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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

    Fresh homemade decorated stained glass gingerbread, Christmas cookies on plate on old white wooden background, christmas time

    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!

      Reply

    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 …

      Reply

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

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

      Reply

    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

      Reply

    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.

      Reply

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

      My fave recipe is Quich Lorraine!!

      Reply

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

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

      Reply

    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

      Reply

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

      homemade mincie pies!

      Reply

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

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

      Reply

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

      Turkey curry made with leftovers.

      Reply

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

      Homemade chocolate log even with the hidden cracks

      Reply

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

      I love turkey pie made from leftovers 🙂

      Reply

    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 😃

      Reply

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

      homemade mince pies with a dollop of clotted cream yummy

      Reply

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

      Love making red cabbage dish for Christmas Day

      Reply

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

      It has to be a Christmas Pudding

      Reply

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

      Love pigs in blankets

      Reply

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

      My mums homemade mince pies are delicious

      Reply

    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.

      Reply

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

      Cherry and Chocolate roulade is my favourite extra special Christmas dessert

      Reply

    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!

      Reply

    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 😉

      Reply

    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

      Reply

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

      Hazelnut and chocolate roulade!

      Reply

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

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

      Reply

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

      Warm Homemade Mince Pies with cream

      Reply

    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 🙂

      Reply

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

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

      Reply

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

      I like to make Sprouts with Chestnut & Bacon Butter

      Reply

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

      Pigs in blankets are my favourite

      Reply

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

      Can’t beat a good gingerbread house!

      Reply

    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 😉

      Reply

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

      I have a great recipe for spicy turkey soup.

      Reply

    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.

      Reply

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

      I don’t really have a xmas recipe

      Reply

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

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

      Reply

    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 🙂

      Reply

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

      Chorizo Sausage & CheeseRolls!

      Reply

    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.

      Reply

    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!

      Reply

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

      Yule log with chocolate ganache topping

      Reply

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

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

      Reply

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

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

      Reply

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

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

      Reply

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

      We have a recipe for yule log that is amazing!

      Reply

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

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

      Reply

    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.

      Reply

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

      My own christmas log

      Reply

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

      homemade mincepies 🙂

      Reply

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

      Cinnamon and Apple Cake x

      Reply

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

      Ginger Christmas cookies!!

      Reply

    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.

      Reply

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

      Dundee cake (mmm with a little cheese)

      Reply

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

      homemade mince pies

      Reply

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

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

      Reply

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

      We love chesnut and herb stuffing

      Reply

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

      bubble and squeak on boxing day

      Reply

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

      Sprouts with Chestnuts & Bacon

      Reply

    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.

      Reply

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

      I love Stollen x

      Reply

    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 😀

      Reply

    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

      Reply

    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 🙂

      Reply

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

      I love chocolate yule log at christmas time

      Reply

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

      Caribbean Christmas Cake

      Reply

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

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

      Reply

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

      Leftover turkey curry for boxing day, delicious

      Reply

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

      Love Chocolate and Cranberry yule log…my own recipe

      Reply

    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

      Reply

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

      I love mince pies covered in Hazelnut and marzipan streusel.

      Reply

    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!

      Reply

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

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

      Reply

    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!

      Reply

    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 🙂

      Reply

    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 🙂

      Reply

    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.

      Reply

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

      Cinnamon buns!

      Reply

    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

      Reply

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

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

      Reply

    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 🙂

      Reply

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

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

      Reply

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

      Home made Liebkuchen – delicious!

      Reply

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

      White chocolate fudge 🙂

      Reply

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

      Brussel Sprouts with Bacon and Cashew Nuts – heaven ! xx

      Reply

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

      Stick Toffe Pudding! 🙂 mmmm

      Reply

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

      Shortbread

      Reply

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

      i love making homemade mince pies.

      Reply

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

      turkey curry for boxing day

      Reply

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

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

      Reply

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

      Gingerbread! Have to make gingerbread at Christmas 🙂 xx

      Reply

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

      My own mince pies!

      Reply

    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!

      Reply

    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

      Reply

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

      Has to be turkey curry.

      Reply

    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

      Reply

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

      Christmas Pudding Microwave recipe.

      Reply

    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.

      Reply

    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

      Reply

    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

      Reply

    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.

      Reply

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

      Pistachio chocolate brownies are delicious!!

      Reply

    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.

      Reply

    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!

      Reply

    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

      Reply

    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.

      Reply

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

      my mums mince pies

      Reply

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

      my mother in laws christmas cake

      Reply

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

      Mince pies, without alcohol!

      Reply

    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.

      Reply

    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 🙂

      Reply

    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

      Reply

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

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

      Reply

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

      waitrose xmas cake kit!

      Reply

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

      Red Velvet Cupcakes

      Reply

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

      Apple and chetsnut stuffing yummy 🙂

      Reply

    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

      Reply

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

      A turkey curry recipe from Atul Kochar, which is amazing

      Reply

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

      Home made Trifle!

      Reply

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

      Sticky Toffee Christmas Pudding

      Reply

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

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

      Reply

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

      my nanas christmas cake and christmas mince pies

      Reply

    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

      Reply

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

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

      Reply

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

      mince pies – yum 🙂

      Reply

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

      I love my Christmas cake recipe x

      Reply

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

      Chocolate orange yule log. 🙂

      Reply

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

      Love to eat and make Christmas Log

      Reply

    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!

      Reply

    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

      Reply

    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!

      My gleam is logged in as my husband on instagram for some reason (tomkirby83) however my entries are on my account (sayhelloflo)

      Reply

    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

      Reply

    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.

      Reply

    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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      Reply

    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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