When families and loved ones gather 'round the table on Christmas Day, dinner will take endless forms. But for anyone with English roots, or who has let Charles Dickens and Victorian traditions shape ...

Though Americans and Brits share many western traditions for Christmas–the tree, the lights, the gifts–there is one distinct ritual that sets us apart: Dinner. On Christmas day in America, you'll find ...

I’ve been thinking about a beautifully laid and appointed holiday table with all the delicious fixings — roast turkey, roast potatoes, stuffing, gravy, cranberry sauce and Brussels sprouts. Have I ...

Mashed potatoes, Potatoes Anna, gratins . . . lots of starches can properly accompany a great beef roast. None seem so earthy, simple and satisfying -- and a counterpoint to the unctuous richness of ...

Charles Dickens popularised the traditional, English Christmas in 1843 in his novel A Christmas Carol, when Bob Cratchit and his family sit down on Christmas Day to eat a dinner of goose with mashed ...

So this Christmas, I decided to make a traditional English Yuletide dinner with an equally traditional but non-trifle Yuletide dessert, mincemeat pie. Don’t freak out. Mincemeat pie is made by stewing ...

A pub in England has cooked up what appears to be the world’s biggest Christmas dinner: a 16,500-calorie mountain of food featuring a turkey heavier than a small baby. The George Pub and Grill in ...

I’ve been thinking about a beautifully laid and appointed holiday table with all the delicious fixings — roast turkey, roast potatoes, stuffing, gravy, cranberry sauce and Brussels sprouts. Have I ...