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Mr Hubbard’s marinated party sausages
View recipe: Mr Hubbard’s marinated party sausagesThese delicious cocktail sausages from my butcher, Mr Hubbard, are a Pigeon Cottage Christmas party favourite. I buy the basic chipolatas, cut the links and twist each one in the middle again so as to create two cocktail sized ones and then cut the link again. I usually do about 3 kilos of these so…
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Smoked mackerel pâté
View recipe: Smoked mackerel pâtéI love smoked mackerel pâté and I do buy the ready-made variety from Waitrose or Sainsbury’s if I only need a small amount for my own lunch or a snack. For a party starter or Xmas cold table, however, I always make my own. It’s pretty easy to make if you have a food processor…
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Ginger and chocolate mini-cheesecakes
View recipe: Ginger and chocolate mini-cheesecakesI don’t really make fancy desserts very often so, if I’m looking for a bit of inspiration, I usually turn to James Martin. These individual ginger and chocolate cheesecakes (served chilled – a great make-ahead choice) are adapted from one of his recipes in his excellent ‘Desserts’ book. Very yummy and pretty easy to make!…









