Alison from Dragons and Fairy Dust finds the origins of nutmeg and the perfect Boxing Day bake - Delicious magazine's Boxing Day Breakfast Muffins! Here's how she got on... 

Boxing Day Muffins

Whilst these are best eaten warm from the oven on the day they are baked they can also be made in advance and frozen. Freeze for up to three months. When you want to use them just defrost and warm them in the oven or a microwave before serving. Read More

Kat from The Baking Explorer crafts the perfect festive showstopper - Baking Heaven magazine's Chocolate, Hazelnut and Salted Caramel Cheesecake! 

December is the month of entertaining and also the month when I get inundated with requests to make desserts for various family and friend gatherings. So when I’m short on time and I need to get an impressive dessert ready, cheesecakes are my go to option. They are easy to put together and you can leave them in the fridge overnight to set.

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If last year was about glitter beards and glitter partings, this Christmas is all about the themed tree. If it's not Star Wars themed or tacky, it's not hot - here are 7 themed Christmas trees you need to see!

1. The Harry Potter Themed Tree

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One of our favourite bloggers - Kat from The Baking Explorer -  has recreated a delicious vegetarian recipe - presenting Veggie Magazine's Chai & Ginger Cake! 

Italian cooking is my absolute favourite, although I have to say I usually stick to the savoury side. However when reading Veggie’s November issue, this recipe from Melissa Forti who runs a tea room in North West Italy really caught my eye. I couldn’t resist making it as the flavours screamed Autumn and it sounded warming and comforting, which is exactly what you want from food this time of year. Read More

We all love a glossy magazine (some of us even collect them), but what do we do with them afterwards?  Here are 3 Christmas crafts you can make from magazines - we all have some lying around...!
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The talented Kirsty from Bake This Happen (who also runs a fantastic baking blog, Ever So Sweet) has created a twist on a classic - here's her take on Good Food Magazine's Iced Ginger Bundt Cake!

What a treat when this months Christmas edition of BBC Good Food magazine landed on my door mat last week.  Now with bonfire night being past, the countdown to Christmas is truly on, and with it all the flavours of the festive season.   Read More

Polly from The Travelling Calavera blog takes inspiration from Red magazine for her capsule wardrobe for travelling at Christmas...

With not long to go until Christmas, it’s already high time you booked your tickets and started planning that festive trip to see relatives or friends. Read More

Elaine from Fun as a Gran blog explores food allergies and the great desserts you can make by using a few clever alternatives - we're talking food allergies and Free From magazine!

Allergies seem to be much more prevalent these days, or is it just they make the news more? Having a child with food allergies is not ideal, but then you have no choice but to get on with it. I know when I was born, as when my eldest was born with lactose intolerance then the only option was early weaning. There was no recommendation then for alternative milks.

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We're back again with our favourite round up of bloggers - this time, we're celebrating our top 5 UK craft bloggers! Now we don't know about you, but we like crafts that we can actually do ourselves. Our favourite craft bloggers make simple, fun and effective crafts and DIYs - here's a bit more about them and why we think they're fab:

Crafts on Sea

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