There’s something about a British Christmas that feels just right. It is, in fact, very much our cup of tea. The holiday canon is chockablock with classic and contemporary books and movies that ...

“Keep Christmas in your own way, and let me keep it in mine.” So mutters Scrooge — who didn't keep it at all. But he wasn't wrong. We don't all keep Christmas the same way. Britain is where ...

As an American living in Britain in the 1990s, my first exposure to Christmas pudding was something of a shock. I had ...

It has been called a "gastronomic paradox" – the most British of all dishes largely made from non-British ingredients. Today, Christmas pudding, the dense, fruit-packed confection that is boiled ...

A Christmas pudding is a boiled dessert that takes days, if not weeks, to make. Often, the fruit has been marinating in the alcohol for long periods, before the cooking even begins. "The spices ...

Christmas across the pond is a little different from the US. From Yorkshire puddings to pantomimes, these Christmas traditions might surprise you.

The meatier, more savory “pudding” still bore little resemblance to what is enjoyed around Christmas dinner tables today. Until the 18th century, sugar was an expensive luxury in the UK.

Recipes for Christmas pudding usually include dried fruit, flour, eggs, breadcrumbs and spices. Milk or alcohol is also present as the liquid to help bind the ingredients together. Advertisement ...

There’s something about a British Christmas that feels just right. It is, in fact, very much our cup of tea. The holiday ...

As an American living in Britain in the 1990s, my first exposure to Christmas pudding was something of a shock. I had expected figs or plums, as in the “ We Wish You a Merry Christmas” carol, but ...