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Across Transylvania’s mountains, villagers are opening up their homes to guests, cooking recipes that reach back through generations, rich in farm produce, garden herbs and handmade cheese and wine

You get two freezer recipes in one here: the chicken and the sauce, which is great over pasta or spread on a pizza base. Breadcrumbed chicken can be cooked from frozen. ■ Serves 4 ■ Prep 40 mins ■ Coo

At 62 and back on the dating scene, Vanessa Feltz needs just three words to describe her past relationships. “A car crash”, she says. “My entire love life has been a complete abomination, a catastroph

Make room for more sides by scaling down the turkey to just the breast. We’ve put fennel and orange in our dry brine mix, but you could just use salt, pepper and sugar. SERVES 6-8 PREP 15 mins plus ov

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An extra-special Christmas feast full of your traditional favourites with tasty twists that won’t blow the budget