It’s that time of year again when our thoughts turn to cooking Christmas dinner for the family.
From turkey to sprouts, prawns to mince pies, here are some festive recipes to try this Christmas. Eat, drink, and be merry!
Sauté your bacalao with tomatoes, capers, olives, and lemon juice before roasting it in the oven until the tomatoes start to burst. If you’re looking for a dish that’s healthy without sacrificing flavour, this salted cod recipe is for you.
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A true Iberian classic recipe, bacalao with salsa has that delightful combination of firm white salted cod and spicy salsa.
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I defy anyone who cooks this Christmas ham to only do it once. When you taste the tender ham with the spices and cola-infused flavours you will be a convert I assure you.
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This is a great way to use up any leftover pigs (in blankets) from Christmas dinner. I can say without a doubt that there is none leftover in our house, ever, period. My lot head straight for them bypassing everything else on the table.
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Easily made ahead of time, bread sauce is the classic accompaniment for the Christmas turkey.
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I prepare as much of the Christmas dinner as possible in advance. Braised red cabbage can be made and kept in the fridge a couple of days beforehand.
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Christmas dinner would not be the same without pigs in blankets. These delicious little porky gems make the perfect accompaniment.
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There are more Christmas pudding recipes on the web and in cookbooks than you can shake a stick at, as the old saying goes. The most often quoted ones seem to be those from Mary Berry and Jamie Oliver. My featured recipe is the one my eldest son uses.
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To Stress or Not to Stress – That is the Question? The family are coming for Christmas dinner and instead of the usual standard roast dinner for two, we are catering for 10. Everyone is expecting a 3-course meal worthy of Jamie Oliver while being entertained and plied with drinks and aperitifs while waiting for
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The idea behind these Christmas carrots is to make one part of preparing Christmas dinner quicker and easier.
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Maybe you only have a small kitchen or a studio and space is limited? Look no further, with this traybake you can have the taste and smells of Christmas dinner using just one baking tray.
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Why do most of us choose turkey for Christmas dinner when there are other birds like goose, duck or even pheasant?
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Equally good as a side or main dish, these baked portobello mushrooms are full of flavour and make a great vegetarian option for Christmas day.
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Tender and succulent, roast pheasant cooked properly has a subtle game flavour and is a lean healthy alternative to chicken or turkey.
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Traditionally cooked Spanish roast lamb for a spectacular Sunday dinner or alternative Christmas feast.
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Spanish almond cookies or polvorones are a very soft and crumbly type of shortbread made of four basic ingredients: pork lard, flour, sugar and cinnamon. Polvo in Spanish means powder or dust and these cookies crumble to dust in your mouth when eaten.
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🎄When to Eat? To do Christmas dinner Spanish style, you eat on Christmas Eve unlike here in the UK where we traditionally eat in the middle of Christmas day. 🎄A Bit of Family History At my parent’s house, we ate at 1:00 pm prompt. Overcooked dry turkey, soggy bitter whole brussels sprouts, pigs in blankets,
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Roasted chestnuts are a long-standing festive tradition. So is burning your fingertips and blowing on them madly to cool them down enough to eat. Immortalised in ‘The Christmas Song’ by Nat King Cole, “Chestnuts roasting on an open fire …” they are part of Christmas tradition. Visiting Trafalgar Square in London to see the Christmas
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This celebration festive filled brioche from Great British Bake Off’s Kimberley Wilson is perfect party food just made for sharing. This is a lovely recipe but is quite involved and needs a fair bit of preparation the day before. If family or friends are coming round and the clocks ticking then try this cheat recipe
