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To serve canapés at 8pm

Up to 5 days ahead Make Raspberry Jellies Up to a day ahead

Prepare Smoked Salmon Palmiers to end of step 2. Cover and chill

Prepare Triple Chocolate Mousse Cake with Mirror Glaze to end of step 8. Chill 4pm

Candy pecans and make dressing for salad starter

Whizz crumb for venison. Prepare venison to end of step 2. Cool, cover, chill

Make mirror glaze for pudding About 5pm (or when glaze is ready)

Glaze pudding and decorate. Chill 6pm

Complete palmiers

Prepare step 1 of Three Root Boulangère Prepare step 1 of Speedy Roasted Broccoli Remove venison from fridge 7.30pm

Start roasting the venison and boulangère

If making, prepare Wild Mushroom and Lentil Filo Spiral to end of step 4 7.45pm

Brush venison with mustard and press on crumb. Continue roasting 7.55pm

Reheat palmiers, if serving warm 8pm Get the party started with your nibbles! 8.20pm

Remove foil from boulangère Complete and plate starter About 8.30pm

Remove venison to rest (reserve roasting tin) If making, cook filo spiral Serve starter 8.45pm

Roast broccoli

Make Blackberry Gravy

About 9pm

Serve main course When ready Serve pudding

Nearing midnight

Enjoy your Raspberry Jellies