ROAST TURKEY TV chef and author Sophie Grigson cooks turkey the way her mother taught her along with bread sauce.

CARVING THE TURKEY How to carve the perfect Christmas turkey by those ever reliable folks at Waitrose.

TURKEY GRAVY Jennifer Garner lends a helping hand to mega TV chef Martha Stewart in making a simple, delicious gravy.

GOLDEN ROAST POTATOES Discover the secret to crispy roast spuds.

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• Go for goose

• The perfect Christmas roast turkey

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• Christmas trimmings are the stars

• Proper red cabbage

• Smashed brussels (aka bubble-to-be)

• Perfect roast potatoes

• Parsnip gratin

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• Spiced cranberry sauce

• Food detective: Gravy

• Sage and onion stuffing with apricots

• Bread sauce

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BRUSSELS SPROUTS Chef John Mitzewich claims to cook 60-second sprouts, shredded to bring out the vegetable's sweet flavour, but it actually takes him a bit longer; makes a nice change though.

CHESTNUT STUFFING A festive classic with a rustic flavour clearly demonstrated by the foodies at videojug.com

CRANBERRY SAUCE An easy-to-make tangy relish made using whole fresh cranberries.

MINCE PIES Jamie Oliver's jazzy take on mince pies with sweet chestnuts, cranberries and clementine zest.

CHRISTMAS PUDDING In a matter of seconds, how to flambe your Christmas pud with brandy.

CHRISTMAS COCKTAILS You might wish to give the chocolate snowtini a wide berth but the pomegranate champagne cocktail is a seasonal classic.

For some alternative Christmas recipes watch these exclusive videos by the Times' chef Gordon Ramsay:

Chilled watercress and spinach soup

Flat bread, feta and chickpea salad

Red mullet with orange and fennel en papillote

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The video recipes are extracted from Gordon Ramsay’s Healthy Appetite, published by Quadrille Publishing. Text © Gordon Ramsay 2008. Photography © Lisa Barber 2008. Available from BooksFirst priced £17.50 (RRP £20), free p&p, on 0870 1608080; timesonline.co.uk/booksfirst

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