Firstly, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all our foodie friends and bloggers! Christmas is almost upon us, last minute presents to find, the last few days to make sure all of our friends and family will enjoy the effort that has been put into the one day you hope everything will go well.
For us, nothing can beat the traditional Christmas dinner; this doesn’t mean that the odd twist cannot be introduced without frightening everyone away from the table.
Every year we try just one item, this year it is going to be the stuffing and I know everyone will just love this one.

Makes 6 portions
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cooking Time 50 minutes
Ingredients

• 1 tbsp Fresh sage, finely chopped
• 1 tbsp Fresh thyme, finely chopped
• 1 tbsp Fresh parsley, finely chopped
• 2 tbsp Honey
• Zest of one lemon, (see Cook’s tips)
• 8oz/228g Sausage meat
• 1 oz/28g Butter
• 1 ½ oz/42g Fine breadcrumbs

Method

• Preheat oven to Gas mark6/400ºF/200ºC
• Put all the ingredients into a large bowl and mix well
• Lightly grease a 7"x 6"(175mm x 150mm) shallow oven dish
• Spoon the mixture into the dish
• Put a few dobs of butter over the top
• Bake for 50 minutes, in middle of oven

Cook's tips

• This recipe gives a good burst of lemon flavour, you can adjust to your own requirements

Equipment

• Shallow oven dish
• Large mixing bowl

Shopping List

• 1 tbsp Fresh sage
• 1 tbsp Fresh thyme
• 1 tbsp Fresh parsley
• 2 tbsp Honey
• Zest of one lemon
• 8oz/228g Sausage meat
• 1 oz/28g Butter
• 1 ½ oz/42g Fine breadcrumbs

With Boxing day our ‘day off’ we decided on a Christmas hamper, (no cooking) in the past, Interflora (usually known mainly for flowers, especially their Christmas poinsettia) have always provided great hampers, we chose the Silent Night, more than enough to offer friends when they drop in.