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Mince pies - 2017 guide to festive treats

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Here at Gandey World Class Productions we like to make the hard choices so you don't have to. Which is why that we, as an office, have decided to sacrifice our winter waistlines in order to taste and review as many mince pies as possible in the run up to Christmas! That's right – you don't have to go to the trouble of opening those pesky boxes, prying the pies free of the fiddly foil cases and gorging yourselves on festive treats. We've done all of that for you. Multiple times! Which leaves you free to buy the best and have a tasty pastry at Christmas with minimal disappointment. We have suffered through dry pies and sickly sweet fillings to find the zesty diamonds in the floury rough. So, without further ado, here are the results: Mr Kipling Deep-Filled Mince Pies Unfortunately for Mr Kipling , these pies were exceedingly poor in comparison to the others we tasted. Visually, they looked good with a nice amount of filling, but the pastry w...

Cocktails of Bangkok!

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Are you sick of the typical English pub clichés, Carling not quenching your thirst? Is your Coke and Rum causing a despairing roll of the eyes in your face region? Well seen as it's summer in what appears to be name more than climate, we thought we would treat you lovely people to some Thai inspired red hot cocktails - courtesy of the Lady Boys of Bangkok . Why not add a splash of colour to your summer?  So this is how it's going to work, first there will be a list of ingredients, then maybe a picture and a short description with some possible puns thrown in for good measure, the perfect recipe for a cocktail recipe blog (is that a pun?).  Anyway f irst up is a cocktail named after it's deserty forefather, Mango Sticky Rice a popular desert in Thailand which now comes in a handy drinkable form.     What you'll need: 2 oz. Rice Vodka (You can use grainy normal vodka as well) 2 oz. Malibu Rum 1/2 Whole Fresh Mango 1/2 oz. Fresh Lemon Juice 1 oz....