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Cider-roasted turkey with apple and sage stuffing

As Christmas gets ever closer, if you haven’t got your food sorted, there’s no need to panic – it might be time to cheat! And cheating doesn’t mean poorer quality when you buy from Tesco’s Finest range. Don’t spend time fiddling around with bacon and sausages – buy your pigs already in blankets! Roasties can be hit and miss – make sure yours are always a hit with Finest Goose Fat Roast Potatoes or follow our easy recipe. Add Christmas cake, pud and mince pies to your shopping list and make sure you keep our roast turkey with olde English chestnut stuffing recipe handy and you’re all set for the big day. Happy Christmas! Nichola Palmer – Recipes Editor, goodtoknow

Impress your guests with inspirational restaurant-style dishes. No need to let on how simple they are to cook. This side of salmon is roasted with white wine, lemon juice and dill and served with buttery hollandaise sauce flavoured with horseradish. Very simple to make for entertaining.

Serves: 6
Prep time: 10 mins
Cooking time: 20 mins
Total time: 30 mins
Skill level: Bit of effort
Costs: Mid-price

45g (1 1/2oz) butter
1kg (2¼lb) side of salmon
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 tbsp fresh dill leaves
150ml (5fl oz) dry white wine
Finely grated zest and juice of 1 lemon

For the hollandaise:

3 medium egg yolks
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tbsp white wine
150g (5oz) butter
1 tbsp hot horseradish

Buying a pot of Tesco Finest Hollandaise Sauce will save some time over the busy Christmas period

Set the oven to Gas Mark 6 or 200°C. Line a roasting tin with a sheet of foil. Rub some of the butter on the foil. Lay the salmon on the foil, skin-side down. Season, then sprinkle with the dill.
Pour over the white wine and sprinkle with the lemon zest and juice. Dot with the rest of the butter. Roast for 20 minutes until the fish is tender, flaking and just turning golden.
To make the hollandaise sauce: Whizz together egg yolks, lemon juice and wine with a pinch of salt in a food processor. Heat the butter until it is very hot. Give the egg mix another quick whizz. With the motor running slowly, drizzle in the very hot melted butter, then add the horseradish.
Serve the salmon warm or cold with the hollandaise.

By Woman’s Weekly

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Top Christmas food TV

It’s that time of year again when you can snuggle up on the sofa with a glass of wine or a cuppa, a box of chocs and the family and put your feet up and watch some good old-fashioned cookery shows. From Gordon Ramsay’s Cookalong to The Great British Bake Off Christmas special, we’ve got plenty of reasons why you should be extremely excited for this month’s food TV.

Gordon Ramsay Cookalong

Why not cookalong with Gordon Ramsay this Christmas Day? He’ll be taking you through the step-by-step stages for making the perfect Christmas dinner this year. This show is jammed packed with festive entertainment and celebrity guests, ideal for watching with the family.

When’s it on? 25th December, Channel 4, 10am

Nigel Slater’s 12 Tastes of Christmas

These two special episodes see Nigel in his element making some classic Christmas dishes and getting into the spirit of the season. Along with plenty of tempting treats, Nigel takes us on a journey to Norwich to find the perfect Christmas tree – now that’s dedication!

When’s it on? 14th & 21st December, BBC1, 7.30pm

Nigellissma: An Italian Inspired Christmas

We just loved Nigella’s Italian show Nigellissma earlier this year so we’re very exciting that she’s back with a cracking Christmas special. This time lucky Nigella travels to Venice, sharing some of her most loved party ideas and recipes for her festive feast – and we’re all invited.

When’s it on? 17th December, BBC2, 8pm

MasterChef: The Professionals – Michel’s Classics

If you love French food and can’t get enough of Michel Roux Jr, this show will be right up your street. With plenty of succulent and impressive dishes up his sleeve, Michel shows you how to make mixture of mouth-watering faves from honey and rosemary-infused chicken to sweet and spicy mutton pie. Learn some new skills and impress the family this festive season.

When’s it on? 18th December, BBC2, 7pm

The Great British Bake Off Xmas

Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood are back in the Bake Off Christmas special and we couldn’t be more excited! They’re going to be rustling up our festive favourites like mince pies, traditional Christmas pudding and a classic yuletide cake – we wonder if Mary Berry will be making her famous Christmas cake? Gather the family around the TV and get watching – it’s not one to be missed!

When’s it on? 18th December, BBC2, 8pm

River Cottage Three Go Mad at Christmas

There’s a party going on at the River Cottage and we’re all on the guest list! Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and the rest of the River Cottage team have invited some celebrity friends such as Kathy Burke, Stephen Mangan and Mark Heap together for a festive feast like no other. There’s going to be a delicious 3-course Christmas dinner and Hugh’s going to show us how it’s done.

When’s it on? 16th December, C4, 8pm

Heston’s Fantastical Christmas

What’s Heston up to this Christmas? Visiting Hampton Court, Heston gets creative with edible decorations, Christmas cocktails and a humongous Christmas pudding – large enough to step inside! It looks like Heston has his hands full this December – well he wouldn’t just do a normal Christmas show now would he?

When’s it on? 24th December, C4, 6.30pm

Where to next?

– Classic Christmas recipes

– Christmas turkey alternatives

– Christmas dinner mistakes to avoid

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Christmas-spiced flapjacks

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Flapjacks are a great mid-morning snack that gives you lots of slow-release energy to help keep you full up until lunch. These flapjacks are really healthy as they contain no butter and if you use honey, only natural sugar. By adding some extra spices and dried cranberries, you can give your usual flapjacks a Christmas twist. The mixed seeds also give the flapjacks a nice crunch. You could make these tasty flapjacks as a quick and inexpensive Christmas food gift, or use them to give yourself fuel ready for Christmas shopping!

Makes: 16
Prep time: 15 mins
Cooking time: 20 mins
Total time: 35 mins
Skill level: Easy peasy
Costs: Mid-price

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Flapjacks keep really well. Once cut and cooled, store in a tin for up to two weeks.

Ingredients

320g porridge oats
80g mixed seeds (any combination of sesame, sunflower, pumpkin, hemp or linseeds)
40g dried cranberries
40g dried figs, chopped with scissors
80g raisins
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1/4 tsp mixed spice
100ml sunflower oil
185ml honey or golden syrup

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Fan 160°C/Gas Mark 4 and line a 20x25cm tin with greaseproof paper.
Put all of the dry ingredients into a large bowl and mix well.
Measure the sunflower oil and honey or golden syrup into a measuring jug. Warm in the microwave for 30 seconds before pouring over the dry ingredients. Stir well to combine.
Pour the mixture into the tin and press down well, neatening off the edge if it doesn’t quite reach the end of the tin.
Bake in the oven for 20 minutes until the oats are golden. Leave to cool in the tin before turning out and cutting into 16 squares.

By Jolene Lynch

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Nutritional information

Guideline Daily Amount for 2,000 calories per day are: 70g fat, 20g saturated fat, 90g sugar, 6g salt.

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What’s your budget to spend on food and drink for Christmas this year?

£151+ 23%
£101-£150 16%
£71-£100 11%
£51-£70 10%
£31-£50 12%
Less than £30 10%
I don’t know yet 7%
I’m not setting a budget 11%

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