Living in Germany must be rubbing off at last. You will not believe it, but in the last 24 hours I have produced 7 different sorts of cookies. They all taste good and what's more they look good! Even really complicated procedures with egg white and brushing with yolk and leaving overnight. (Those were the Bethmännchen, one of my favourites.)

I have even packed them (lovingly) into those little cellophane bags and tied the top with red ribbon and a tiny piece of pine tree.

The Brits will be most impressed.

Take a look at http://www.christmas-cookies.com/

for some yummy recipes

Christmas Markets

Wondering if I should eat any of that tasty goulash which has been simmering on the range for hours. Tomorrow the first three traditional VHS Christmas Buffets take place and so may be it would be wise to go hungry this evening.

Just asked Horst what I should write about today. We were on the way home from the Christmas Market in Rotenburg, so that possibly influenced his answer: " 'All about the Christmas Market in Yeovil' and it will be a very short piece as there isn't one."

Well he is right there, but it's not true that the UK is completely void of Yuletide markets. Many of them are called "German Christmas Markets" as even we Brits admit that when it comes to being tasteful at Christmas, then Germany has won the title.

Check out www.christmasmarkets.com/UK.html

Especially tak a look at Bath - not too far from Yeovil so perhaps that will have to do.