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The festive period is in full swing and Christmas is just around the corner. The Telegraph’s award-winning cookery writer, Diana Henry, is on hand to answer your Christmas cooking dilemmas. We’ll be ...

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What makes the best apple pie even better? A sweet, crunchy streusel topping. Grace Parisi a former senior test kitchen editor for Food & Wine, where she wrote several successful monthly columns ...

For the main Christmas meal, starters will include pistachio and apricot pork terrine, and lobster, crab and prawn cocktails.

This turkey is well seasoned and retains its moisture thanks to the trick of dry brining This Christmas centrepiece is brined in a brown sugar and orange zest rub overnight before being packed ...

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