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Alternative Christmas roast recipes

Roast guinea fowl with fennel, shallot and white wine sauce

This guinea fowl roast with thyme butter, bacon and a rich white wine sauce serves four, making it a special...

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Christmas turkey recipes

Roast turkey with a bacon lattice

You can never have too much bacon at Christmas, and dressing your turkey with a bacon lattice does a valuable...

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Brussels sprouts recipes

Roast sprouts with bacon, chestnuts and cream

Roast sprouts with bacon and chestnuts until the veg are just tender, then stir throughcr eam for an unapologetically decadent...

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Christmas recipes from around the world

Pierna mechada (Mexican roast pork leg)

This flavour-packed Mexican roast pork leg with adobo is enjoyed at Christmas, says chef Adriana Cavita. Here, she shares her...

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Herby tamarind lamb with baked jollof rice

This tamarind and herb-stuffed lamb leg with baked jollof rice recipe is a celebratory Senegalese-inspired one-pot by award-winning author and...

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Chocolate cake recipes

Chocolate, blood orange and hazelnut cake

This terrific chocolate cake is wholly inspired by Nigella’s magically moist chocolate orange cake, which in her words lasts for...

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Christmas cocktail recipes

Santa’s spritz punch

A cranberry-spiked spritz makes for a crowdpleasing batch cocktail. This spritz gets a festive glow up thanks to a beautifully...

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Budget Christmas party food recipes

Gochujang devilled eggs

Is it really a party without devilled eggs? This timeless canapé gets an on-trend glow-up by way of the savoury...

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Bicerin (Italian coffee and chocolate drink)

Bicerin is a hot drink from Turin, Italy. A layer of espresso is topped with a layer of melted chocolate...

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Dip recipes

Piedmontese bagna cauda

Bagna cauda is THE dip of Piedmontese cuisine. This simple dish contains heaps of garlic, anchovy and olive oil –...

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Slow cook recipes

Bollito misto (Italian mixed boiled meats)

Italy’s bollito misto (‘mixed boiled meats’) is a big platter of meats gently simmered in a simple stock until incredibly...

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Pear recipes

Mulled pears, three ways

Transform classic poached pears into a Christmas showstopper, with our beautiful trio of mulled fruits. Choose your favourite or try...

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Christmas chocolate recipes

Passion fruit snowball truffles

Just four ingredients are needed to create these pretty snowball truffles, boasting the tang of passion fruit and the rich...

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Quick midweek meals

Chicken thighs with curried leeks and lentils

This comforting bowl of creamy curried lentils, soft sweet leeks and juicy chicken thighs is just what you need on...

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Chips recipes

Ripped oven chips with smoked chilli and roasted garlic dip

Get ready for the best oven chips you’ve ever tasted with Gelf Alderson’s ‘ripped’ chips recipe. Tearing the par-boiled potatoes...

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Alternative Christmas roast recipes

Christmas roast goose

Make roast goose the star of Christmas dinner. Roasting the legs separately ensures everything is perfectly cooked, while the long...

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