Scaling down this Christmas needn’t mean cutting back, say some of our favourite cooks …

We’ll be a small group this Christmas. How do we make it feel special even with scaled-down dishes?
Tasha, Glasgow

“I have no idea why we should censor Christmas lunch,” says Jeremy Lee, head chef at London’s legendary Quo Vadis. “Even if we can’t have the gang, we can still toast each other.” So, turkey (and other poultry) is still on the cards, Tasha – though perhaps not of the size that Scrooge carted over to Bob Cratchit’s.

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