Five of Darina Allen's go-to family recipes for a classic Christmas feast

This year I’m championing the old-school and the traditional, writes Darina Allen

Here are my tried, tested, and best-loved recipes for a totally traditional Christmas for you and your family

Don’t we all love the classic festive recipes? Year after year, countless column inches are written with exciting suggestions for alternative Christmas dinner menus.

Every now and then, I myself tentatively suggest to my multi-generational family that we consider a change, perhaps a haunch of venison or a feast of game— a brave and delicious alternative to a plump goose or roast turkey with all the trimmings.