Mince Pies

I had never had a mince pie until I met Dan. Truth be told, I was one of those people who took the mince bit literally and thought it meant they contain mince meat. Even though I was initially teased for this, I have learnt now that I was not too far off cause the…

Advent Candles/ Adventslys

I have never ever made an advent wreath or had my own advent candles. At home we had a candle holder for advent and that is pretty much what we used every year to light a candle every Sunday leading up to Christmas. I loved lighting the candle on Sunday’s and it genuinely was something…

Spinach Dal

With headlines like “the big chill”, temperatures hovering around freezing and the days getting shorter, I needed comfort food stat. While my husband waxes lyrical about a Sunday roast – and they are good! My equivalent of a Sunday roast is a South Indian dal dish called Sambar, coupled with a spicy egg sambal, vege…