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Fruit and vegetables

1 tbsp chopped thyme
1 tbsp chopped rosemary
salt and freshly ground black pepper
1kg/2lb 4oz potatoes, peeled and roughly chopped
650g/1lb 7oz swede, roughly chopped
500g/1lb 2oz carrots, roughly chopped
100g/3½oz kale, roughly chopped
2 white onions, finely diced
1½ tbsp dried sage
2 apples, cored and finely diced
salt and freshly ground black pepper

Tins, packets and jars

60g/2¼oz plain flour
1 litre/1¾ pints good quality chicken stock
cranberry Sauce

Cooking ingredients

½ tsp cinnamon
60g/2¼oz flour
vegetable oil, for frying
2 garlic cloves, finely diced
60g/2¼oz fresh breadcrumbs
125g/4½oz cooked chestnuts, chopped
50g/1¾oz pistachios, chopped
1 star anise

Baking and patisserie

8 slices white bread, cut into bun sized circles

Dairy, eggs and chilled

150g/5½oz butter
2 tbsp milk
120g/4½oz turkey dripping or butter
16 slices Jack Cheese

Meat, fish and poultry

2 turkey thighs
5 rashers smoked streaky bacon, finely chopped
750g/1lb 10oz sausage meat
1.36kg/2lb 14oz chuck steak mince (to form into 16 balls of 85g/3oz each)

Other

2 tbsp goose fat
100g/3½oz panko breadcrumbs, plus 2 tbsp
1 tbsp goose fat
8 brioche buns, sliced and toasted
8 pigs in blankets, cooked

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