... reference to a holy place for some of Oldham's Muslim residents, but a place of escapism and pilgrimage of a sort, to my Gran and her peers. But back to Christmas pudding. In our house any ... to my guns when it comes to the topping of choice. On Christmas Day, if I only have one culinary task (unlikely, I accept) it will be to to make sure no Brandy Butter or Rum Sauce makes it to the Croft ...

... free-spirited, naturally beautiful heroine indulges herself to the full, gives way to every culinary temptation and pleasure - and still looks like a very slightly voluptuous, maybe-size-ten-to-twelve- ... -the-absolute-maximum Juliette Binoche. I mean, bitch, please. I like a bit of escapism as much as anyone else, but let's keep it at least vaguely on the planet Earth here. If you'd like ...