Oh crumbs – Christmas is coming!
Rock-hard biscuits and soggy cakes: when friends and family head to the kitchen before Christmas to knock up some festive home-made gifts – whether through overconfidence in their own ability or just a lack of better ideas – talentless bakers and the helpless gift recipients need nerves as solid as old gingerbread. It’s that special time of the year, when misguided love meets feigned joy, says our columnist Maria.