Hi Everyone,

‘Tis the season the oven gets most fired up. ‘Tis the season baking takes centre stage in the cooking arena. And ‘tis the season we need most help in getting ready for the cooking extravaganza.

No fear, I’m here to lend a hand. This week begins a three-part series that will help you in the kitchen. We’ll start off this week by taking a general look at preparing to bake. Next week we will look at baking the Christmas cake. And in the final week of this holiday baking series, we’ll focus on baking the all-important ham. Let’s get cracking shall we?

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When the urge to bake takes over, particularly in the hurly burly …..