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The festive larder of DREAMS

Prune and apple sausage rolls, p40

PHOTOGRAPHS TARA FISHER FOOD STYLING LOTTIE COVELL AND ELLA TARN STYLING MORAG FARQUHAR

“You’ve probably long since grown used to the seasonal jingles wafting cheerily down the aisles of your local shops. The initial tingle of festive expectation is mixed, in my case at least, with a growing awareness that I need to get organised. It’s not so much to do with the preparations for Christmas Day itself. It’s making sure I’m ready for all those other bits of random socialising that seem to happen at this time of year – the mate who is ‘just passing’, or the friends who pop in for a drink and end up staying for supper. A well-stocked fridge and cupboards help take the stress out of the whole business.

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