Whether you eat mince pies during the holidays or not, these festive treats go back a long way. But, do you have to use meat ...

though not without earlier origins in similar meat-and-spice mixtures from all around the Mediterranean basin, all the way ...

THIS year as you sit down to a well-deserved cup of tea and a mince pie, or leave a plate out for Santa, take a moment to ...

By the Victorian era, mince pies were firmly sweet, with Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management even providing a recipe for a meat-free version in 1861. And for those who enjoy a boozy mince ...

Cheap lamb mince can be very fatty; look for mince that has more red meat than white fat or ask your butcher to mince a piece for you (or do it yourself). Scrag, neck and belly all make good ...