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Declining the traditional offer of a seat at the extended family table for the sake of the safety of relatives means thousands of families around the country will be wrestling the bird. And for some, the biggest worry is not being able to imitate the mammy’s legendary stuffing.
Next week, the Christmas dinner is even more daunting for those kitchen ‘virgins’ who are more used to takeaway brochures than cookery books and the ping of the microwave usually announces that ‘dinner is ready.’
We went to three of the country’s top chefs and cookery school owners, Darina Allen, Kevin Dundon and Catherine Fulvio for words of wisdom on how to cook the Christmas canon if you are a newbie.