Make-ahead Christmas sides
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Christmas trimmings, sides and sauces
Salted caramel roasted parsnips and cauliflower
The natural sweetness of roasted parsnips and cauliflower pairs perfectly with salted caramel sauce. An ideal Christmas make-ahead side.
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Potato recipes
Crispy pan potatoes
Serve these easy, impressive, crispy pan potatoes as an alternative to classic roast potatoes for your dinner party or Sunday lunch.
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Christmas trimmings, sides and sauces
Stuffed pigs in blankets
For these extra-special pigs in blankets, wafer-thin pancetta is wrapped around homemade sausage stuffing balls. An easy Christmas side dish.
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Make-ahead Christmas sides
Roast sprouts, apples and pancetta
You've had brussels sprouts and pancetta with your Christmas lunch, but have you tried roasted sprouts with pancetta and sweet apple wedges?
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Christmas trimmings, sides and sauces
Red cabbage in pomegranate juice
Adding sweet-sharp pomegranate juice and warm spices to red cabbage takes this easy Christmas side dish to the next level.
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Spiced parsnip purée with golden crumbs
Velvet-smooth parsnip purée topped with crunchy breadcrumbs, is the ultimate Christmas side dish – once you've tried parsnip purée you...
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Make-ahead Christmas sides
Freeze-ahead roast potatoes
Get ahead and save time when planning a big roast dinner by prepping and freezing your roast potatoes in advance. These are guaranteed to be crispy too.
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January seasonal recipes
Jansson’s temptation
Learn how to make Jansson's Temptation, a Swedish comfort dish of potatoes, cream and anchovies (or pickled sprats).
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Potato recipes
Buttery potato bake
Michele Cranston's buttery potato bake is an easy side dish recipe that you can make ahead.
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Make-ahead Christmas sides
Giant potato rösti
A make-ahead side dish recipe made with onions, garlic and thyme. You can freeze the rösti – just warm it through before serving.
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Brussels sprouts recipes
Charred sprouts with toasted brazils
You don't need bacon to add depth of flavour to your Christmas Brussels sprouts, as this veggie recipe for sprouts with Brazil nuts proves.
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Red cabbage recipes
Freezable Riesling-braised red cabbage
Add colour to your roast dinner with this easy-to-make freezable red cabbage. Get ready for Christmas with this easy make-ahead side dish.
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Make-ahead Christmas sides
Crispy prosciutto cups with sausage and sage stuffing
These sagey prosciutto cups take stuffing to the next level – serve them as part of your roast dinner or even as a Christmas canapé.
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Make-ahead Christmas sides
Beef dripping roast vegetables
Roast carrots, parsnips and potatoes together with this easy side dish recipe. Get ahead for Christmas by parboiling and freezing the veg.
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Make-ahead Christmas sides
Spiced bread gratin
Try an alternative to bread sauce with this spiced bread gratin recipe. This festive spiced bake is an easy make-ahead Christmas side dish.
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October seasonal recipes
Baked butternut squash, ricotta and spinach
The combination of creamy ricotta and sweet butternut squash makes for a truly comforting and impressive looking vegetarian main course
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