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Cheese and chocolate are your friends, but keep them bite-sized. Top chefs share their favourite nibbles …
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Sticky, rose-scented, apricot-glazed, north African spiced sausages to enjoy with a mint yoghurt dip, and a cardamom mojito to wash it all down -
A deliciously retro Italian alternative to a cheese’n’pineapple porcupine: a cauliflower spiked with a colourful array of nibbles on sticks – charcuterie, cheese, pickles … -
Add some zest to seasonal festivities with sumptuous sweet Italian bakes. By Joe Trivelli -
For the Japanese chef behind Melbourne’s 279, leftover rice topped with grilled fish and hot broth makes for a light, umami-laden meal
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This staple of hot chips, pies and sausage sizzles also works brilliantly in everything from Japanese-style pasta to Malaysian fried rice -
For Iberian flavour year round, fill the freezer with summer salsa and stock your pantry with good olive oil, sherry vinegar and lots of garlic, so one of Spain’s classic base sauces will always be mere moments away -
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Make ahead, finish with a flourish: crisp potatoes with a creamy onion dip, spiced potted duck and crumbly Austrian cookies
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A cheering alternative Christmas ham with a spicy, sweet-sour Mexican glaze of pineapple and chilli -
This is not just any turkey: this showstopper is Creole-spiced, with bourbon and pineapple, and comes with sides of chard braised with ham hock and roast cassava with garlic and coriander salsa -
Dried fruits are a speciality of the Levant, and bring festive luxuriousness to these dishes of fragrant roast chicken and nutty, chewy jewelled pilau rice -
Turn the remains of the festive table into a barnstorming pie that’s as satisfying to make as it is to eat
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Make this festive cake your zero-waste party piece, based on a Claudia Roden recipe that makes use of the whole orange -
This festive tribute, in tart form, to the Terry’s Chocolate Orange makes for a showstopping dessert -
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From pumpkin hash browns to a low-sugar riff on the cherry ripe, Hines’ gluten-free takes on popular snacks let you have your cake and eat it too -
A whole salmon fillet baked with fennel, chilli and sea salt, drizzled with a lemon verbena and clementine vodka glaze and served with a dill creme fraiche -
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This festive menu from the Great British Menu presenter fuses classics from her Antiguan heritage with delicious vegan options
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Is there any dessert more flamboyant than this retro barnstormer of ice-cream on a sponge base, all smothered in meringue and blowtorched to crackly perfection?
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A selection of hearty winter dishes inspired by a favourite Italian rail canteen. By Joe Trivelli -
A set of festive snacks: caraway, spelt and parmesan grissini with aleppo chilli, to dip in a three-cheese mix with spiced date syrup and pine nuts, and a posh, sake-cured salmon with sesame sprinkles and pickles -
The internet is awash with brick-like salmon bowls, but the same idea can exist in service to beauty by creating a garden of textures
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The root veg is centre stage in this party snack -
The best pesto comes through innovation, and is always best made with the leaves, nuts and cheese that suit your own tastebuds -
A tender pork main course, a satisfying bean side and a tempting aubergine starter – seasonal dishes to bring continental warmth to your table -
Try this useful ingredient with hake in a masala sauce, pancakes with avocado, and a beetroot sour cocktail
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A bulging, festive squash with a savoury stuffing of spicy, herby veg, mushrooms and nuts -
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Simple, elegant and deeply satisfying – the Moon Mart chef’s take on congee shows the traditional Korean food of royals can also be easy to make -
Stale bread? Tear it up, fry in oil, then mix with paprika, chorizo, mushroom and top with a fried egg … to think one of the best breakfasts ever could’ve ended up in the bin -
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Make your party the stuff of legend with this tropical rum and juice cocktail rounded off with dashes of schnapps, bitters and spice -
A rather grown-up winter warmer – a rich chocolate drink with a nip, very much in the vein of a chocolate old-fashioned -
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