A traditionally farmed turkey - grown slowly with land to roam and a good diet - will produce not only a great roast, but also delicious gravy. Kelly Bronze turkeys are reared in this way and hung for 14 days for the best mature flavour.

Kelly Bronze Turkey, from around £80 for 4kg bird with giblets, www.kellyturkeys.co.uk

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Working out how many carrots to serve at Christmas is easy with Chantenay, the little stubby orange carrot that doesn’t need peeling or trimming. Just grab a handful – four to five per person.  Check out our easy Christmas carrots recipe.

Chantenay carrots, around 90p for 500g

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Take this tip from Guy Watson at Riverford and buy Brussels sprouts on a stalk: ‘We leave them on partly because they keep much, much longer and also because they look so cool! It also means you don’t need any packaging.’ Brussle sprouts on a stalk last for up to two weeks in a veg rack or the fridge prior to the Christmas meal.

Sprouts on a stalk, £1.85 each and also available in the vegetable boxes, www.riverford.co.uk

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The best spuds for Christmas roast potatoes are those with a fluffy texture. We love Maris Piper, King Edward or Rooster, which crisp up perfectly. Parboil for 8 minutes, Drain and shake in a colander to rough up the edges. Tip into a tray of molten oil (goose fat with its high smoking point works wonders) then roast until crisp.

Maris Piper, King Edward and Rooster potatoes, around £2 for 2kg

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This sour-flavoured sauce has a little bit of sweetness and provides a foil to the turkey or nut roast and other rich accompaniments. And we adore this particular Cranberry sauce - you can 'taste the difference'!

Taste The Difference Wild Cranberry Sauce, £1.85 for a 220g jar, www.sainsburys.co.uk

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The key to flavourful dishes is getting the balance right. A rich fruit pudding, flaming with a ladleful of booze calls for something simple. We love Rodda’s Cornish clotted cream – it’s full of flavour and so thick!

Rodda’s Clotted cream, £4.29, shop.roddas.co.uk

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Brie has an unctuous texture and, when ripe, tastes rich and creamy with a slightly acidic bite. This brie aux truffes is handmade from farmhouse brie de meaux spread with a decadent mixture of crème fraiche, mascarpone and fresh black truffle through the middle. Let it be the star of your Christmas meal!

Brie aux truffes, £62.50 per kg, www.lafromagerie.co.uk

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These little mini loaf-shaped crackers, studded with dried fruit and toasted nuts, are good with any cheese from a farmy cheddar, to a tangy Stilton. They make a lovely crunchy statement at the end of the Christmas meal and are ideal as a bite for breakfast on indulgent Christmas mornings too!

Toast for Cheese, £8.50 for three boxes, www.finecheese.co.uk

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There’s more than a fun element to this Christmas cake, which comes with a set of little lights to wrap round it. Hidden under the snowy hand-finished decoration is a butter-rich fruit cake made with juicy sultanas, raisins, currants, glacé cherries, almonds and brandy and a layer of marzipan.

Collection Bright White Lights Christmas Cake, £25, www.marksandspencer.co.uk

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This chocolate yule log cake is just delicious. Slide onto a plate, decorate with a few frozen berries and serve with a spoonful of crème fraiche to cut through the richness.

Finest Belgian Chocolate Yule Log, £3 , www.tesco.com

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