Egg nog (or eggnog) means “egg in a cup” and traditionally is served in small cups, so you can save some calories simply by taking a smaller portion. Egg nog was a preferred holiday drink for English aristocracy who spent Christmas at country homes where estate dairies provided … [Read more...] about Light Egg Nog
Christmas Desserts
Auld Man’s Milk, the Scots version of Egg Nog
In Scotland Christmas is a low key celebration with a build up to New Years, called Hogmanay, the biggest party of the year. In the late 1500s, the Scottish Reformation abolished Christmas, which lasted for 400 hundred years. Most Scots had to work on Christmas Day until the … [Read more...] about Auld Man’s Milk, the Scots version of Egg Nog
The Royals Incredibly Airy Yule Log
If you missed Stir Up Sunday this year so you don't have homemade Christmas Pudding or Fruitcake on your holiday sweets table, don't fret, you can always impress your family and guests with another English tradition, the Yule Log cake or bûche de Noël as it is known to the … [Read more...] about The Royals Incredibly Airy Yule Log
Festive Chocolate Dipped Oreos For all Seasons
This dessert is a simple sweet treat that suits both upstairs and downstairs guests. Oreos are very period-appropriate. In 1912, Nabisco created a wonderful new biscuit that we know and love: a cookie with a cream filling sandwiched between two chocolate disks. While an American … [Read more...] about Festive Chocolate Dipped Oreos For all Seasons
Amazing English Gingernuts
Gingernuts are a great English tradition, producing a great cookie, perfect for dunking. … [Read more...] about Amazing English Gingernuts
