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Potato pancakes, partridge pie and fig ice-cream terrine: dishes to make and eat any time over the Christmas season

Yotam Ottolenghi’s lamb meatballs in avgolemono

Potato and feta pancakes.

Laptopping it up ... customers at a cafe in Bloomsbury, London.

Monica Bonvicini, Satisfy Me Flat, 2009.

Monica Bonvicini, Chain Leather Swing, 2009.

Yotam Ottolenghi’s roast aubergine with anchovies and oregano.

Yotam Ottolenghi’s paneer-stuffed aubergine in red lentil and coconut sauce.

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Bowl of patchwork Christmas baubles

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The coast by the Cornish villages of Cawsand and Kingsand

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Yotam Ottolenghi’s mixed pepper and feta tart.

The coast by the Cornish villages of Cawsand and Kingsand

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Green winter salad.

Yotam Ottolenghi's Greek lamb shanks with rice and lemon.

The orange-bellied parrot is the most endangered bird in Australia. Fortunately, the Difficult Bird Research Group is coming to the rescue – and you can help!