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Best Lindt Christmas Gifts 2025: Luxurious Chocolate Presents for Every Loved One
Share the joy, spoil someone special and make Christmas 2025 extra indulgent with Lindt’s best-selling chocolate gifts. (Lindt Christmas Collection Hamper 1.5kg) Lindt Christmas Collection Hamper 1.5kg Including 650g Pick & Mix) £75 Share the magic of Christmas with this luxurious hamper of festive favourites and miniatures, including our iconic Gold TEDDY and Santa plus your selection of Pick & Mix. Spread a little festive sparkle, with Lindt. (Lindt SANTA Milk Drum 10g x 67


Cadbury Gifts Direct Christmas Hampers 2025: Delicious Chocolate Treats for Everyone
Treat your loved ones this festive season with Cadbury Gifts Direct Christmas hampers. Perfect for family, friends, or colleagues, they bring joy, festive cheer, and a taste of Christmas straight to their door. (Cadbury Christmas Chocolate Gift Box) Cadbury Christmas Chocolate Gift Box £35 With almost 2.3kg of Cadbury chocolate and sweets, it makes the ideal Christmas chocolate gift for offices, families, or Christmas parties. Rich assortment: From bite-size Heroes and chewy


Best Christmas Chocolate Hampers 2025 from Cadbury Gifts Direct: Sweet Gifts They’ll Love
Packed with festive treats, luxury chocolates, and indulgent goodies, these hampers make the perfect Christmas gift for family, friends, and chocolate lovers. (Cadbury Christmas Chocolate Sharing Basket) Cadbury Christmas Chocolate Sharing Basket £35 Delivered in a presentation 14 wicker basket hand-packed with a delicious selection of your favourite Cadbury Christmas chocolate. Share this delightful chocolate sharing basket filled with all your Cadbury favourites, knowing yo


Virginia Haywood Hampers: Top Christmas Gifts & Luxury Food Hampers 2025
Explore the best Virginia Haywood hampers this Christmas, featuring luxury gift baskets, gourmet chocolates, biscuits, teas, and festive treats. Ideal Christmas presents for family, friends, and foodies – order online today. (Twelfth Night Gift Basket) Twelfth Night Gift Basket £228 A show-stopping Christmas hamper overflowing with gourmet treats and festive favourites. Presented in an elegant greywash willow tray, this luxurious gift collection is crafted to impress, offerin


Virginia Haywood Hampers: Best Luxury Christmas Hampers & Gift Baskets 2025
Shop the ultimate Virginia Haywood hampers for Christmas 2025, featuring luxury food gifts, gourmet treats, festive chocolates, biscuits, teas, and perfect gift baskets for family, friends, and food lovers – all available to buy online. (T he Utopian Luxury Christmas Hamper from Virginia Hayward Hampers) The Utopian Christmas Hamper £2260 Celebrate Christmas in style with the Utopian Luxury Christmas Hamper – the biggest and most indulgent festive hamper ever! Packed with gou


Christmas 2025 Gift Guide: Best Cartwright & Butler Hampers for Every Budget
Explore the Christmas 2025 gift guide with the best Cartwright & Butler hampers for every budget, including luxury food hampers, festive treats, gourmet chocolates, teas, biscuits, and perfect Christmas gifts for family, friends, and food lovers. The Ultimate Festive Hamper The Ultimate Festive Hamper £220 Utterly spoil your friends and family this year with The Ultimate Festive Hamper. Bursting with an array of Christmas goodies the whole family can enjoy. The Totally Chris


Best Cartwright & Butler Christmas Hampers for 2025: Luxury Food Gifts They’ll Love
Discover the ultimate Cartwright & Butler Christmas hampers for 2025, featuring luxury food gifts, gourmet treats, festive biscuits, chocolates, teas, and perfect Christmas presents for food lovers. (The Festive Alcohol Free Hamper from Cartwright and Butler) The Festive Alcohol Free Hamper £250 Experience the joys of Christmas with our Alcohol-Free Hamper, a wonderful collection of gourmets and indulgent treats. This hamper is perfect for those who prefer a non-alcoholic cel


Rick Stein’s ultimate guide to cooking the Christmas dinner
Lauren Taylor chats to the TV chef about his tips and tricks for everything from the turkey to the sprouts. (James Murphy/PA) In a restaurant kitchen, even professional chefs don’t have to make every element of a three-course meal. But at Christmas, “When you’re cooking at home, you have to do everything,” says Rick Stein, “therefore your timing has to be really good. In a restaurant kitchen you’re doing four or five things really, and nothing else, also they’re all part of t


10 fabulous festive ways to say it with a bottle
From luxe limited editions and gorgeous wine gifts to snazzy spirits, these drinks are full of Christmas cheer. Raise a glass to Christmas celebrations with these liquid gifting ideas (Ron Santiago De Cuba/PA) With the holiday season coming into full swing and twinkling lights signalling it’s time to think about what to tuck under the tree, liquid gifts can be a lifesaver. Especially if you’re pressie buying for that hard-to-please person, know they love all things wine, or l


James Martin’s Welsh rarebit with bacon and chutney
Perfect autumnal comfort food. James Martin’s Welsh rarebit with bacon and chutney (Dan Jones/PA) “One of the greatest chefs of the modern era was Gary Rhodes. People really underestimate how good he was and how he revolutionised the food scene using top-quality UK produce,” says James Martin. “One of his trademark dishes was a smoked haddock Welsh rarebit with confit tomatoes. Bettys Tea Room in York does a Welsh rarebit on toast with tomato chutney and it’s bloody delicious


James Martin’s sticky toffee pudding with miso caramel sauce and clotted cream
A classic dessert with a twist. James Martin’s sticky toffee pudding with miso caramel sauce and clotted cream (Dan Jones/PA) “There are loads of variations of sticky toffee pudding, and I love to put my own spin on it,” says James Martin. “Miso is a brilliant savoury ingredient and when added to caramel it’s amazing, but it has to be high-quality miso!” Sticky toffee pudding with miso caramel sauce and clotted cream Ingredients: (Serves 6) 290ml boiling water 200g stoned dat


Clodagh McKenna’s seeded cheddar sunflower bread recipe
This recipe is inspired by traditional Irish soda bread. Clodagh McKenna’s seeded cheddar sunflower bread recipe (David Loftus/PA) “Beautiful, isn’t it? This recipe is based on the wonderful traditional Irish soda bread that the whole world should know how to make,” says This Morning resident chef Clodagh McKenna. “I’ve added Cheddar for flavour, but leave that out for the classic recipe. This loaf is cut into wedges, so every person can tear off their own, and they make it l


How to make Gaucho’s churrasco de chorizo
A simple sirloin that will become a staple dish. Gaucho’s churrasco de chorizo (Sam A. Harris/PA) “One of Gaucho’s original offerings, this steak borrows the word churrasco from the Brazilian equivalent to asado,” explains Gaucho culinary director Anthony Ekizian. “It is a butterfly- cut, marinated sirloin and delivers a bold, smoky South American char. For the best results, choose steaks that are around eight centimetres thick.” Gaucho’s churrasco de chorizo Ingredients: (Se


Restaurant Review: Hickory's Smokehouse Cardiff
Cardiff just got a serious flavour upgrade with Hickory’s Smokehouse, serving up an authentic taste of the Deep South. Hickory's Smokehouse Cardiff From the moment you walk in, it’s all rustic wood, twinkling lights and the hum of blues and barbecue. The vibe? Straight out of Louisiana with a dash of Tennessee swagger. Hickory's Smokehouse Cardiff We kicked off with a round of appetisers that hit harder than a Southern sunrise. The Brisket Popcorn Bites were melt-in-your-mout


Experiences at The Vale Resort make the perfect Christmas gift
Make the season sparkle at The Vale Resort with the gift of time well spent, think indulgent escapes, gourmet feasts and one-of-a-kind experiences designed to delight everyone on your list. The Vale Resort Overnight stays Midweek Dinner, Bed & Breakfast Break (from £190 for two) The perfect midweek retreat, including a delicious three-course dinner, a restful night’s sleep in a beautifully appointed room and a hearty Welsh breakfast. Spiced Rum Making B&B Break (from £299 for


Samin Nosrat’s sky-high focaccia
If you’ve never made focaccia, this is easy – but takes time. Samin Nosrat’s sky-high focaccia (Aya Brackett/PA “I’ve spent years tweaking and perfecting this golden, chewy focaccia recipe, which I originally developed for the Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat documentary series,” says chef Samin Nosrat. “Since then, I’ve replaced plain flour with strong white flour, whose higher protein content allows for more height and chew. I also added a few strategic turns, or folds, of the dough a


Samin Nosrat’s joojeh kabob roast chicken
Here’s the secret to succulent chicken. Samin Nosrat’s joojeh kabob roast chicken recipe (Aya Brackett/PA) “Growing up, my family didn’t eat out very often,” says chef Samin Nosrat. “But when we did, it was almost always at a Persian chelo kababi, where we’d each order a humongous platter of buttery saffron rice topped with two skewers of grilled meat and a grilled tomato. “We each had our favourites, and mine was invariably joojeh kabob – tender, tangy pieces of saffron-and-


Wahaca unveils Cardiff’s latest sandwich sensation
Taking the humble sandwich to a bold, flavourful and marvellously Mexican new level, Wahaca this month teams up with Cardiff’s...


Less than a month to go before the Deep South lands in Cardiff
Get ready, Cardiff! The team behind Hickory’s Smokehouse, the UK’s most beloved Southern-style BBQ restaurants, are thrilled to announce...


Tim Spector’s simple sauerkraut
This sauerkraut goes perfectly in salads and sausage sandwiches. Tim Spector’s simple sauerkraut (Issy Croker/PA) “Traditionally...
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