Gourmet Today Xmas issue out this Sunday
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The summer seems to have just about given up just in time for Christmas. No complaining there as I've just about gone from the beach to Christmas preparations. There is no time better for food lovers that the Christmas period - mulled wine and mince pies, gingerbread houses and cookies and cakes of all sorts are the order of the day.
Check out Pippa Mattei's cakes and bakes from around the world as she goes on a baking frenzy, taking the most popular sweets from around the world and bringing them into your kitchen.
The kids will love to get in the kitchen and help out with the baking. Christmas biscuits are as fun to make as they are to eat as Alexander Hauser from the Institute of Healthy Happiness shows us.
Christmas isn't only about sweets and we have a huge array of savoury dishes that we associate with the festive period. For me the turkey is a bit of a bland bird and though I want to eat something special on Christmas Day I'm not entirely keen on turkey. We asked some of our favourite butchers to give us some tips on what to cook instead and they've come up with an exciting array of recipes from roast goose to beef Wellington.
Presents are just as important as food around Christmas. Check out the gifts we've found that are at the top of our wish list.
