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Seasonal ingredients in December

Quintessential turkey and Brussels sprouts are at their best at the tail-end of the year, while jewel-bright pomegranates and sweet, juicy clementines bring verve and zing to the party.

Pear recipes
  • Steamed kid pudding with pear and walnut salad
  • Spiced pear cosmo
  • Roast loin of pork with roasted pears
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Cabbage with mustard seeds

by Roopa Gulati
Side dishes

Campfire stew

by Sunil Vijayakar
Main course

Carrot and parsnip bhajis with coriander and chilli chutney

by Nadiya Hussain
Light meals & snacks

Carrot and swede mash

by Sunil Vijayakar
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Cauliflower cheese

by Jenny White
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Cavolo nero, spinach, orzo and lemon soup

by Elly Curshen
Light meals & snacks

Cawl

by The Hairy Bikers
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Celeriac and roast hazelnut soup with soda bread

by Rachel Allen
Light meals & snacks

Celeriac and apple soup with bacon and parsley

by The Hairy Bikers
Light meals & snacks

Celeriac and potato boulangere

by Antony Worrall Thompson
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Celeriac remoulade

by Antony Worrall Thompson
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Celeriac steak burgers with fennel slaw

by Anna Shepherd
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Cheat's mince pies

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Cheesy curried swede and bean pie

by Anna Shepherd
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Cheesy leeks

by Justine Pattison
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Cheesy parsnip and sweet potato tarts

by Becca Spry
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Chestnut falafels

by Matt Tebbutt
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Chestnut stuffing

by Mary Berry
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Chestnut, leek and mushroom tartlets

by The Vegetarian Society
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Chicken and chorizo casserole

by Simon Rimmer
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Chicken and red wine casserole

by Mary Berry
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Chicken chasseur

by James Martin
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Chicken pithivier

by Nadiya Hussain
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Chicken soup

by The BBC Food team
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