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How to Retire Early UK top tips
Find everything you need to know about early retirement - including how to plan financially - with our tips on how to retire early in the UK.
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10 ideas for a happy retirement
Join the ‘retired happy’ with our expert guide to a happy retirement. Find tips on things for retirees to do and the best places to retire, plus inspiration to help you to stay fit and active.
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Planning for Retirement
Read McCarthy & Stone’s expert advice on how to plan for retirement, including preparing emotionally, types of retirement communities and where to retire to in the UK.
- Recipes
Frangipane Mince Pies
This frangipane mince pie recipe makes luxurious a change from a traditional Christmas mince pie and comes from McCarthy & Stone homeowner, Barbara.
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Christmas Leftovers Pie
Make the most of any leftover Christmas dinner with McCarthy & Stone homeowner June’s delicious pie. Featuring bubble and squeak and two types of pastry, it’s the perfect centrepiece to a Boxing Day feast.
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Malva Pudding
South African Malva pudding is an unusual choice to round off a Christmas dinner but this delicious family recipe from a McCarthy & Stone house manager Kim goes down a treat.
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Meringue Mince Pies
These unusual meringue topped mince pies are a gorgeous twist on this traditional Christmas treat. This tempting recipe comes from McCarthy & Stone homeowner Avril.
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Christmas Cheeseboard Quiche
Lynn’s prize-winning Christmas quiche is a super-tasty way to use up those odds and ends of cheese leftover from the Christmas cheeseboard.
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Nasi Goreng
Lionel’s prize-winning Boxing Day recipe is unusual, healthy, thrifty – it uses up Christmas leftovers - and has a touching family story too.