Sounds weird but thought I might give this cocktail a whirl this Christmas. It’s rather alcoholic but beats a boring old mince pie any day!

Are you like me? You make loads of mince pies for Christmas but they don’t get eaten on Christmas Day, you reheat them for Boxing Day and they STILL don’t get eaten and after a couple of weeks, when they’re turning blue and furry, you eventually relent and let the wild birds have them. This year I think I’m definitely giving the mince pies a miss and going to indulge in one of these cocktails.

This is a nice, easy and cheap addition to your Christmas finger buffet party table!

The dish is said to be enough to provide 26 balls but obviously it’s a bit hit and miss as it depends on how big your balls are!!

If you don’t like walnuts or Stilton you could of course experiment with other nuts and/or crumbly cheese. This is an unusual buffet dish which is ideal for your vegetarian friends – makes a change from bog standard veggie fare!!

I regularly used to eat grapefruit for breakfast but for some reason decided it was easier to opt for breakfast cereals. It's only recently that I've rediscovered them and, having read a recent article on the subject of citrus fruits, I'm glad I have!