Mary-Anne Boermans
@dejafoodie.bsky.social
Food Historian. GBBO S2 & Christmas winner. Award-winning author. http://TimeToCookOnline.com & http://DejaFood.uk
@[email protected] @DejaFoodie
on Insta & BlueSky
@[email protected] @DejaFoodie
on Insta & BlueSky
Here's a few ideas for using your mincemeat: #MincePies
- Filo mincemeat cigars
- Luxury Mince Pies with lemon cheesecake
- Eliza Acton's meringue topped Mince Pies Royale
- Fred. Vine's Sultana Tarts
(links in next post)
- Filo mincemeat cigars
- Luxury Mince Pies with lemon cheesecake
- Eliza Acton's meringue topped Mince Pies Royale
- Fred. Vine's Sultana Tarts
(links in next post)
December 14, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Here's a few ideas for using your mincemeat: #MincePies
- Filo mincemeat cigars
- Luxury Mince Pies with lemon cheesecake
- Eliza Acton's meringue topped Mince Pies Royale
- Fred. Vine's Sultana Tarts
(links in next post)
- Filo mincemeat cigars
- Luxury Mince Pies with lemon cheesecake
- Eliza Acton's meringue topped Mince Pies Royale
- Fred. Vine's Sultana Tarts
(links in next post)
#TodayInMyKitchen A gentle reminder that this is my Fat-Free Mincemeat inspired by a recipe from Hannah Glasse
- No suet
- No fat
- No added sugar
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Use immediately
- Generously fills 12 deep mince pies
dejafood.uk/2016/03/24/f...
- No suet
- No fat
- No added sugar
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Use immediately
- Generously fills 12 deep mince pies
dejafood.uk/2016/03/24/f...
Fat-free Mincemeat
This recipe is adapted from Hannah Glasse’s 1747 recipe for Mince Pies for Lent. Nowadays, we traditionally make mincemeat far in advance of the festive season, so that it can mature in flavo…
dejafood.uk
December 14, 2025 at 3:58 PM
#TodayInMyKitchen A gentle reminder that this is my Fat-Free Mincemeat inspired by a recipe from Hannah Glasse
- No suet
- No fat
- No added sugar
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Use immediately
- Generously fills 12 deep mince pies
dejafood.uk/2016/03/24/f...
- No suet
- No fat
- No added sugar
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Use immediately
- Generously fills 12 deep mince pies
dejafood.uk/2016/03/24/f...
#TodayInMyKitchen It's Celebrity Masterchef Binge Watch Day!
I like to 'save up' all the episodes of the week and watch them all in one go. 🥰
I like to 'save up' all the episodes of the week and watch them all in one go. 🥰
December 12, 2025 at 8:58 AM
#TodayInMyKitchen It's Celebrity Masterchef Binge Watch Day!
I like to 'save up' all the episodes of the week and watch them all in one go. 🥰
I like to 'save up' all the episodes of the week and watch them all in one go. 🥰
#IdeasForXmas Home-made Candied Peel!
So good you'll want to eat it by itself!
Add zest and zing to your festive baking, or gift it as presents.
It's a taste sensation!
dejafood.uk/2016/03/20/c...
So good you'll want to eat it by itself!
Add zest and zing to your festive baking, or gift it as presents.
It's a taste sensation!
dejafood.uk/2016/03/20/c...
Candied Peel
A forgotten art in British preserving is home-made candied peel. ‘But I can buy that!’ you shriek. Yes, I know. But if you’ve ever tasted fresh candied peel made with nothing more…
dejafood.uk
December 10, 2025 at 9:57 PM
#IdeasForXmas Home-made Candied Peel!
So good you'll want to eat it by itself!
Add zest and zing to your festive baking, or gift it as presents.
It's a taste sensation!
dejafood.uk/2016/03/20/c...
So good you'll want to eat it by itself!
Add zest and zing to your festive baking, or gift it as presents.
It's a taste sensation!
dejafood.uk/2016/03/20/c...
#TodayInMyKitchen Finally finished jotting down all the mincemeat/mince pie recipes in the manuscripts at the @wellcomecollection.bsky.social .
All 275 of them.
All 275 of them.
December 5, 2025 at 8:55 PM
#TodayInMyKitchen Finally finished jotting down all the mincemeat/mince pie recipes in the manuscripts at the @wellcomecollection.bsky.social .
All 275 of them.
All 275 of them.
In these sad times of unrest and division, it brings my heart joy the way British commenters have united when an American eats a Terry's Chocolate Orange the wrong way.
www.youtube.com/shorts/XVMpz...
www.youtube.com/shorts/XVMpz...
American Trying Weird British Food
YouTube video by Red Bus Russ
www.youtube.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:32 AM
In these sad times of unrest and division, it brings my heart joy the way British commenters have united when an American eats a Terry's Chocolate Orange the wrong way.
www.youtube.com/shorts/XVMpz...
www.youtube.com/shorts/XVMpz...
Reposted by Mary-Anne Boermans
#PopQuiz BlueSkyVerse!
I'm looking for your opinions on festive mincemeat!
Do you prefer a treasured family recipe?
Something different each year?
Vegan? Vegetarian?
Can't stand the stuff?? (if so, interested to know why)
I'm all ears!
I'm looking for your opinions on festive mincemeat!
Do you prefer a treasured family recipe?
Something different each year?
Vegan? Vegetarian?
Can't stand the stuff?? (if so, interested to know why)
I'm all ears!
December 3, 2025 at 4:06 PM
#PopQuiz BlueSkyVerse!
I'm looking for your opinions on festive mincemeat!
Do you prefer a treasured family recipe?
Something different each year?
Vegan? Vegetarian?
Can't stand the stuff?? (if so, interested to know why)
I'm all ears!
I'm looking for your opinions on festive mincemeat!
Do you prefer a treasured family recipe?
Something different each year?
Vegan? Vegetarian?
Can't stand the stuff?? (if so, interested to know why)
I'm all ears!
#PopQuiz BlueSkyVerse!
I'm looking for your opinions on festive mincemeat!
Do you prefer a treasured family recipe?
Something different each year?
Vegan? Vegetarian?
Can't stand the stuff?? (if so, interested to know why)
I'm all ears!
I'm looking for your opinions on festive mincemeat!
Do you prefer a treasured family recipe?
Something different each year?
Vegan? Vegetarian?
Can't stand the stuff?? (if so, interested to know why)
I'm all ears!
December 3, 2025 at 4:06 PM
#PopQuiz BlueSkyVerse!
I'm looking for your opinions on festive mincemeat!
Do you prefer a treasured family recipe?
Something different each year?
Vegan? Vegetarian?
Can't stand the stuff?? (if so, interested to know why)
I'm all ears!
I'm looking for your opinions on festive mincemeat!
Do you prefer a treasured family recipe?
Something different each year?
Vegan? Vegetarian?
Can't stand the stuff?? (if so, interested to know why)
I'm all ears!
#TodayInMyKitchen Figgy Pudding quandaries.
1st recipe: old school, just figs, cinnamon, nutmeg.
2nd recipe: figs, lemon zest & juice, candied citron.
2nd recipe tastes nicer than the first, but you can't taste the figs any more.
Is it still a Figgy Pudding if it no longer tastes of figs? 🤔
1st recipe: old school, just figs, cinnamon, nutmeg.
2nd recipe: figs, lemon zest & juice, candied citron.
2nd recipe tastes nicer than the first, but you can't taste the figs any more.
Is it still a Figgy Pudding if it no longer tastes of figs? 🤔
November 25, 2025 at 8:24 PM
#TodayInMyKitchen Figgy Pudding quandaries.
1st recipe: old school, just figs, cinnamon, nutmeg.
2nd recipe: figs, lemon zest & juice, candied citron.
2nd recipe tastes nicer than the first, but you can't taste the figs any more.
Is it still a Figgy Pudding if it no longer tastes of figs? 🤔
1st recipe: old school, just figs, cinnamon, nutmeg.
2nd recipe: figs, lemon zest & juice, candied citron.
2nd recipe tastes nicer than the first, but you can't taste the figs any more.
Is it still a Figgy Pudding if it no longer tastes of figs? 🤔
@pattonoswalt.bsky.social Am tremendously bucked-up to see you have returned! 👍🥰
November 21, 2025 at 3:28 PM
@pattonoswalt.bsky.social Am tremendously bucked-up to see you have returned! 👍🥰
New Blog Post - Stuffing Loaf!
All the feisty flavours of your favourite stuffing, but in a loaf!
Perfect for making those Day After toasted sandwiches!
Either with cold cuts or with warm slices chicken/turkey and gravy 😋
dejafood.uk/2025/11/11/s...
All the feisty flavours of your favourite stuffing, but in a loaf!
Perfect for making those Day After toasted sandwiches!
Either with cold cuts or with warm slices chicken/turkey and gravy 😋
dejafood.uk/2025/11/11/s...
November 11, 2025 at 6:35 PM
New Blog Post - Stuffing Loaf!
All the feisty flavours of your favourite stuffing, but in a loaf!
Perfect for making those Day After toasted sandwiches!
Either with cold cuts or with warm slices chicken/turkey and gravy 😋
dejafood.uk/2025/11/11/s...
All the feisty flavours of your favourite stuffing, but in a loaf!
Perfect for making those Day After toasted sandwiches!
Either with cold cuts or with warm slices chicken/turkey and gravy 😋
dejafood.uk/2025/11/11/s...
#TodayInMyKitchen Roasting Chickens
1. Put chickens on rack.
2. Slosh water under rack.
3. Bake 4 hours @ 120°C Fan.
(Optional) For a rich colour, brush skin with eggwhite.
Not yours. The chicken's. (See pic).
And that's it. #NoFaff™
1. Put chickens on rack.
2. Slosh water under rack.
3. Bake 4 hours @ 120°C Fan.
(Optional) For a rich colour, brush skin with eggwhite.
Not yours. The chicken's. (See pic).
And that's it. #NoFaff™
November 5, 2025 at 11:56 AM
#TodayInMyKitchen Roasting Chickens
1. Put chickens on rack.
2. Slosh water under rack.
3. Bake 4 hours @ 120°C Fan.
(Optional) For a rich colour, brush skin with eggwhite.
Not yours. The chicken's. (See pic).
And that's it. #NoFaff™
1. Put chickens on rack.
2. Slosh water under rack.
3. Bake 4 hours @ 120°C Fan.
(Optional) For a rich colour, brush skin with eggwhite.
Not yours. The chicken's. (See pic).
And that's it. #NoFaff™
#TodayInMyKitchen Looking at home-made American baked bean recipes & reading that the first ingredients are tins of baked beans.
October 18, 2025 at 7:29 PM
#TodayInMyKitchen Looking at home-made American baked bean recipes & reading that the first ingredients are tins of baked beans.
The UK Loose Leaf Tea Company (not a sponsor) have no social media, but do please visit them if you're a fan of all things tea & coffee.
theuklooseleafteacompany.co.uk
theuklooseleafteacompany.co.uk
October 18, 2025 at 11:52 AM
The UK Loose Leaf Tea Company (not a sponsor) have no social media, but do please visit them if you're a fan of all things tea & coffee.
theuklooseleafteacompany.co.uk
theuklooseleafteacompany.co.uk
#TodayInMyKitchen Just had a delivery of sugar crystals - neither expensive nor important - but I'm touched by the care & attention given to my order. Beautiful recyclable paper & tissue packaging & a bonus flyer of hints for optimal tea-making.
October 18, 2025 at 11:51 AM
#TodayInMyKitchen Just had a delivery of sugar crystals - neither expensive nor important - but I'm touched by the care & attention given to my order. Beautiful recyclable paper & tissue packaging & a bonus flyer of hints for optimal tea-making.
#TodayInMyKitchen Trying out a new-to-me Italian snack.
Got 2 recipes of approx. the same quantities.
One tells me to bake at 200C for 30 mins, the other says it should be 1 hour.
Me trying to work out optimum baking strategy:
Got 2 recipes of approx. the same quantities.
One tells me to bake at 200C for 30 mins, the other says it should be 1 hour.
Me trying to work out optimum baking strategy:
October 13, 2025 at 11:11 AM
#TodayInMyKitchen Trying out a new-to-me Italian snack.
Got 2 recipes of approx. the same quantities.
One tells me to bake at 200C for 30 mins, the other says it should be 1 hour.
Me trying to work out optimum baking strategy:
Got 2 recipes of approx. the same quantities.
One tells me to bake at 200C for 30 mins, the other says it should be 1 hour.
Me trying to work out optimum baking strategy:
More simple, quick supper ideas - this one based on the eastern European dish Haluski.
Cabbage/kale/brussels sprouts & pasta - fresh or dried.
A couple of onions, butter & pepper and vwa - as they say - la! 😋
Add some bacon/fakon/ham if you like
timetocookonline.com/2020/05/15/c...
Cabbage/kale/brussels sprouts & pasta - fresh or dried.
A couple of onions, butter & pepper and vwa - as they say - la! 😋
Add some bacon/fakon/ham if you like
timetocookonline.com/2020/05/15/c...
October 11, 2025 at 1:16 PM
More simple, quick supper ideas - this one based on the eastern European dish Haluski.
Cabbage/kale/brussels sprouts & pasta - fresh or dried.
A couple of onions, butter & pepper and vwa - as they say - la! 😋
Add some bacon/fakon/ham if you like
timetocookonline.com/2020/05/15/c...
Cabbage/kale/brussels sprouts & pasta - fresh or dried.
A couple of onions, butter & pepper and vwa - as they say - la! 😋
Add some bacon/fakon/ham if you like
timetocookonline.com/2020/05/15/c...
This is the photo @thedailybeast.bsky.social
chose to go with its article on Tr*mp not winning the Nobel Peace Prize.
chose to go with its article on Tr*mp not winning the Nobel Peace Prize.
October 10, 2025 at 1:28 PM
This is the photo @thedailybeast.bsky.social
chose to go with its article on Tr*mp not winning the Nobel Peace Prize.
chose to go with its article on Tr*mp not winning the Nobel Peace Prize.
PSA: Just added costings to the two main meals - each serves 4 generously for £2 a head, £8 total.
New Blog Post: Favourite Things
Tasty, speedy meals in 30 minutes or less without using every item in your kitchen. 😏
timetocookonline.com/2025/10/06/f...
Tasty, speedy meals in 30 minutes or less without using every item in your kitchen. 😏
timetocookonline.com/2025/10/06/f...
October 6, 2025 at 2:43 PM
PSA: Just added costings to the two main meals - each serves 4 generously for £2 a head, £8 total.
New Blog Post: Favourite Things
Tasty, speedy meals in 30 minutes or less without using every item in your kitchen. 😏
timetocookonline.com/2025/10/06/f...
Tasty, speedy meals in 30 minutes or less without using every item in your kitchen. 😏
timetocookonline.com/2025/10/06/f...
October 6, 2025 at 9:14 AM
New Blog Post: Favourite Things
Tasty, speedy meals in 30 minutes or less without using every item in your kitchen. 😏
timetocookonline.com/2025/10/06/f...
Tasty, speedy meals in 30 minutes or less without using every item in your kitchen. 😏
timetocookonline.com/2025/10/06/f...
Farewell, Dame Patricia Routledge ❤️#RIP
Kitty was always my favourite.
Kitty was always my favourite.
October 3, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Farewell, Dame Patricia Routledge ❤️#RIP
Kitty was always my favourite.
Kitty was always my favourite.
#TodayInMyKitchen I have decided to follow God's example, and am delaying until the Epstein files are released. 😇
#TheRaptureIsPostponed #FloorMoppingOnHold
#TheRaptureIsPostponed #FloorMoppingOnHold
#TodayInMyKitchen Trying to work out if I'm gonna get raptured, or if I do, indeed, have to mop the kitchen floor.
September 24, 2025 at 2:09 PM
#TodayInMyKitchen I have decided to follow God's example, and am delaying until the Epstein files are released. 😇
#TheRaptureIsPostponed #FloorMoppingOnHold
#TheRaptureIsPostponed #FloorMoppingOnHold
#TodayInMyKitchen Trying to work out if I'm gonna get raptured, or if I do, indeed, have to mop the kitchen floor.
September 23, 2025 at 7:36 PM
#TodayInMyKitchen Trying to work out if I'm gonna get raptured, or if I do, indeed, have to mop the kitchen floor.