Newmarket and Ely Living Dec 2019 - Jan 2020
The fantastic festive issue is here, packed with local events, Christmas fun, delicious recipes, chef Michael Caines plus travel to Oman and advice on buying a new home.
The fantastic festive issue is here, packed with local events, Christmas fun, delicious recipes, chef Michael Caines plus travel to Oman and advice on buying a new home.
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Contents<br />
A Note<br />
from the editor<br />
A Culinary puddings Journey through without a<br />
24Christmas sultana Northern in Irel<strong>and</strong> sight<br />
Chef Michael<br />
Caines<br />
IN THIS ISSUE...<br />
04 What’s On<br />
We are in full festive mode with a diary<br />
full of events over Christmas <strong>and</strong> into<br />
the New Year<br />
10 Education<br />
Extra curricular activities are an important<br />
part of any child’s development - it’s all<br />
about finding the right one<br />
17 Michael Caines<br />
We catch up with the West Country<br />
chef, on his quest for a second<br />
Michelin star at Lympstone Manor<br />
19 Christmas Crackers<br />
Five pages of beautiful puddings to<br />
help you savour every second of the<br />
festive season<br />
26 Amazing Oman<br />
17<br />
We take in the mountain passes <strong>and</strong><br />
the breathtaking s<strong>and</strong> dunes in this<br />
diverse country<br />
30 Homebuying Guide<br />
If the festive period shines a light on<br />
your desire to move, we have tips on<br />
the process<br />
Magical<br />
Oman<br />
26<br />
32<br />
Creating the<br />
perfect guestroom<br />
Editor Katie Thomson<br />
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Sleigh bells ring, are you listening -<br />
Christmas’s here, your heart quickening?<br />
With gifts still to buy, <strong>and</strong> cards left to write<br />
- holy heck there’s still so much to do!<br />
That’s how the song goes right? Like it<br />
or loathe it, we are well into the festive<br />
preamble (what number tin of Quality Street<br />
are you on? I count three...). It’s time to get<br />
serious about your festive salutations <strong>and</strong><br />
batten down the hatches - the guests will<br />
be here before you can say ‘figgy pudding’!<br />
This issue aims to highlight the best of the<br />
festive season, with a packed events guide<br />
<strong>and</strong> lots of festive fun. I’ve been extra<br />
selfish this issue <strong>and</strong> curated a section<br />
especially for the Christmas pariahs among<br />
us - those that hate festive puddings! Try<br />
as I might, I can’t st<strong>and</strong> Christmas Pudding,<br />
Cake, mince pies - anything with the spiced<br />
fruits combo - I’m out.<br />
I reckon I’m not alone (though perhaps<br />
you’ve not outed yourself yet, just<br />
pretending you’re full up when a bowl is<br />
proffered in your direction), so for my fellow<br />
outcasts, please enjoy a bumper batch<br />
of celebratory puds which are perfect for<br />
the big day, without a sultana in sight.<br />
We also caught up with one of the UK’s<br />
most famous <strong>and</strong> decorated chefs, Michael<br />
Caines on his passions outside of cooking<br />
(he’s one charitable guy!)<br />
That’s all for now - we will see you again in<br />
February, when we will be recovering from<br />
post Christmas food comas <strong>and</strong> thinking<br />
about moving a bit more <strong>and</strong> maybe eating<br />
a little less.<br />
In the meantime, we wish you the happiest,<br />
healthiest New Year. Now, pass the Quality<br />
Street please.<br />
Publisher Sally Thomson<br />
Katie<br />
Katie<br />
Contributors Rebecca Williams, Peter Thomson, Dan Weston, Angela Cave, Pete<br />
Lawrence, Kate O’Connell <strong>and</strong> Lucy Saunders. Front cover: Clarence Court Eggs<br />
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