Christmas recipes for four
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Alternative Christmas roast recipes
Brioche and thyme butter-stuffed chicken crown
Chicken crown, slathered in butter and whizzed up with thyme and brioche, makes an incredible Christmas main for four. Who needs turkey?
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Easy whole fish recipes
Roast turbot with leeks, tarragon and riesling
Celebrate Christmas or a special family gathering with roast turbot. Mitch Tonk’s whole fish is incredibly quick to cook and has a firm, rich, meaty texture.
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Crab recipes
Crab cakes with katsu curry sauce
James Martin shares his crab cakes recipe. Serve the crisp crab cakes on a bed of golden katsu curry sauce for an impressive starter.
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Pear recipes
Michel Roux Jr’s poached pears with chocolate almond sauce
Michel Roux Jr says "I love poached pears – they’re so versatile. This recipe has vanilla in the syrup, but you could use cinnamon, allspice and star anise, or flavour the syrup with wine or a little bit of lemon zest.
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Christmas recipes for four
Salt-baked celeriac with tahini
Salt-baked celeriac makes an easy but impressive vegan centrepiece. Serve on a colourful lentil and pomegranate salad with tahini sauce.
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Cookie recipes
Sheet pan cookie with Christmas chocolates
Looking for an easy Christmas dessert with wow factor? Meet our two-step, one-pan sheet cookie with Christmas chocolates.
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Favourite vegetarian recipes
Giant mushroom vol-au-vent
The sharing dish just got a whole lot more fun with our giant mushroom vol-au-vent recipe. Dive in and help yourself to a generous portion.
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Christmas starter recipes
Smoky garlic prawn cocktail
A classic gets a contemporary makeover with our easy smoky garlic prawn cocktail recipe. Serve in lettuce cups with a smoky garlic sauce.
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Roast chicken recipes
Lemon thyme roast chicken and bread sauce stuffed onions
This lemon thyme roast chicken with stuffed onions is a beautiful way to present the best bits of Sunday roast. Just add potatoes.
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Winter cocktail recipes
Whisky Aperol hot toddy
Cold nights call for warming cocktails. This whisky Aperol hot toddy with Aperol, whisky and sweet spices is an easy cocktail.
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Christmas salmon recipes
Gravadlax with soda bread and horseradish cream
Jack Stein's classic gravadlax with soda bread recipe from Scandinavia is a great make-ahead first course as it’s all served cold.
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Christmas cake recipes
Mini Dundee cakes
These festive, fruit-filled mini Dundee cakes with a burnished marzipan crown make a fantastic alternative to the traditional Christmas cake.
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Christmas trimmings, sides and sauces
Pigs in blankets traybake
This easy pigs-in-blankets traybake is full of Christmassy flavours: brie, redcurrant jelly and sweet potatoes with bacon-wrapped chipolatas.
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Dinner party dessert recipes
Easy gingerbread affogato
All you need are 4 ingredients and 10 minutes for this easiest-ever gingerbread affogato – a punchy mix of hot coffee, boozy liqueur and fiery gingerbread.
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Dinner party dessert recipes
Crème caramels with caramel oranges
These vegan crème caramels with caramelised orange slices make a spectacular (and easy) dinner party dessert – just sprinkle with pomegranate seeds to serve
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Parsnip recipes
Roast parsnip and red onion salad
This wintery roast parsnip and red onion salad has so much going for it: sweet roots, bitter leaves, sharp fruity orange and oh-so-crunchy buttery walnuts.
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