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Christmas Pear and Mincemeat Frangipane Tart Recipe
Serves: 8 Time: 1 hour 30 minutes This fabulous frangipane tart combines the sweetness of pear and distinctive flavour of almond to create a showstopping dessert suitable for your Christmas lunch or any festive occasion. Ingredients 500g ready-rolled butter shortcrust pastry 200g mincemeat 1 tbsp of rum or brandy or sherry 125g butter 125g caster sugar 150g ground almonds 1 small orange zest 3 eggs, beaten 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 tsp almond extract 25g pistachios - chopped 50g…
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Festive Sausage Rolls Recipe
Makes: 12 medium or 24 cocktail-size sausage rolls Time: 50 minutes A delicious sausage roll recipe packed full of festive flavours, including cranberries and chestnuts. Perfect for Christmas. Ingredients 1kg good quality pork sausagemeat 50g onion (finely chopped) 50g dried cranberries 100g Stilton (in small dice) 100g chopped cooked chestnuts 1 dessertspoon fresh sage (roughly chopped) 1 heaped tsp wholegrain mustard 320g pack butter puff pastry 1 egg (beaten) salt and freshly ground black pepper Method 1.…
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Christmas Chutney Recipe
Serves: 8 x 450g jars Time: 1 hr In this special, festive, ‘recipe of the month’, we show you how to make Christmas chutney using our Hillier Development Chef’s tried and tested recipe. This homemade, fruity chutney makes a brilliant gift or accompaniment to your Christmas cheeseboard. Can be made well in advance and stored in a cool place. Ingredients 900g cooking apples, peeled, cored and cut into 2cm dice 300g chopped dates 300g…
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Cherry & Chocolate Crème Brûlée Recipe
Time: 30 mins Serves: 6 This rich and delicious recipe elevates the classic French dessert to a new level. A perfect Christmas dessert, or to impressive guests any time of the year. Ingredients 18 -24 cherries in kirsch - drained 600ml double cream 150g dark chocolate – minimum 70% cocoa solids – broken into small pieces 6 large egg yolks 2 teaspoons cornflour 2 tablespoons caster sugar 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 6 tablespoons caster sugar Method 1. Divide…
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Brioche, Amaretto & Marzipan Pudding Recipe
Serves: 6 Time: c.1 hr If you are looking for an alternative festive dessert, our brioche, amaretto & marzipan pudding is a deliciously indulgent and warming as wrapping up on the sofa in a soft blanket. If you prefer an alcohol-free version, it can work just as well without the amaretto. Ingredients 200g ‘all butter’ brioche (1/2 loaf) 3 or 4 tablespoons amaretto 100g white marzipan 3 eggs 1 tablespoon caster sugar 500ml double cream 1…
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Boxing Day Pie Recipe
Christmas Pie Recipe Serves: 6 Time: 55 minutes If you are looking for a delicious and imaginative way to use up your turkey - and some of the accompaniments, like leeks and stuffing - try this Christmas pie recipe from our Hillier Development Chef. You may find yourself looking forward to your Boxing Deal lunch as much as the Christmas Day feast! Ingredients 50g butter or margarine 1 tablespoon chopped thyme 500g leeks washed and…
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Festive Houseplants | Plant Profile
Houseplants bring great energy to any space. At Christmas, the most popular choices tend to be very traditional, but houseplants can also be given a thoroughly modern twist. If you are a serial houseplants killer, don’t be afraid! Our guide includes houseplants to suit every festive home. Just find a spot for your pot and let it uplift your soul. Schlumbergera (Christmas Cactus)
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Chocolate & Pear Roulade Recipe
Serves: 8 Time: 1 hr 30 mins (preparation + cooking time and decoration) Along with Christmas pudding and cake, chocolate roulade – or, yule log - is one of the best-loved Christmas desserts and a real showstopper at any meal. Our recipe, from our Hillier Development Chef, includes fruity chunks of pear with rich chocolate for a deliciously decadent roulade. Ingredients For the roulade 6 eggs 175g dark chocolate (60% cocoa solids) 175g caster sugar…
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Your November Garden: Top Tips & Advice
As days get cooler and significantly shorter, levels of activity in the garden gradually decrease in November. This is the time to make sure you have planted for winter colour and the following spring, to complete your garden tidy and to take care of the birds and animals as the temperature drops. Read our guide to November gardening jobs to find out what to do now, what to plant this month and helpful gardening tips…
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Spiced Parsnip and Apple Soup Recipe
Serves: 6 Time: 40 minutes Ingredients 50g butter 1 small onion – peeled and diced 1 garlic clove – chopped 1 heaped dessert-spoon of korma paste 3 large parsnips – peeled and thinly sliced 2 medium Bramley apples – peeled and chopped 1ltr hot vegetable stock ½ tin (200g) coconut milk (freeze the remainder for another day) Salt & freshly ground black pepper Method 1. Melt the butter and gently cook the onions and garlic until the onion is soft and translucent. 2. Stir in…
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Beef and Barley Stew Recipe
Serves: 6 Time: c. 3 hours (preparation + cooking) When it’s cold outside and you need something to take the chill off, there’s nothing quite like the warm hug-like satisfaction that a stew can bring in the winter months. This hearty beef and barley stew recipe, from our Hillier Development Chef, could become a firm favourite for those times that you feel a little hibernation is in order. Ingredients Vegetable oil 1 tablespoon flour 1kg diced chuck steak…
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Guide to the Winter Garden with Sir Harold Hillier Gardens
Winter is often considered the quietest season in the garden. Fran Clifton, Head Gardener at Sir Harold Hillier Gardens in Hampshire, takes us on a guided tour of their spectacular Winter Garden and shows how it can be anything but, as The Winter Garden at Sir Harold Hillier Gardens includes more than 650 plants grown for their seasonal beauty. In this short film, we take a look at winter planting combinations, plants for winter scent…
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Leucothoe | Plant Profile
With fantastic colourful foliage all year round, these versatile shrubs are renowned for their interesting and colourful growth. Perfect for both growing individually as a focal point of the garden, in groups within a mixed border or even potted up on a patio. They are generally low maintenance which makes them extremely versatile. Top Varieties Leucothoe axillaris Curly Red Sun requirementsFull sun to half shadeSoilMoist, acidic and well drainedHardinessFully hardySize50cm in height and spreadFlowering timeMarch…
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A Christmas Grand Entrance
Pumpkins are a fantastic addition to an autumnal household. Not only do they highlight the Halloween holiday, but they are also very versatile in their décor and, of course, taste! Pumpkins are very easy to grow, and their colour and form are the essence of the autumn season.
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Peonies | Plant Profile
Peonies are distinguished plants, known for their brief but beautiful bloom. All but two species are native to Europe and Asia, and are a common feature in sophisticated herbaceous borders.
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