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If you make one thing… • Is it really a party without devilled eggs? This timeless canapé gets an on-trend glow-up by way of the savoury warmth of Korean gochujang

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MEET THE READER • Julie Martin lives in West Sussex with her husband. She might just be the foodiest person working in nuclear medicine

Just desserts • We asked the delicious. Food Lovers group on Facebook: what dessert will you be having on Christmas Day? Mind you, the puds on p86 might change your plans…

YOUR LAST-MINUTE GIFT GUIDE • For all the stocking-filler and present inspiration you need

The big taste test. 28 BEST BUYS FOR CHRISTMAS 2023 • Even the most dedicated cooks pepper in a few readymade options at Christmas. There are plenty of excellent products to choose from and, with our guide to the best, you can be sure of making quality choices. It took a lot of tasting, quibbling and honing down, but here at your service is a round-up of our favourite nibbles, puds, snacks and ready-meals… Enjoy!

A glass of champagne with Madhur Jaffrey • It’s 40 years since the actor and cookery writer introduced a whole generation to wonderful, foolproof Indian food with her classic book Madhur Jaffrey’s Indian Cookery (and the accompanying BBC TV series). In her 91st year – and on the publication of a special anniversary edition, with new recipes and illustrations – Madhur talks about learning to be true to herself and the significance of the first thing she ever tasted

DARLING CLEMENTINES • Sweet and juicy, clementines get star billing for being the most Christmassy of fruit. They’re far too good to be confined to the fruit bowl, though, so give these easy-to-peel golden orbs the leading role in one of our six vibrant dishes

WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE? • Confused between clementines, satsumas and tangerines? You’re not alone…

The big Roast • Nothing elicits quite as much gustatory anticipation as meat roasting in the oven, tantalising aromas filling the air… And no one knows more about good meat than the master butchers at The Ginger Pig. Here are their best roast recipes, for gatherings big or small, glorious centrepieces for your Christmas table – plus side dishes and stuffings to light up the main event

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A GLAM HAM TO STEAL THE SHOW! • Forget the big roast bird, the mince pies, figgy pudding and pigs in blankets… For our food team’s Pollyanna Coupland, Christmas isn’t complete without a burnished, glossy ham, offering abundant opportunity for festive feasting – not to mention between-meals snacking

Christmas around the world • When it comes to UK festive food traditions, invariably we think of turkey, Christmas pud and mince pies, but as Santa circles the globe in his sleigh, he must come across so many more celebratory dishes. To see what else he might find, we asked chefs and food writers from Greece, Scandinavia, Mexico and West Africa to share the dishes that mean Christmas to them

My cooking year: December The best things in life are SIMPLE • It’s the time of year when life can get a bit hectic, what with friends visiting, work parties, trips to see family, presents to buy, trees to decorate… On top of this, day-to-day life has to go on. How do you make time for cooking an Instagrammable feast for yourself? You don’t, says columnist Debora Robertson – if a simple plate of good things from the fridge is good enough for Nigella and Elizabeth David, it’s good enough for anyone

How the Italians do feasting • The northern Italian region of Piedmont,...