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Win a fabulous festive hamper with DFS

December 9, 2015 By In The Playroom in Competitions 314 Comments

Going out for parties over the Christmas period is always one of the highlights of the season – but sometimes nothing can beat an evening at home eating, drinking and being merry.

DFS want to help you make this Christmas your best one ever and have produced this Christmas inspiration guide to help you create a magical time, whether you’re organising a big family gathering or a cosy night in for two.

One thing they can’t help you with though is cooking the food. However, every good host should have at least one tried and tested party recipe they know how to prepare perfectly and is guaranteed to go down a treat.

My personal favourite festive recipe is stained glass biscuits. These are a classic, that are fun to make and look so pretty too! We make them by making a standard biscuit recipe or ginger bread biscuit recipe, and then cutting out a smaller shape to be filled with boiled sweets that melt down resulting in pretty colours in the middle of your biscuit

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But what I want to know is – what’s your own trusted recipe that you go back to again and again? Is it a traditional family favourite? Or new concoction you discovered after throwing together the Boxing Day leftovers?

Let me know your top festive recipe below and one lucky reader will win a brilliant Fortnum & Mason hamper.

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I’ve chosen to offer this festive tea hamper, worth £165.00, including a tin of Fortnum’s zesty Christmas Tea Caddy, made with clementines and bold Christmas spices; an Earl Grey Classic tin, Afternoon Blend Tea and a hearty Cognac & Cranberry Fruit Cake. In addition, it also has two marvellous preserves; a Christmas Spiced Preserve, Christmas Spiced Marmalade; and a tin of Traditional Shortbread Fingers and a silver-plated tea strainer. To add to the merriment, it also has added a St Clements Musical Biscuit tin, which is filled with sumptuous biscuits and plays a festive tune, Christmas Marzipan Fruits, and the Tea at Fortnum & Mason book and a Stripe Waffle Tea Towel.

For best results, enjoy in a comfortable armchair in front of a flickering log fire!

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314 Comments

  1. Tracy K Nixon
    December 9, 2015 @ 1:34 pm

    Every Boxing Day my mam uses up the turkey leftovers to make a turkey pie and I love it! She uses a few tins of condensed mushroom soup for the sauce and adds chopped turkey and slice peppers – all encased in her homemade pastry!

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  2. Amelia Kennedy
    December 9, 2015 @ 1:40 pm

    Rather than a traditional stolen, my mum used to make a “marzipan roll” which was covered in puff pastry and glazed with apricot jam. This was a family favourite and I know make it for my family every Christmas …

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  3. Eileen Teo
    December 9, 2015 @ 1:41 pm

    Don’t have a favourite but maybe Christmas log cake.

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  4. clara cort
    December 9, 2015 @ 1:45 pm

    I’ve been testing gluten free mince pie recipes for hubby. The batter is incredibly difficult to work with but taste nice

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  5. tlcslp
    December 9, 2015 @ 1:50 pm

    That sounds delightful! I can picture myself by the Christmas tree, sipping some tea and dipping some biscuits in for good measure. Sounds so relaxing! I make a yule log every year, but Christmas cookies are my favorite.

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  6. Dorothee77
    December 9, 2015 @ 1:52 pm

    My fave recipe is Quich Lorraine!!

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  7. Sarah Cooper
    December 9, 2015 @ 1:55 pm

    My favourite recipe is homemade mince pies made from my mums recipe.

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  8. Beth Bowdler
    December 9, 2015 @ 1:59 pm

    I love to make a very decadent Yule log with lashings of ganache. It always goes down a treat

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  9. JODIE BEAUMONT
    December 9, 2015 @ 2:04 pm

    homemade mincie pies!

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  10. Gillian Massey
    December 9, 2015 @ 2:08 pm

    I’m another Chocolate Log lover, also pigs in blankets …. & sprouts 😉

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  11. Andrew Petrie
    December 9, 2015 @ 2:10 pm

    Turkey curry made with leftovers.

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  12. helen tovell
    December 9, 2015 @ 2:12 pm

    Homemade chocolate log even with the hidden cracks

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  13. Em S
    December 9, 2015 @ 2:14 pm

    I love turkey pie made from leftovers 🙂

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  14. Ruth Giles
    December 9, 2015 @ 2:17 pm

    Mine is a rich welsh fruit cake,from a recipe handed down by my great grandmother, which is baked all through the year and then also as our Christmas Cake. It’s a real.cut and come again cake. I even still have my great grandmothers original Welsh recipe book 😃

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  15. iain maciver
    December 9, 2015 @ 2:18 pm

    homemade mince pies with a dollop of clotted cream yummy

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  16. Tania Atfield
    December 9, 2015 @ 2:19 pm

    Love making red cabbage dish for Christmas Day

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  17. MARK THOMAS
    December 9, 2015 @ 2:19 pm

    It has to be a Christmas Pudding

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  18. Bev
    December 9, 2015 @ 2:21 pm

    Love pigs in blankets

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  19. Lindsey Stuart
    December 9, 2015 @ 2:24 pm

    My mums homemade mince pies are delicious

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  20. John Tingay
    December 9, 2015 @ 2:24 pm

    Halved brussels sprouts fried with pancetta or lardons – even those who claim to hate sprouts will eat this.

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  21. Sarah Tilley
    December 9, 2015 @ 2:26 pm

    Cherry and Chocolate roulade is my favourite extra special Christmas dessert

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  22. Paul T
    December 9, 2015 @ 2:37 pm

    My Mum’s Xmas Pud recipe. Don’t know what it is but it’s awesome!

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  23. Nicki Ramsay
    December 9, 2015 @ 2:41 pm

    I like making Mince pies but using filo pastry instead of shortcrust which makes them a bit lighter on the stomach leaving more room for other treats 😉

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  24. Debbie Bird
    December 9, 2015 @ 2:41 pm

    We have a family tradition to make a Trifle for Boxing day it is a little different from the usual ones.Sone base with a little sherry added,jelly lots of fruit, strawberry’s, ,peaches,then Strawberry blancmange and finally wipped cream,we decorate it with sprinkles and Christmas figures

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  25. Fiona Martin
    December 9, 2015 @ 2:44 pm

    Hazelnut and chocolate roulade!

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  26. Robyn Seviour
    December 9, 2015 @ 2:47 pm

    Every year I make Nigella’s ultimate christmas pudding, its delicious!

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  27. Fiona K
    December 9, 2015 @ 2:49 pm

    Warm Homemade Mince Pies with cream

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  28. Rebecca England
    December 9, 2015 @ 2:56 pm

    My favourite festive recipe is homemade Delia mincemeat with almond and orange shortcrust pastry and viennese topping

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  29. Victoria Cunniff
    December 9, 2015 @ 2:59 pm

    I always make a homemade trifle as none of us really like Christmas pudding. It’s nothing fancy but everyone likes it and there’s never any left to take home so it must be good 🙂

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  30. debbi ruskin
    December 9, 2015 @ 3:04 pm

    I love bread sauce but Christmas is the only time I bother with it 🙂

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  31. steven young
    December 9, 2015 @ 3:06 pm

    I like to make Sprouts with Chestnut & Bacon Butter

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  32. Dale Askew
    December 9, 2015 @ 3:08 pm

    Pigs in blankets are my favourite

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  33. Jenny Brady
    December 9, 2015 @ 3:13 pm

    Can’t beat a good gingerbread house!

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  34. Darrell
    December 9, 2015 @ 3:19 pm

    Very simple. But my favourite is Boxing Day Bubble & Squeak. Just all the uneaten brussels, potatoes, carrots etc mashed up and fried and eaten for breakfast. much better than it sounds 😉

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  35. Karen Lloyd
    December 9, 2015 @ 3:27 pm

    I have a great recipe for spicy turkey soup.

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  36. Gilla01
    December 9, 2015 @ 3:29 pm

    OH adores Sausage Stuffing Meatballs. I think he’d forego the turkey and be happy if I just made those.

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  37. Ema J Lowe
    December 9, 2015 @ 3:34 pm

    I don’t really have a xmas recipe

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  38. Tracey Peach
    December 9, 2015 @ 3:36 pm

    My Mum’s Chocolate Log Recipe It’s Delicious 🙂

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  39. Patricia Walker
    December 9, 2015 @ 3:44 pm

    I love a good old fashioned style Christmas cake with loads of alcohol soaked fruit in it 🙂

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  40. Angela McDonald
    December 9, 2015 @ 3:50 pm

    Chorizo Sausage & CheeseRolls!

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  41. Helen Swales
    December 9, 2015 @ 3:58 pm

    My favourite Christmas recipe is a Baileys and chocolate cheesecake, so easy to make yet so delicious and a great alternative to Christmas pudding after lunch.

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  42. Kayleigh White
    December 9, 2015 @ 4:05 pm

    Now, I can’t divulge the recipe (more than my life is worth), but I can tell you that my mince pies are amazing! The neighbours and a few people in my street have me baking just for them after they heard about them!

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  43. Amanda Gregory
    December 9, 2015 @ 4:08 pm

    Yule log with chocolate ganache topping

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  44. Margaret Akel
    December 9, 2015 @ 4:14 pm

    I love homemade stuffing for the turkey and usually follow a Mary Berry recipe

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  45. Steph Burchatt
    December 9, 2015 @ 4:18 pm

    BBC have a stollen plait I can not wait to try! 🙂

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  46. Kerry Kilmister
    December 9, 2015 @ 4:31 pm

    I have a fantastic recipe for homemade Yule Log that my family loves.

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  47. ashleigh allan
    December 9, 2015 @ 4:32 pm

    We have a recipe for yule log that is amazing!

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  48. Cristín Williams
    December 9, 2015 @ 4:42 pm

    An Italian trifle made with blackberries, lemoncello cream and amaretti it is Devine

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  49. LORRAINE ANDERSON
    December 9, 2015 @ 4:42 pm

    I always make a pavlova, its lighter then Christmas Pudding so great for after a heavy meal.

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  50. Pat Stubbs
    December 9, 2015 @ 4:51 pm

    My own christmas log

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  51. leane
    December 9, 2015 @ 4:52 pm

    homemade mincepies 🙂

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  52. Claire Nutman
    December 9, 2015 @ 4:54 pm

    Cinnamon and Apple Cake x

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  53. Hannah Cummings
    December 9, 2015 @ 4:55 pm

    Ginger Christmas cookies!!

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  54. Judith Allen
    December 9, 2015 @ 5:20 pm

    I don’t like Christmas cake or mince pies, or anything else with candied peel in, so I rather like cherry things at Christmas. Cherry trifle with kirsch, or morello cherry tart. Very easy, drain some bottled morello cherries, pack, in one layer, into a short crust pastry case, bake. When cool, glaze with redcurrant jelly. Really yummy.

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  55. Christine Bray
    December 9, 2015 @ 5:34 pm

    Dundee cake (mmm with a little cheese)

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  56. Douglas Millard
    December 9, 2015 @ 5:36 pm

    homemade mince pies

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  57. Katie skeoch
    December 9, 2015 @ 5:39 pm

    Mince pies, the secret is to add orange peel. Yummy!

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  58. Katie Walker
    December 9, 2015 @ 5:44 pm

    We love chesnut and herb stuffing

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  59. christine shelley
    December 9, 2015 @ 5:51 pm

    bubble and squeak on boxing day

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  60. Philip Darling
    December 9, 2015 @ 6:01 pm

    Sprouts with Chestnuts & Bacon

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  61. Sylvia Dixon
    December 9, 2015 @ 6:05 pm

    A lovely Boxing Day turkey curry with lots of spices and a little chilli that my husband has grown, all with basmati rice and a nan, just the job after the feast the day before.

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  62. Helen Adams
    December 9, 2015 @ 6:12 pm

    I love Stollen x

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  63. Nikki Hayes
    December 9, 2015 @ 6:12 pm

    Homemade mince pies are the best – I’ll admit to not making them very often though, I hate cooking 😀

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  64. Georgina davies / prince
    December 9, 2015 @ 6:16 pm

    we make short bread Christmas trees! x

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  65. kristin burdsall
    December 9, 2015 @ 6:18 pm

    Made in desperation several years ago and went down so well we make them every year! Puff pastry mince pie whirls. I bought puff pastry instead of short crust when we were having a Christmas party. I used it anyway just spread the mince meat over the pastry, rolled it up and cut into even size slices. Lay them to bake on an oven sheet and they looked fab! I sprinkled them with sliced almonds and they went down a storm. Requested every year since 🙂

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  66. Amelia Avossa
    December 9, 2015 @ 6:28 pm

    I have NO idea the Recipe but my mum makes the Tastiest Stuffing ever!!!!!! She has mushroom onions and garlic and i have no idea what else 🙂
    Ive attempted to Replicate it but i need to get the Full Recipe 🙂
    Merry Xmas

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  67. Emilie Curry
    December 9, 2015 @ 6:48 pm

    I make carrot cake cupcakes with cream cheese icing, at Christmas instead of a carrot I make them look like Christmas puddings 🙂

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  68. Maxine Owen
    December 9, 2015 @ 6:54 pm

    I love chocolate yule log at christmas time

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  69. Alison Johnson
    December 9, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

    Caribbean Christmas Cake

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  70. Paula Burnside
    December 9, 2015 @ 7:03 pm

    My Favourite recipe is home made Mince Pies served with double cream.

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  71. kelly mobbs
    December 9, 2015 @ 7:08 pm

    Leftover turkey curry for boxing day, delicious

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  72. Kimberley Alex
    December 9, 2015 @ 7:10 pm

    Love Chocolate and Cranberry yule log…my own recipe

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  73. Anna
    December 9, 2015 @ 7:14 pm

    We always make baked Alaska on Christmas Eve – lovely sponge filled with ice cream and topped with meringue

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  74. Georgia McAllister
    December 9, 2015 @ 7:17 pm

    I love mince pies covered in Hazelnut and marzipan streusel.

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  75. Lindy Hine
    December 9, 2015 @ 7:19 pm

    Herby Cheese Straws – made with leftover pastry after making the Mince Pies – easy and delicious and the perfect nibble with drinks!

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  76. Alison MacDonald
    December 9, 2015 @ 7:23 pm

    Home made mince pies with a good sploosh of brandy in them 🙂

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  77. Clare W
    December 9, 2015 @ 7:30 pm

    I’m not much of a cook. I like to make festive gingerbread with the little one though and I can mull a good wine!

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  78. Annabel Firmin
    December 9, 2015 @ 7:31 pm

    My Mum used to make an amazing yoghurt pudding that I love as was never keen on Christmas pud

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  79. Fiona R
    December 9, 2015 @ 7:44 pm

    Prawn cocktail, only ever have it at Christmas and look forward to it every year 🙂

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  80. Bella Bazley
    December 9, 2015 @ 8:21 pm

    I love mince pies and I bake puff and shortcrust but my favourites are the “bakewell” mince pies topped with an almond sponge. Very moreish 🙂

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  81. Emma Nixon
    December 9, 2015 @ 8:22 pm

    Homemade boozy mincepies

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  82. Rachel Ray
    December 9, 2015 @ 8:26 pm

    Steamed sponge pudding with dates and raspberry jam served with hot custard and double cream. Absolute pudding perfection.

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  83. Maria Jane Knight
    December 9, 2015 @ 8:39 pm

    Cinnamon buns!

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  84. Rosalind Sargent
    December 9, 2015 @ 8:40 pm

    Good old fashioned Sherry Trifle I make a gorgeous one and look forwards to eating it every Christmas

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  85. Ellen Stafford
    December 9, 2015 @ 8:40 pm

    I love home baked mince pies…..so lush with cream.

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  86. Alix Smith
    December 9, 2015 @ 8:47 pm

    My mother in law’s homemade Christmas pud is absolutely divine – I don’t know the recipe yet unfortunately but i’m definitely going to find out before we have to host Christmas for the first time!

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  87. Melanie Daniels
    December 9, 2015 @ 8:48 pm

    Home made rum truffles 🙂

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  88. Allan Wilson
    December 9, 2015 @ 8:48 pm

    My Carrot & Orange soup that we have as part of the Christmas meal.

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  89. Hazel Rea
    December 9, 2015 @ 8:51 pm

    Home made Liebkuchen – delicious!

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  90. Michelle Kitchen
    December 9, 2015 @ 8:54 pm

    White chocolate fudge 🙂

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  91. Claire Elizabeth Noke
    December 9, 2015 @ 9:02 pm

    Brussel Sprouts with Bacon and Cashew Nuts – heaven ! xx

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  92. Laura Moakes
    December 9, 2015 @ 9:08 pm

    Stick Toffe Pudding! 🙂 mmmm

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  93. Rachael G
    December 9, 2015 @ 9:08 pm

    Shortbread

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  94. Rebecca Nisbet
    December 9, 2015 @ 9:17 pm

    i love making homemade mince pies.

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  95. pete c
    December 9, 2015 @ 9:28 pm

    turkey curry for boxing day

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  96. laura banks
    December 9, 2015 @ 9:30 pm

    my husband always makes salmon pate but only makes it for me at xmas

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  97. Keri Jones
    December 9, 2015 @ 9:35 pm

    Gingerbread! Have to make gingerbread at Christmas 🙂 xx

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  98. Vanessa Cox
    December 9, 2015 @ 9:37 pm

    My own mince pies!

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  99. Kate Cass
    December 9, 2015 @ 9:43 pm

    Gosh so many, cauliflower cheese with nutmeg, sprouts with bacon, sesame seeds and maple syrup, my hubby just loves bubble & squeak!

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  100. mrs linda gill
    December 9, 2015 @ 9:45 pm

    Love this Ham recipe from good housekeeping mag…….unsmoked gammon..simmered on top of oven with some cloves , onion and peppercorns.Drained when cooked. Skin removed.Brushed with mixture of brown sugar, honey and brandy mix. Baked in oven for 40mins but out every 5 mins for basting in brandy mix. Divine hot or cold.

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  101. Mike Gerrie
    December 9, 2015 @ 9:51 pm

    Clootie Dumpling nom nom

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  102. Sarah Morris
    December 9, 2015 @ 9:56 pm

    Has to be turkey curry.

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  103. Helen Gossage
    December 9, 2015 @ 10:00 pm

    Turkey and ham pie on boxing day, love it almost as much as the actual Christmas dinner

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  104. Paul Wilson
    December 9, 2015 @ 10:11 pm

    Christmas Pudding Microwave recipe.

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  105. Rose Elise
    December 9, 2015 @ 10:14 pm

    My partner does his own mince pies – they are easy, but it’s the only thing he can bake! So I love when he makes them. He does do his own vegan pastry, too!

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  106. jules eley
    December 9, 2015 @ 10:28 pm

    our favourite recipe is buttered swede with black cracked pepper

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  107. Monica Gilbert
    December 9, 2015 @ 10:32 pm

    I love chocolate mint cookies. I honestly love most cookie varieties at Christmas.

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    • Louise Clarke
      December 10, 2015 @ 3:26 am

      me too!

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  108. Lyla
    December 9, 2015 @ 10:35 pm

    Roasted Parsnips and Carrots in honey glaze

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  109. Angela Sandhu
    December 9, 2015 @ 10:36 pm

    sweet potato wedges

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  110. Fiona Wheater
    December 9, 2015 @ 10:42 pm

    I make a Xmas Pavlova with two different recipes. I use 8 eggs on the bottom layer and make a smaller crunchy top with 6 eggs and fill with fruit , so too layers it is yummy:)

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  111. Emma Gibson
    December 9, 2015 @ 10:46 pm

    Gingerbread.

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  112. Nancy Bradford
    December 9, 2015 @ 10:52 pm

    I love making a gingerbread house every year. I make it from scratch and it always looks rubbish but it is great fun.

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  113. Lorraine Tinsley
    December 9, 2015 @ 10:54 pm

    Christmas Pudding Ice cream if I can call it a recipe- crush and mix a pudding into vanilla ice cream and put back in the freezer. It is amazing

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  114. Jessica Hutton
    December 9, 2015 @ 10:59 pm

    Turkey, stuffing and cranberry sauce sandwiches dipped in gravy with home made chips on Boxing Day xx

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  115. Yvonne Brownsea (alien83)
    December 9, 2015 @ 11:11 pm

    I love making chocolate yule log cake 🙂
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  116. Kali filsell
    December 9, 2015 @ 11:18 pm

    My favourite recipe cinnamon swirls with icing x

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  117. Anthony Harrington
    December 9, 2015 @ 11:18 pm

    chocolate yule log

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  118. Christine Lockley
    December 9, 2015 @ 11:23 pm

    My mum’s homemade Baileys is absolutely delicious

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  119. Rosie H
    December 9, 2015 @ 11:34 pm

    Peppermint bark. It’s a US thing but I found a good recipe and we all love it. Two layers of white chocolate with crushed candy canes mixed in, sandwiched together with a layer of dark minty chocolate cream.

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  120. Hayley purvis
    December 9, 2015 @ 11:42 pm

    Pistachio chocolate brownies are delicious!!

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  121. Rennene Hartland
    December 9, 2015 @ 11:47 pm

    My chocolate orange cake with a baileys ganache

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  122. Solange
    December 10, 2015 @ 12:14 am

    Nothing gets me into the Christmas spirit better than making my own mini mince pies. So easy and yet so delicious. I love them.

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  123. Sharon H
    December 10, 2015 @ 1:59 am

    With the remaining Turkey I make my now infamous Turkey and Ham pie, using my grandma’s secret pastry recipe that was passed down to me. If I say so myself, it is delicious.

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  124. Louise Clarke
    December 10, 2015 @ 3:28 am

    I have a lovely recipe for Turkey, Leek and potato pie. Great way to use the leftovers.

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  125. Layla Thomas
    December 10, 2015 @ 7:18 am

    It’s my stuffing recipe. It involves german sausages and apples.

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  126. theresaparker
    December 10, 2015 @ 7:38 am

    My mums stuffing recipe….which I have tried to copy …but it never tastes as good as it does when she makes it!

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  127. William Gould
    December 10, 2015 @ 8:25 am

    I always enjoy my “Turkey Ploughman’s Lunch” on Boxing Day.

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  128. Ruth Harwood
    December 10, 2015 @ 8:35 am

    My grandmas special Gingerbread cake xx

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  129. Amanda Mallows
    December 10, 2015 @ 9:24 am

    I adore the hummingbird bakery’s recipe for gingerbread. It is perfect for gingerbread shapes as it doesn’t spread when baking.

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  130. belinda porter
    December 10, 2015 @ 9:47 am

    my mums mince pies

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  131. jennifer thorpe
    December 10, 2015 @ 9:54 am

    my mother in laws christmas cake

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  132. Sam Goodwin
    December 10, 2015 @ 10:24 am

    Mince pies, without alcohol!

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  133. Helen Metcalfe
    December 10, 2015 @ 10:27 am

    Every year a make my christmas cake using Delia Smiths recipe from her christmas book. Never fails.

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  134. Stephanie Whitehouse
    December 10, 2015 @ 10:34 am

    Bread sauce
    Simmer an onion stuck with cloves in milk, very slowly , for several hours. Add white bread, crusts off, cubed to 1cm, lots of pepper, salt and let sit till thick. Stir in butter and/or single cream

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  135. Laura Pritchard
    December 10, 2015 @ 11:49 am

    My Mum’s chocolate crunch – made only at Christmas.

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  136. Leanne Bell
    December 10, 2015 @ 11:55 am

    My Mums Honey and wholegrain mustard baked ham 🙂

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  137. Sam Bresnahan
    December 10, 2015 @ 12:04 pm

    My favourite Christmas recipe, wow there are so many.
    I love my gingerbread men that I made from my own recipe, nice and soft.
    I also love my home made mince pies with home made filling.
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  138. Jayne T
    December 10, 2015 @ 12:12 pm

    Mine is my mums Christmas cake, thanks for the lovely giveaway. xx

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  139. Becky Duffy
    December 10, 2015 @ 12:48 pm

    Mine is my mum’s stuffing, it’s very special x

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  140. joanna butler-savage
    December 10, 2015 @ 1:33 pm

    waitrose xmas cake kit!

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  141. caroline doherty
    December 10, 2015 @ 1:41 pm

    Red Velvet Cupcakes

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  142. amy bondoc
    December 10, 2015 @ 2:59 pm

    Apple and chetsnut stuffing yummy 🙂

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  143. jo Hutchinson
    December 10, 2015 @ 3:36 pm

    brandy and oranges marmalade

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  144. Susan Sargent
    December 10, 2015 @ 4:19 pm

    Home made Trifle

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  145. Rob Mansfield
    December 10, 2015 @ 5:03 pm

    A turkey curry recipe from Atul Kochar, which is amazing

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  146. Chrissie Curtis
    December 10, 2015 @ 5:12 pm

    Home made Trifle!

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  147. Jackie ONeill
    December 10, 2015 @ 5:12 pm

    Sticky Toffee Christmas Pudding

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  148. marion king
    December 10, 2015 @ 6:25 pm

    4 fruit marmalade,pink grapefruit/lemon/orange and lime,its yummy

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  149. natalie moore
    December 10, 2015 @ 7:08 pm

    my nanas christmas cake and christmas mince pies

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  150. Laura Walker
    December 10, 2015 @ 7:30 pm

    I do a buffet between Christmas and new year and my cherry coke ham is the star of the show

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  151. Andrea Fletcher
    December 10, 2015 @ 8:44 pm

    I make turkey and leek pie with the leftover turkey on Boxing Day.

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  152. Jess Powell (Babi a Fi)
    December 10, 2015 @ 9:07 pm

    mince pies – yum 🙂

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  153. Jo m welsh
    December 10, 2015 @ 9:16 pm

    I love my Christmas cake recipe x

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  154. Lyndsey Brett
    December 10, 2015 @ 9:42 pm

    Chocolate orange yule log. 🙂

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  155. Tam B
    December 10, 2015 @ 9:42 pm

    Love to eat and make Christmas Log

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  156. Barbara Rayner
    December 10, 2015 @ 9:59 pm

    My personal favourite is christmas pudding ice cream . This is simply made by soaking dried fruit including pineapple, cherries, sultanas and mixed peel in brandy or alcohol of choice. mix with ice cream . Place in bowl and then put in freezer Remove from freezer 10 minutes before serving . Easy dish tastes great!

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  157. Anthea
    December 10, 2015 @ 10:27 pm

    Mine has to be the Norwegian Kransekake

    Reply

  158. Clare Webb
    December 10, 2015 @ 10:32 pm

    Hot chocolate – a few pieces of your favourite chocolate (we use dairy milk), add warm milk and a either a few big marshmallows or half a handful of little ones, Add squirty cream on top then sprinkle with chocolate shavings and a bit of cinnamon, Perfect!

    Reply

  159. MANDY DOHERTY
    December 10, 2015 @ 11:17 pm

    Chocolate Yule Log x

    Reply

  160. Karen Knox
    December 11, 2015 @ 12:16 am

    chocolate coated gingerbread

    Reply

  161. Christopher Read
    December 11, 2015 @ 1:41 am

    Mince pies

    Reply

  162. Lynsey Buchanan
    December 11, 2015 @ 2:07 am

    spiced brown sugar mince pie

    Reply

  163. Harriet
    December 11, 2015 @ 4:22 am

    Stollen

    Reply

  164. Brad Start
    December 11, 2015 @ 5:23 am

    We make it a family thing to make the Mince Pies together

    Reply

  165. Simon C
    December 11, 2015 @ 7:14 am

    Mince pies are a Christmas favourite. But really special are the ones with puff pastry.

    Reply

  166. Lucia Critchley
    December 11, 2015 @ 8:52 am

    I love to make gingerbread men at Christmas- with a lot of ginger 🙂

    Reply

  167. EMMA WALTERS
    December 11, 2015 @ 9:55 am

    cookies for santa

    Reply

  168. kim neville
    December 11, 2015 @ 11:10 am

    Chocolate yule log

    Reply

  169. nina kennedy
    December 11, 2015 @ 11:29 am

    Polpette made with left over turkey, mixed with breadcrumbs, egg,garlic parsley and made in to little patties, flour & fry

    Reply

  170. Karen Laing
    December 11, 2015 @ 11:47 am

    It’s a boxing day favourite,leftover turkey on toast with fried stuffing,so basic,so simple and yet oh so yummy.It’s also so quick,after a massive cook on Christmas Day where we cater for twelve this is about all we feel like doing x

    Reply

  171. cheryl kean
    December 11, 2015 @ 1:36 pm

    Every year i make a banana creme pudding

    Reply

  172. Michelle O'Neill
    December 11, 2015 @ 2:35 pm

    home made mince pies

    Reply

  173. Michaela Smith
    December 11, 2015 @ 3:57 pm

    Mince pies 🙂 Merry Christmas x

    Reply

  174. Caroline Clarke
    December 11, 2015 @ 5:54 pm

    My favourite Christmas recipe is Christmas dinner: Turkey, veg, mash, and gravy with sliced boiled egg.

    Reply

  175. mellissa williams
    December 11, 2015 @ 6:03 pm

    I make a wonderful chocolate and Caramac roulade – like a chocolate log!

    Reply

  176. sandy
    December 11, 2015 @ 6:55 pm

    the Scottish tablet I make for my sweet toothed friends 🙂

    Reply

  177. Fiona K
    December 11, 2015 @ 7:38 pm

    On Boxing Day we all sit down for a huge fried Full English & Irish Breakfast / Brunch. The Full English part is pretty normal: fried eggs, fried bread or toast, mushrooms, fried tomatoes and baked beans, plus bacon & sausage for my husband who is the only non-veggie. The Irish part is colcannon made with well-seasoned mashed potatoes and left-over Brussels sprouts cut in half or quarters. Somehow having the sprouts combined into mashed potato cakes and fried in butter until they are browned makes them much more yummy.

    Reply

  178. lyn
    December 11, 2015 @ 10:42 pm

    Other than the dinner, Im not a huge christmas baker. One thing I do like to make on christmas eve though are home made sausage rolls

    Reply

  179. janice skelton
    December 11, 2015 @ 10:45 pm

    Key Lime Pie

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  180. Samantha Woodlock
    December 11, 2015 @ 10:56 pm

    home made mince pies

    Reply

  181. karen hutchinson
    December 11, 2015 @ 11:12 pm

    christmas cake -lots of cherries and marzipan but not too much icing

    Reply

  182. ROSEMARY SHEEHAN
    December 12, 2015 @ 12:25 am

    Spicy bean cheese crumbleis a family favourite

    Reply

  183. Michaela Hannah
    December 12, 2015 @ 4:38 am

    Christmas yule log yum yum

    Reply

  184. Kirsten Barthy
    December 12, 2015 @ 11:30 am

    My favourite are spiced Christmas biscuits but I buy them at Poundland or Lidl as I can’t make them so pretty.

    Reply

  185. lynn heath
    December 12, 2015 @ 11:46 am

    My mum makes an amazing Millionaires shortbread!

    Reply

  186. Martina Pichova
    December 12, 2015 @ 11:46 am

    Homemade mince pies

    Reply

  187. joanne phillips
    December 12, 2015 @ 12:46 pm

    It’s definitely got to be turkey curry made with the leftover turkey curry. Yum!

    Reply

  188. Nicky
    December 12, 2015 @ 3:36 pm

    Homemade mince meat and then mince pies

    Reply

  189. Meena Hindmarch
    December 12, 2015 @ 3:37 pm

    I love my family recipe homemade mince pies!

    Reply

  190. Mark R
    December 12, 2015 @ 4:53 pm

    Turkey and ham pie made from the Christmas Day leftovers.

    Reply

  191. amy fidler
    December 12, 2015 @ 5:44 pm

    love to make a ginger bread house x

    Reply

  192. olivia Kirby
    December 12, 2015 @ 8:01 pm

    My mum’s pork, apricot and sage stuffing!

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  193. Susie Wilkinson
    December 12, 2015 @ 9:07 pm

    I love homemade Mince Pies!

    Reply

  194. LYNN MACKEONIS
    December 12, 2015 @ 9:24 pm

    i love mincemeat pin wheels with filo pastry so much ligther than a mince pie, and calorie saving too xx

    Reply

  195. wendy malone
    December 13, 2015 @ 7:17 am

    lemon curd tarts, i make them every week.

    Reply

  196. Sassie Clarke
    December 13, 2015 @ 7:52 am

    Boozy Trifle

    Reply

  197. Rosie Holloway
    December 13, 2015 @ 8:24 am

    Christmas Spice biscuits

    Reply

  198. Lauren Old
    December 13, 2015 @ 10:22 am

    Chocolate yule log

    Reply

  199. Beth Landrum
    December 13, 2015 @ 1:58 pm

    My dad invented a recipee for the naughtiest yet yummiest festive dessert, he shared the secret with me and I’ve made it every year since!

    Reply

  200. Rachel Heap
    December 13, 2015 @ 2:52 pm

    Home made gingebread house

    Reply

  201. Robby Price
    December 13, 2015 @ 4:14 pm

    Xmas cake

    Reply

  202. Sarah Taylor-Fergusson
    December 13, 2015 @ 4:34 pm

    Let’s be honest, you can’t beat a cracking chocolate yule log to totally annihilate you after a big Christmas lunch.

    Reply

  203. kathy
    December 13, 2015 @ 4:59 pm

    I love making Christmas cookies

    Reply

  204. Nazrana Haque
    December 13, 2015 @ 5:21 pm

    it has to be delicious homemade mince pies!!!

    Reply

  205. Jan Richards
    December 13, 2015 @ 6:23 pm

    Homemade stuffing!

    Reply

  206. Liz Duncan
    December 13, 2015 @ 6:57 pm

    mulled wine

    Reply

  207. Rebecca Isles
    December 13, 2015 @ 8:08 pm

    I use my great great grandma’s cake recipe for Christmas. It’s delicious! Add a dram of brandy for that little kick 🙂

    Reply

  208. Edward Guerreiro
    December 13, 2015 @ 8:20 pm

    It would be my mothers Portuguese almond cake. I have had it every Christmas my whole life.

    Reply

  209. Caroline Blaza
    December 13, 2015 @ 8:27 pm

    Home made mince pies. Merry Christmas x

    Reply

  210. Louise Fairweather
    December 13, 2015 @ 8:51 pm

    My Dad’s bubble and squeak is the best

    Reply

  211. Kirsty Webb
    December 13, 2015 @ 8:58 pm

    My homemade puff pastry mince pies are amazing!!
    I add dries sour cherries and small bits of marzipan to my mincemeat. Xx

    Reply

  212. Michelle C
    December 13, 2015 @ 9:45 pm

    I use the left over turkey to make a warming turkey noodle soup.

    Reply

  213. Christina Palmer
    December 13, 2015 @ 9:46 pm

    We have cold leftover turkey on boxing day with pickles. As there is only 2 of us I then cook up lots of veggies divide into 2 pots and make one into a stew and the other I curry. I then freeze it in 2 person portions keeping us going for months

    Reply

  214. Liz
    December 13, 2015 @ 10:06 pm

    Sponge rum trifle

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  215. Pip Bennett
    December 13, 2015 @ 10:22 pm

    My favourite christmas recipe is for mince pies made with an orange pastry mincemeat (of course!) and a sweet cream cheese filling (it’s nicer than it sounds!) 🙂

    Reply

  216. Ella L
    December 13, 2015 @ 10:27 pm

    My late nans Christmas pudding she always put in plenty of booze!!!!!!

    Reply

  217. Sheri Darby
    December 13, 2015 @ 10:47 pm

    My husbands pot roast of beef

    Reply

  218. Samantha O'D
    December 13, 2015 @ 10:53 pm

    A yummy sweet chutney the recipe has been passed down from great Grandparents

    Reply

  219. Bella Bazley
    December 13, 2015 @ 11:08 pm

    I love making all types of mince pies, shortcrust, open, puff, and turnovers but my favourites have to be those topped with an almond sponge, I have to be careful not to eat too many.

    Reply

  220. Chris Andrews
    December 14, 2015 @ 7:03 am

    Tell me your favourite Christmas recipe . . . . . . . mince pies made with my home made mincemeat

    Reply

  221. Carol Emmett
    December 14, 2015 @ 9:15 am

    Home made mince pies using the family pastry recipe – they are the only mince pies that I actually like!

    Reply

  222. gina
    December 14, 2015 @ 9:28 am

    I love making a Christmas cake when is baking in the oven the kitchen has a lovely aroma very christmassy

    Reply

  223. Victoria Prince
    December 14, 2015 @ 9:45 am

    It has to be my National Trust Christmas Cake recipe 🙂

    Reply

  224. Becky Willoughby
    December 14, 2015 @ 10:49 am

    We love Boxing Day bubble and squeak with sprouts and mash! Plus add bacon and maple syrup to chopped sprouts

    Reply

  225. Lucy Carter
    December 14, 2015 @ 11:06 am

    Our Xmas shortbread is our favourite festive recipe

    Reply

  226. kimberley ryan
    December 14, 2015 @ 11:53 am

    I love making my little ones egg nog on xmas eve. The recipe is simple but my children love it, even the older ones

    childrens Eggnog Recipe

    3 cups whole milk
    1 cup double cream
    1/2 cup sugar
    4 large eggs
    2 teaspoons vanilla extract
    nutmeg

    1.Whisk together the milk, cream, sugar, and eggs
    2.Cook over low heat, whisking constantly. Do not let it boil. Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla extract.
    3.Serve immediately, topped with nutmeg to taste.

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  227. Janet Palmer
    December 14, 2015 @ 12:25 pm

    My nans Christmas pudding recipe it tastes like home 🙂

    Reply

  228. aaron broad
    December 14, 2015 @ 12:54 pm

    I like pork stuffing

    Reply

  229. Michelle Carlin
    December 14, 2015 @ 1:22 pm

    I love home-made bread sauce on my Christmas Dinner.

    Reply

  230. Julia P
    December 14, 2015 @ 1:28 pm

    Stilton and broccoli soup – 500g of broccoli, 125g of Stilton, 750ml stock, one medium onion. small pat butter, braise onions in the butter, add the stock and broccoli, simmer until soft, blend, then add Stilton after to melt in the hot mixture.

    Reply

  231. Samantha Mann
    December 14, 2015 @ 1:32 pm

    Cranberry and orange muffins!

    Reply

  232. Rachel white
    December 14, 2015 @ 2:33 pm

    Traditional Italian chocolate salami..
    It’s dark chocolate with crushed biscuits and assorted crushed nuts.. a little dark rum… place ball of ingredients onto clingfilm. . Roll out into salami shape.. dust wirh icing sugar… slice & serve with cream … yummy!

    Reply

  233. Becca Staples
    December 14, 2015 @ 2:47 pm

    The Christmas cake recipe from my m&s cookbook (its 20 years old) x

    Reply

  234. Robert Slipper
    December 14, 2015 @ 3:07 pm

    I don’t cook so best to ask my wife for the recipe but I love her Christmas pud. I have noticed the brandy bottle seems to take a hammering for a couple of weeks prior to Christmas though!

    Reply

  235. kay lou smith
    December 14, 2015 @ 3:18 pm

    My chocolate yule log 🙂

    Reply

  236. Zach Hudson
    December 14, 2015 @ 3:26 pm

    My favourite recipe is homemade mince pies

    Reply

  237. Natalie Gillham
    December 14, 2015 @ 3:42 pm

    My sister in laws christmas cake recipe is the best 🙂

    Reply

  238. sharon martin
    December 14, 2015 @ 4:00 pm

    gingerbread biscuits

    Reply

  239. Laura Cooper
    December 14, 2015 @ 4:33 pm

    really boozy mince pies

    Reply

  240. Abigail Cullen
    December 14, 2015 @ 6:08 pm

    Home made meat patties are a favorite recipe this time of the year.

    Reply

  241. elizabeth ferguson
    December 14, 2015 @ 6:18 pm

    fruit cake

    Reply

  242. Brian
    December 14, 2015 @ 6:18 pm

    Looks lovely 🙂

    Reply

  243. Rich Hill
    December 14, 2015 @ 6:25 pm

    Christmas Pudding Ice Cream!

    Reply

  244. Carol
    December 14, 2015 @ 6:29 pm

    Chocolate truffles – just chocolate, cream and a slug of rum then cooled until set. A must every christmas

    Reply

  245. Alison
    December 14, 2015 @ 6:47 pm

    I have a lovely Christmas cake recipe that is perfect

    Reply

  246. emma franklin
    December 14, 2015 @ 7:44 pm

    It has to be gingerbread, this year I am experimenting with refinded sugar, gluten freand dairy free options.

    Reply

  247. jessica cook
    December 14, 2015 @ 8:18 pm

    Me and my son love to bake gingerbread men for the family at christmas

    Reply

  248. Garry Armstrong
    December 14, 2015 @ 8:26 pm

    Chicken Kiev

    Reply

  249. laura cook
    December 14, 2015 @ 8:29 pm

    It would have to be our Christmas cake, it’s lovely and rich.

    Reply

  250. Eileen Tingle
    December 14, 2015 @ 8:32 pm

    Everyone expects me to make my prawn cocktail in my home-made sauce. Years ago a chef told me how to make the sauce and I love it.

    Reply

  251. Carol Phile
    December 14, 2015 @ 8:47 pm

    My Mum’s walnut stuffing. Secret recipe, can’t share it but it’s gooooood

    Reply

  252. Mia Clarke
    December 14, 2015 @ 9:05 pm

    love my friends Christmas that she cooks me

    Reply

  253. donna l jones
    December 14, 2015 @ 9:23 pm

    homemade mince pies

    Reply

  254. Sarah Mcknight
    December 14, 2015 @ 9:35 pm

    Our christmas cake 🙂

    Reply

  255. Lisa Wilkinson
    December 14, 2015 @ 9:43 pm

    I love chopping up sprouts and adding bacon and pan-frying in butter

    Reply

  256. Anneka Hulse
    December 14, 2015 @ 9:48 pm

    home made yule log

    Reply

  257. Sarah - Craft Invaders
    December 14, 2015 @ 9:50 pm

    My favourite Christmas recipe is pork and chestnut stuffing. Combine sausage meat, tin of pureed chestnuts (or rough chopped if you prefer) packet of stuffing mix (like paxo) and egg to bind and use to stuff the turkey – it is delicious! Can also make it into little balls if you prefer.

    Reply

  258. AUDREY JESTIN
    December 14, 2015 @ 9:54 pm

    Great luxurious treafor Christmas! fingers crossed

    Reply

  259. Janine BakeGlueandTrend
    December 14, 2015 @ 9:54 pm

    My favourite Christmas recipe is my Austrian Great Grandmother’s Vanilla Kipferl recipe, yummy Christmas cookies that taste like Christmas to me 🙂

    Reply

  260. AUDREY JESTIN
    December 14, 2015 @ 9:55 pm

    Oops my favorite Christmas recipe is spiced red cabbage, yummy

    Reply

  261. EJ Dunn
    December 14, 2015 @ 10:05 pm

    My mum’s pork and cranberry stuffing. I would have it on its own!

    Reply

  262. Sarah Parker
    December 14, 2015 @ 10:30 pm

    I love turkey stuffing 🙂

    Reply

  263. Alica
    December 14, 2015 @ 10:39 pm

    The recipe from my Mum for home made mince pies laces with brandy 🙂

    Reply

  264. Laura Vitty
    December 14, 2015 @ 10:42 pm

    Cinnamon buns 🙂

    Reply

  265. Terrie-Ann Wright
    December 14, 2015 @ 11:04 pm

    Every Christmas I make a sherry trifle for my family, I don’t use and fruit just Swiss roll. And plenty of sherry. You can’t forget a broken up flake for in too of the cream layer

    Reply

  266. Amy Lambert
    December 14, 2015 @ 11:05 pm

    My nannas shortbread recipe!

    Reply

  267. Tammy Tudor
    December 14, 2015 @ 11:06 pm

    Christmas cinnamon cookies

    Reply

  268. suzanne Sendell
    December 14, 2015 @ 11:26 pm

    Mince pies made with puff pastry

    Reply

  269. Rachel Butterworth
    December 14, 2015 @ 11:57 pm

    Christmas Pudding ice cream.

    Reply

  270. Kerry W
    December 15, 2015 @ 12:13 am

    In our house we make a kind of stuffing cake, completely wrapped in bacon. We made it by accident a few years back and we’ve been making it ever since!!

    Reply

  271. david cavender
    December 15, 2015 @ 12:31 am

    christmas cake recipe passed down from my grandmother-make delicious cake

    Reply

  272. Lyndsey Beckford
    December 15, 2015 @ 12:34 am

    My favourite is my gran’s Clootie Dumpling recipe 🙂

    Reply

  273. ellie spider
    December 15, 2015 @ 12:40 am

    I like to make my own melted snowman biscuits 🙂

    Reply

  274. alice lightning
    December 15, 2015 @ 1:04 am

    has to be my old favourite and family ,s favourite my boily fruit Christmas cake delicious a mug of tea

    Reply

  275. Nat thomason
    December 15, 2015 @ 3:09 am

    Mums Xmas pud complete with sixpence

    Reply

  276. Ann Skamarauskas
    December 15, 2015 @ 4:58 am

    Christmas cake made with lots of rum and treacle 🙂

    Reply

  277. Erica Price
    December 15, 2015 @ 7:30 am

    Chocolate log
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  278. Kate Phillips
    December 15, 2015 @ 9:09 am

    Delia Smith’s sausage rolls are something the family enjoys making.

    Reply

  279. Jo McPherson
    December 15, 2015 @ 9:11 am

    My husband makes the Christmas Pudding every year (it’s literally the only thing he’s ever cooked :), it’s Delia Smiths recipe and it’s gret

    Reply

  280. Joanna Orr
    December 15, 2015 @ 9:36 am

    my homemade christmas stuffing.. the family would forget the turkey and just eat the stuffing – lots of apple/bacon & onion

    Reply

  281. lynn neal
    December 15, 2015 @ 11:12 am

    A boiled fruit cake which stays wonderfully moist

    Reply

  282. Anthea Holloway
    December 15, 2015 @ 11:48 am

    My favourite Christmas recipe is for chestnut stuffing and it is a very old one but one which the family loves.

    Reply

  283. christine clegg
    December 15, 2015 @ 11:48 am

    ooooo pigs in blankets,and love aprout

    Reply

  284. Lisa Everaert
    December 15, 2015 @ 11:53 am

    Christmas pudding with double cream – scrummy!

    Reply

  285. Kirsteen Mackay
    December 15, 2015 @ 12:25 pm

    My favourite Christmas recipe is orange and honey glazed Turkey.

    Reply

  286. Mary @ Over 40 and a Mum to One
    December 15, 2015 @ 2:35 pm

    Christmas Muffins – a family favourite

    Reply

  287. Mary @ Over 40 and a Mum to One
    December 15, 2015 @ 2:36 pm

    Christmas Muffins

    Reply

  288. Vikki Douel
    December 15, 2015 @ 2:43 pm

    Mulled Wine : )

    Reply

  289. Vickie Jackson
    December 15, 2015 @ 2:46 pm

    My favourite is making homemade mince pies, there is nothing that beats it 🙂

    Reply

  290. v miller
    December 15, 2015 @ 3:48 pm

    home made gingerbread…my grannys recipe :o)

    Reply

  291. Fiona K
    December 15, 2015 @ 4:51 pm

    My favourite is Christmas pudding ice cream

    Reply

  292. David Greenhalgh
    December 15, 2015 @ 5:54 pm

    My fave is turkey risotto..but the recipe is my wifes secret and she is not telling!!

    Reply

  293. Romana Richards
    December 15, 2015 @ 5:57 pm

    My favourite recipe is my raw carrot cake which I like to make for visitors because one of then is likey to be guten free as she is coeliac and another is lactose intolerant. It is basically a nutty bese with dates and raw carrot and a cream made of cashews, vanilla, agave syrup and coconut oil which sets it as it turs to solid when cold. I can eat anything but I really like this cake as it makes me feel light.

    Reply

  294. Debbie Preston
    December 15, 2015 @ 5:58 pm

    With the leftovers I make a creamy mushroom, veg bacon and turkey pie

    Reply

  295. Phillip James Davies
    December 15, 2015 @ 6:15 pm

    Christmas Chocolate Yule Log Cake! 😛

    Reply

  296. Robert White
    December 15, 2015 @ 7:04 pm

    chocolate yule log

    Reply

  297. laura stewart
    December 15, 2015 @ 7:05 pm

    mince pies for me 🙂

    Reply

  298. Amy Jo McLellan
    December 15, 2015 @ 7:17 pm

    I absolutely love a proper Christmas cake!
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    Reply

  299. Sheila Reeves
    December 15, 2015 @ 7:33 pm

    My homemade Christmas Pudding, recipe came from my grandma

    Reply

  300. Zoe Anyon
    December 15, 2015 @ 7:42 pm

    I love braised red cabbage – so tasty and great accompaniment to Xmas dinner!

    Reply

  301. Dee Sherwood Wallace
    December 15, 2015 @ 8:44 pm

    My favourite is a mince pies and mincemeat & Vanilla ice cream all home made including the mincemeat. It is so Christmassy.

    Reply

  302. Clare Hubbard
    December 15, 2015 @ 8:58 pm

    Microwave chocolate brownies has to be my favourite recipe, so easy and tasty, Christmas them up with some marshmallows and Christmas sprinkles 🙂

    Reply

  303. Gerri Tennant
    December 15, 2015 @ 9:06 pm

    I make luxury Florentines for my husband each Christmas. He is diabetic so they are a once a year treat.

    Reply

  304. Susan Elai Kelly Carter
    December 15, 2015 @ 9:06 pm

    Christmas pudding made with vegetarian suet and a soya milk custard.

    Reply

  305. Petra Beck
    December 15, 2015 @ 9:29 pm

    Brussels sprouts with crunchy bacon bits and flaked almonds

    Reply

  306. gemma clark
    December 15, 2015 @ 9:59 pm

    Oooh turkey curry with the leftovers, or maybe my dad’s leek and potato soup we have on xmas eve!

    Reply

  307. Jaelin Farrow
    December 15, 2015 @ 10:06 pm

    We usually have patties that my Grandma makes, not very festive but we have it every Christmas!

    Reply

  308. Sarah Gray
    December 15, 2015 @ 10:07 pm

    I’m not so good in the kitchen, personally, but my favourite to eat when other people cook or bake is mince pies x

    Reply

  309. Jeremy Andrews
    December 15, 2015 @ 11:01 pm

    Cook your sprouts with small pieces of Bacon

    Reply

  310. Margery Lumsdaine
    December 15, 2015 @ 11:06 pm

    it is a simple thing but my favourite Christmas recipe is homemade brandy butter (butter, icing sugar and brandy 🙂 )

    Reply

  311. Natalie Crossan
    December 15, 2015 @ 11:12 pm

    My mum’s homemade stuffing recipe 🙂

    Reply

  312. Elaine Livingstone
    December 15, 2015 @ 11:18 pm

    at Christmas it has to be the wheat/gluten/egg/dairy free biscuits we make for Santa’s elves who have allergies like we do.

    Reply

  313. Samantha B
    December 15, 2015 @ 11:30 pm

    Christmas cake, using a recipe that my mum gave me. Always lovely! x

    Reply

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