RECIPES, FOOD STYLING AND WORDS REBECCA WOOLLARD PHOTOGRAPHS GARETH MORGANS STYLING DAVINA PERKINS
“There’s no denying Christmas lunch is a challenge. No other meal inspires such trepidation and inner conflict… Should you do something different this year? Will everyone be disappointed if you do – or bored if you don’t? For me, Christmas lunch needs to contain all the traditional elements, but with a few surprising flavours. Most importantly, it needs to work in your kitchen, which means everything cooking at the same temperature, with an even spread of hob and oven dishes. These recipes might look quite fancy, but they’re easy to achieve. I can promise you that, because we cooked the whole menu in a small kitchen for this photo shoot. It works – and it tastes fantastic. I hope you enjoy the planning, that you love the flavours and that you have a very merry Christmas.”