of the queue when it comes to dessert doling out time, with one notable exception, Christmas Day.While the mere aroma of boozy, fruity puddings may be enough to have parents breaking out the mince pies in mid-October, your child is more likely to find rich

A bear for life, not just for ChristmasPudding Bear £20 by Hamleys

Good old-fashioned baking is enjoying something of a well-kneaded revival, shaking off its stodgy roly-poly pudding associations and emerging like a gleaming tarte au citron thanks to the likes of divine cupcakes first made famous by the Magnolia

style, which we say is under-egging the pudding. The breakfast chapter sings with bright ideas, including peach and soured cream pancakes and savoury Cheddar swirl buns, while simple weeknight dinners – linguini with cauliflower pesto and roast chicken

pudding, the unlucky little boy was swallowed by a cow, stolen by a raven and made seriously ill by an unfortunate nose-blowing incident. ThumbelinaMuch like Tom, Thumbelina is equal in stature to the average human thumb which causes her all manner

. Christmas pudding with custard was served at 3pm.What did you like or dislike? I always really enjoyed the meal itself, but I hated the amount we were served and we had to eat it all! The turkey was always six times too big and lasted for days

memory I’ve got is always baking cakes. From the point of eating food it is probably my love of chocolate pudding and apple crumble. I was very young with a very sweet tooth and I was really keen on things like rhubarb and custard. Now you have a family

including Christmas pudding demonstrations, a grotto and Christmas tree sales.Bristol Zoo’s Fantabulous ChristmasDecember 19–20Look out for Santa’s reindeer, snowball sprites and a few lost elves amongst the animal life in Bristol Zoo this Christmas