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Christmas Prep
The Dales Chef
Friday, 14 November 2025 - 13 minutes
It's closer than you think and time is ticking by. So as we are already mid-November, what can we be doing now to prepare for the festivities?
Bruce Elsworth, The Dales Chef, give us some great ideas on things to do now ready for the festive period and top tips on pre-preparing before Christmas Day.
We look at the origins of Pigs in Blankets and a fantastic cheat so your mince pies on Christmas Day taste like you made them that morning!
Three ways to make Port and Stilton and how to make mincemeat the traditional way.
Plus some great ideas for wow factor deserts to follow the Turkey!
So, lots of things we can be doing in November and some great tips for being organised on the big day.
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