This impressive plan-ahead Christmas lunch from Flora Shedden is a mouthwatering mix of traditional recipes and deliciously unexpected flavours

SERVES 4 Ingredients 125g unsalted butter, plus extra for greasing120g dark chocolate, broken into small piecesPinch of sea salt100g Amarena cherries, roughly chopped, plus3 tbsp of the cherry syrup10

Torta salata, or savoury pie, is a mainstay for on-the-go eating in bars in Tuscany and is also served in slices as an aperitivo or as a starter for dinner. I love it as it’s stuffed with aromatic gre

The Wine Atlas Garda £6.97 asda.com A very welcome and less sweet change from ubiquitous prosecco, and at a better price than most. With crisp apples and pear fruit, and a zippy, lemony finish, this i

From a showstopping turkey to next-level roasties… we asked the experts at our sister title Good Housekeeping to share their best-loved recipes for a cracking Christmas dinner

INDULGE IN A FEAST TO REMEMBER, WITH A TOUCH OF DECADENCE AND PLENTY OF ITALIAN FLAIR FROM SKYE