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Basic sponge cake

This basic cake is a breeze to prepare with a food processor. If baked in a tin, the result is a cake that can be decorated any way you wish. If baked in a muffin pan or in individual cake paper cups, the outcome is a batch of cupcakes to decorate to suit any theme.

Mincemeat

This inviting recipe for home made mincemeat has a lovely rich taste that improves with time, making it perfect for home canning, or to give as home made Holiday present, and, no doubt, as filling for mince pies.

Tomato sauce

Prepared tomato sauce is really convenient. The problem most of them come seasoned with Italian herbs, great for pasta dishes, but not suited to other dishes - basil is not our favorite herb for fish, as an example. This home made basic tomato sauce can become Italian, by adding basil and oregano; French cuisine, by adding herbs the Provence and capers; good for game, by adding thyme and rosemary; good for fish, adding bay leaf and white wine.