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    Eight all-time great Christmas cookbooks to see you through till New Year

    by Mike Daw Dec 12, 2023 4 minutes
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    Tis the season to impress — to push the boat out, to dust off the apron and don the role of culinary whiz once more.

    Hosting can, unsurprisingly, fill even the most seasoned professional with dread. Is Auntie Carol vegan or not this year? Who’s drinking, who’s abstaining? Will there be a single boiled brussel sprout to appease the traditional sorts, or has all enthusiasm for Christmas customs deflated and suddenly all the guests want pizza?

    Whatever the group, the dietaries, or the day of celebration you happen to be hosting: take a breath. Help is at hand, and it's normally published.

    From those leaving-work-early party, the top selling non-fiction author in UK history).

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