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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.

Mincemeat recipes
  • Mary Berry's mince pies
  • Paul Hollywood's mince pies
  • Classic mince pies
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Showing 1 - 23 of 23 recipes

Easy apple crumble

by The BBC Food team
Desserts

Easy apple strudel

Desserts

Easy bubble and squeak

by The Hairy Bikers
Side dishes

Easy chicken and leek pie

by Kerry Whelpdale
Main course

Easy chicken casserole

by Justine Pattison
Main course

Easy cottage pie

by James Martin
Main course

Easy French onion soup

by Mary Berry
Light meals & snacks

Easy fruit cake (Granny’s cake)

by Simon Rimmer
Cakes and baking

Easy ginger cake

by Ruth Sutcliffe
Cakes and baking

Easy lemon drizzle cake

by Becca Spry
Cakes and baking

Easy mincemeat

by The BBC Food team
Other

Easy mushroom stroganoff

by Kenny Atkinson
Main course

Easy shepherd's pie

by Antony Worrall Thompson
Main course

Easy slow cooker chilli

by Justine Pattison
Main course

Easy slow cooker spaghetti bolognese

by Justine Pattison
Main course

Easy spaghetti marinara

by Curtis Stone
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Easy spaghetti vongole

by Nigella Lawson
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Easy toffee apples

by Emily Angle
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Eccles cakes

by Paul Hollywood
Cakes and baking

Eggnog

by Emily Angle
Drinks and cocktails

English almond butter toffee

by Kitty Hope and Mark Greenwood
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Eve's pudding

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Express apple and pear open pie

by Mary Berry
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