Darina Allen shows you how to make a traditional festive spread

It seems like most of our readers are total traditionalist because the requests have come flooding in for recipes for a time honoured Christmas dinner. Well here we are.

As well as the traditional roast turkey bolstered up with lots of our best-loved fresh herb stuffing and all the trimmings, I’ve included a goose with our favourite potato stuffing, lots of gravy, and tons of roast potatoes cooked in the goose fat — you’ll need to do twice the amount as they are so crunchy and irresistible.

Slow-cooked red cabbage will complement the goose deliciously but so too would a dish of cauliflower cheese or creamed celery — a bit 1970s, but so delicious.