My latest piece for lovefood.com, a tale, of friendship, good food, and a young family facing tough times.

Before Christmas we ran a competition to win £500 worth of le Creuset kitchenware and a years supply of stock from our friends at Knorr. To enter, we asked which one of our tasty recipes you would cook in the pans if you won.

One entry stood out as the clear winner. User stevewestcliff wanted the prize not for himself, but for a young family who he'd befriended over the years. This selfless act of friendship, we felt, was the true meaning of Christmas, and so we chose Steve as the winner. This was his reply when I contacted him…

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