Roast goose, sticky sprouts, gingerbread trifle – Skye McAlpine’s festive recipes are truly scrumptious

MAKES 16-20 pieces PREP 20 mins plus 3 hrs chilling COOK 8 mins EASY 50g butter, plus extra for the tin400g blonde white chocolate (or use500g regular white chocolate),broken into pieces100g white cho

IN LIEU OF A TRADITIONAL DESSERT, TRY ONE OF HELEN’S FESTIVE ALTERNATIVES

FOOD STORIES

There is something about the frosty crunch of the hard frozen ground as I walk in the garden in December that makes me think of gooseberries. Perhaps it’s partly because of the goose bumps on my skin

Long linked with Britain’s monarchs, gooseberries are surprisingly simple fruit to nurture at home