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Little orange soufflés
Although savoury soufflés are more common, Mark prefers their sweet sisters. These lovely orange soufflés have a dark golden, slightly...
Prep 15mins Cook 8mins
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Lucy's Mulled Cider
In the past, it was drunk in the apple orchards as part of the pagan wassailing rituals, to ask the Gods for a successful apple harvest...
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Marrons Glacé
A chesnutty christmas treat, perfect as a stocking filler!
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Marshmallows
Try out this fantastic marshmallow recipe, taken from the River Cottage Family Cookbook.
Prep 30mins
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Mermaid's Hot Chocolate
This spiced hot chocolate is the perfect antidote to a chilly winters day, especially if you've brave in dip in the ocean!
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Mulled cider
Our ancestors employed any method that might encourage their apple trees to be fruitful - singing and banging drums is as good an idea as...
Prep 10mins Cook 30mins
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Mushroom pâté
If you think mushroom pâtés are always going to be a disappointment, then you've been eating the wrong ones. This very simple, deliciously...
Prep 10mins Cook 10mins
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Oranges in mulled wine syrup
The combination of citrus, spices and wine is much enjoyed as a hot drink at Christmas time, but I like the blend even better like this...
Prep 20mins Cook 24hrs
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Potato dough wreath
This recipe is perfect for the party season - impress your guests with this fabulous festive centrepiece and tear, share and delve into...
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Quincemeat
Make this fragrant mincemeat and for mince pies come the festive season. If you can’t find quince then eating apple, bramley apple or pear...
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Quinoa & linseed shortcrust pastry
High protein quinoa flour makes a great savoury pastry without a hint of graininess, while tapioca and ground linseed help to bind the...
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Raisin and cherry stollen
This traditional sweet German Christmas bread is much simpler to make than it looks, so please don't be alarmed by the length of the...
Prep 3hrs Cook 25mins
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Roast thick end of pork belly with coriander and fennel crackling
This cut of pork is fantastically forgiving. It’s quite fatty, which means you can keep cooking it until the crackling reaches a point of...
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Saucy Hedgerow Ketchup
Lucy Brazier, our Christmas Hamper Course tutor here at River Cottage, shares her hedgerow version of the Saucy Haw Ketchup adapted from...
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Spiced trout gravlax
A fresh and flavoursome recipe that will get all your guests intrigued and taste buds tingling.
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Tom's Cheese Straws
If you have a spare block of rough puff pastry and need an idea of what to do with it, cheese straws are great crowd pleasing savoury...
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Turkey au vin
It is tricky to roast the perfect turkey, with breast meat still succulent yet dark meat properly cooked through, and the bigger the bird...
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Vegan Gravy
This is a seriously useful sauce for all kinds of vegan and vegetarian dishes, from a classic nut roast to a plate of falafel or a tray of...
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Candied orange sticks
Pam likes to make several batches of these sweet treats in November or December each year. A dozen or so in a jar, are a charming gift...
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Cherry mincemeat
This recipe has everything you'd want in a mincemeat: lots of citrus zest, a hit of tangy tartness from dried cherries and a generous slosh...
Cook 2hrs
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Chestnut and Chocolate Cake
"This is one of my family’s favourite chocolate ‘pudding’ cakes, and I make it at least once every Christmas (and not infrequently for...
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Chocolate nut butter
Ready-made chocolate nut spreads tend to contain a lot of refined sugar, as well as palm oil and dairy products – and often far fewer nuts...
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Christmas Pudding
The last Sunday before Advent is traditionally the day for making your Christmas pudding, and known as “Stir-up Sunday”. Why not try our...
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Christmas nut satay turkey
This is another great pairing of inevitable Christmas leftovers: leftover roasted salted peanuts – or cashews – made into a tangy satay...
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Christmas tree biscuits
For Pam, one of the highlights in the lead-up to Christmas is a happy few hours spent at her friend Henriette's house, making biscuits for...
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Dressed up onions
Soft, sweet and unctuous, these gorgeous sweet-sour onions are more forgiving than traditional ‘naked’ pickled onions. Spiced up with the...
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Dry-cured streaky bacon
The daily application of a basic cure consisting of sugar, salt and a few aromatics, to a small, inexpensive piece of pork belly creates...
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Festive Mussels
'I always cook mussels at some point over the Xmas break. They are sustainable (especially if rope grown) quick to prepare – and delicious...
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Fruit cake
This recipe makes for a jolly good rich fruit cake. Ideal as a classic Christmas cake, it can also be used to make a traditional Simnel...
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Honey roast carrots
These are a great favourite over the winter months at River Cottage HQ we make them all the time. They are so easy and quick to throw...
Cook 40mins
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