Glad to hear you are enjoying the freedom of cooking by taste and intuition as well as by the scales. Great isn't it? As to winter puddings, have you tried baking bananas? It is the quickest hot ...

Journalist Kate Colquhoun traces the origins of traditional Christmas foods, such as English pudding, the boiled dessert made with suet or lard, in Taste : The Story of Britain Through Its Cooking.

Editor's note: This story was originally published Dec. 12, 2016. We're bringing it back so that you'll have additional ideas for holiday cooking. There are some scents that have the power to inspire ...

A generous layer of cinnamon-sugar on this baked rice pudding makes an exquisite, aromatic crust. Jasmine rice has a lovely taste (you can also use other long-grain white rices). Boil it in much more ...