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For a healthier option, use olive-oil spray instead of butter for pastry sheets. School prawns (shrimp) can also be used, or try crab or lobster meat. Note

You will need to cook 350g pumpkin for the amount of mashed pumpkin required in this recipe. Note

Chipotle chillies in adobo sauce are sold in small cans from delicatessens and specialist food stores; they have a medium-hot smoky taste. Any leftover chillies will keep with their sauce in a small screw-top jar in the fridge for up to 3 months. Substitute with a teaspoon of smoked paprika and a pinch of chilli […]

You will have a lot of royal icing left over, use it for making snow on the trees, if you like. Note

Have a Tex-Mex night with these delicious lamb fajitas, guacamole and salsa cruda.