The heart of the feast and all its trimmings

SERVES 8-10 PREP 30 mins plus up to 2 days dry-brining COOK 3 hrs MORE EFFORT ❄ butter only For the flavoured butter 200g unsalted butter, softened3 garlic cloves, crushed2 tbsp soy sauce1 tbsp Worces

A twist on the hearty classic French casserole, this recipe braises turkey legs instead of chicken in lardons, mushrooms and red wine. Great served with mashed potato and green veg. SERVES 4-6 PREP 25

Three quick and simple meal ideas from Dr Clare

Crowd-pleasing dishes inspired by summer travels

Ingredients (Serves 6) ◆ 1.5 litres dry sparkling cider ◆ 50g light brown sugar zest and juice 1 orange ◆ 3 long cinnamon sticks, halved ◆ 8 cloves ◆ 2.5cm piece ginger, sliced ◆ ½tsp grated nutmeg ◆

Christbrot is very similar to a stollen, but lighter in texture, and is best eaten freshly baked without needing time to mature. It isn’t hard to make Christbrot, but the method involves a triple rise