Goose is available from early September when they are enjoying freshly cut fields of corn stubble, through to Christmas.
Enjoy the American thanksgiving celebrations with a small turkey or turkey joint if you are only going to be a few friends, especially if you will be having turkey at Christmas too.
Younger members of the family like to have Christmas parties too and these little party fairy cakes are quick and easy to make, with or without their help!
This cake is not the dark, rich black kind but is packed with lots of the lighter dried and glacé fruits, like apricots and sultanas, glacé pineapple and ginger, making a popular alternative with younger members of the family and an ideal all year round cake.
If you don't like Christmas pudding this has to be the very best alternative, especially when served with a rich rum chocolate sauce and if you make your own ice cream!
These crumbly, meringue nests are richly filled with brandy cream, raspberries and pieces of brandy snap - just the sort of thing for Christmas day, or any festive dinner.