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Give your dining room a celestial spin by decorating your tree, table and mantel with glittering gold stars. Put a little extra love into your gifts with handmade labels. For a homespun finish, use watercolour paper and tear the edges, then paint a l

Complement a country scheme that has lots of rustic wood with decorations in classic Scandi red and white Sarah Nelson’s beautiful rustic home in Oxfordshire is the epitome of festive chic at this time of year, with roaring fires, flickering candles

‘I love going to Midnight Mass in a candlelit church with my extended family.’ JANE AKERS, Commercial Editorial Operations Director, Ideal Home ‘Every Christmas Eve, my husband “helps out” with a special phone call from Santa to our niece and nephews

WHAT TO SPOT ‘Good’ King Wenceslas of Bohemia once ruled Prague, which today hosts some of the world’s largest Christmas markets. Hub of the festivities is Old Town Square, with its beguiling blend of Gothic, Renaissance and baroque buildings. Choose

TAKES 50MIN, PLUS CHILLING TIME MAKES 24 ♦ 150g plain flour ♦ 25g ground rice ♦ 125g firm butter, diced ♦ ½tsp rose extract ♦ 75g caster sugar ♦ Small handful of unblanched almonds TO DECORATE ♦ White icing, sprinkles, edible pearls and gold food col

Make your own snow globe filled with edible treats to give as a gift or use as a centrepiece. 1 Fill a large glass jar with caster sugar to look like snow, then add Christmas-themed iced biscuits to create a festive scene. 2 Cut a star-shaped tag fro

Pressed for time? We love the Unearthed range of mini Spanish omelettes by Waitrose TAKES 35MIN MAKES 35 ♦ 600g butternut squash ♦ 360g chorizo ♦ Parsley, to serve FOR THE MARINADE ♦ 2tbsp olive oil ♦ 2 pinches sea salt ♦ 1 pinch coarse black pepper

Remove the turkey from the fridge to get to room temp. Prepare the Cointreau and cranberry salsa with bread sauce. Peel vegetables. Heat the oven to 190ºC/Fan 170ºC/Gas 5. Dress the turkey. Pop the turkey in the oven. Prepare your chosen starter read

TAKES 30MIN, PLUS 5HR STEAMING TIME MAKES 2 PUDDINGS ♦ 500g dried vine fruits ♦ 250g dried figs, chopped ♦ 75g dried cranberries ♦ 1 apple, grated ♦ Zest of 1 orange ♦ 100g carrots, grated ♦ 4tbsp maple syrup ♦ 2tbsp black treacle ♦ 125ml Grand Marni

TAKES 30MIN SERVES 4 ♦ 150g plain chocolate, broken into pieces ♦ 115g butter ♦ 2 large eggs ♦ 100g caster sugar ♦ 1tsp vanilla extract ♦ 25g plain flour ♦ Fresh soft fruit, such as raspberries, to serve 1 Preheat the oven to 190°C/Fan 170°C/Gas 5. G