By Cristina Colli

Last year I forgot to share two of my favourite Christmas recipes – a spicy flavoured tea that smells divine, and a moist suet-free mincemeat. Both recipes lends itself to be given as gifts – just portion into nice jars and  dress up with a lovely label tied with  coloured ribbon or twine.

Let’s start with the flavoured tea. I know that you can buy flavoured tea, but in my experience the store-bought varieties are either very expensive or have an artificial, chemical after-taste that spoil the experience.

It’s very easy to make flavoured tea, and you can change the ratio of spices & flavours to suit your taste, but make sure to use good quality loose leaf... More...