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Marmalade & Whisky Bread & Butter Pudding

The ultimate grown-up comfort food, use leftover fruit bread or even croissants instead of the bread if you prefer.

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Mothers Day Lemon Tart Recipe

This Mother’s Day lemon tart recipe is fresh, sharp, but sweet, with restaurant good looks.

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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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McCarthy & Stone Celebrates New Milestone With Launch of its 100th Housing With Care Development

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Black pepper savoury shortbread recipe

Recipe for delicious savory black pepper shortbread, perfect for a Christmas party treat, from our McCarthy & Stone Retirement Living Plus chefs

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Downsizing in later life: How moving closer to family can make a world of difference

Discover how relocating her parents to a retirement community transformed their lives and brought peace of mind to their family.

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Yule log recipe

Also known by its French name bouche de Noel, a Yule Log is essentially a filled, rolled chocolate log. It illustrates the ancient Norse and then later Christian tradition based around burning a symbolic log on the hearth fire.

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Winter Fruit & Nut Pavlova

Meringue is a great dessert stand by. Mix it up and use roasted fruit or opt for pre-made caramel sauce instead of chestnut puree if you fancy.

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Celebrating McCarthy & Stone's caring teams

Meet just a few of our amazing support staff who go the extra mile for homeowners in our retirement developments.