For years it was my dinner party staple, so much so that people came to expect it. Which is a good and a bad thing! Reassuringly familiar is one things, but boring predictability is quite another!!!! Tiramisu Torte. Layers of creamy vanilla mousse, coffee and chocolate ganache, and sponge cake soaked in coffee and Marsala – all on a crunchy coffee and milk chocolate base. Hand-finished with a dusting of cocoa. Available 15 December. Morrisons have some hearty options this year. If you’re not a fan of traditional turkey, why not try their Lambchetta? A mixture of lamb belly and loin, seasoned with festive spices and citrusy peel.

Sainsbury’s is offering an array of luxurious options this year, including Patagonian scallop and lobster thermidor gratin - a new addition to the line-up.Discover which supermarket was rated the best place to buy your turkey, party food and more, by over 9,000 customers, in our guide to the best place to buy your Christmas food No, really! You can eat it straight from the freezer as a semifreddo-style frozen mousse. This way there will be no major changes to the texture and you can continue to enjoy it. How Long Can You Freeze Chocolate Mousse? Once it has been frozen, the mousse does change, but if you keep it frozen and eat it as though you would ice cream, it makes for a delicious frozen dessert. Lovely, delicious and refreshing on a warm day. Aside from this, if you want to thaw out the chocolate mousse and eat as usual then you can, but there may be some changes in texture, and at its worse, the mouse can lose all of its firm consistency. Related FAQs

Depending on the ingredients you’ve used, there is a chance that the texture of your chocolate mousse will change once it has thawed so expect it to become a little grainy. Smoked Salmon Éclairs. Mini choux pastry éclairs filled with smoked and poached salmon, crème fraîche, soft cheese, single cream and butter, with lemon juice and chives. Finished with a bronze lustre. Available from 29 November. If you’re a shellfish lover and you enjoy putting in a little extra effort into your Christmas feast, its lobster and prawn rolls kit allows you to have a go at making your own. Starters and sides Heston Blumenthal has done extraordinary things to HTE’s mouth, but is his cultural resonance greater than Haribo? Similarly, how is the creation of the KitKat Chunky not a nationally treasured story of innovation? See our best food and drink guide for the inside scoop on this year’s best mince pies , champagne , sparkling wine , red wine , smoked salmon and much more

HTE recently witnessed staff on a crepe stall open a new 3kg catering tub of Nutella, remove the seal under the plastic lid and throw the seal away despite it being caked in that dreamy goo. Sad.