We go for the Kingfisher. Thai? Bring ...

You can take comfort in the simple fact that good food creates full bellies and happy people, and that's the goal you try to meet. Christmas is the most anticipated holiday all around the world. In ...

Preheat the oven to 300°F. Grease a round 9- or 10-inch cake pan, and line bottom and sides with several layers of waxed paper. 2. In a large bowl, with an electric mixer on high, beat the butter and ...

1.	Pre-heat oven to 180deg.C. Line a 20cm loaf tin with Glad Bake. 2.	Place dried fruit and water in a saucepan and bring to the coil. Cover and simmer gently for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and ...

City bakeries are busy preparing Christmas cakes of different flavours including the traditional rum cake, plum cake and fruit cake on orders as the festival approaches near. VARANASI: City bakeries ...