Whenever I spend the holidays in the US, I make my mom's mince pies. The sweet treat filled with dried fruit, spices, and brandy makes me feel like I'm back in the UK. They're relatively easy to make ...

Mince pies are everywhere at Christmas, but they’re a little bit like Marmite – you either love them, or hate them. If you’re firmly in the ‘love’ camp, you may have packed a few away so far over the ...

Medieval bakers at work in the 15th century - Hulton Archive Medieval mince pies were big enough to feed an entire family, documents unearthed by the National Archives suggest. Centuries-old recipes ...

Mince pies are perhaps one of the most popular treats to enjoy over the Christmas period. But instead of buying them from your local supermarket, they can be made fresh at home easily and quickly with ...

Rebecca has been leading our food and drink testing for over five years. She oversees rigorous blind taste tests of more than 250 products a year, covering everything from olive oil and chocolate to ...

Amid the holiday season, Thanksgiving in my family, present and past, always requires a mincemeat pie. Almost as important as stuffed turkey, cranberry sauce, Waldorf salad and a pumpkin pie is mince ...

Veggies: Onions, celery, carrots, tinned tomatoes, leek, dried herbs This pie is excellent for freezing and can be easily batch-cooked and prepared in portions. They can be later thawed and reheated ...

Every Christmas, Brits devour about 800 million mince pies, but moves to jazz up the festive sweet treats made of dried fruit and pastry are stirring anger among purists.