Smoked salmon flatbreads

Use a pizza base to create these little canapé-style nibbles with mascarpone, fish, red onion, dill and capers

Potted Stilton

Crack the buttery crust to reveal delicious blue cheese flavoured with Sherry and green peppercorns – great on toast

Honeyed winter salad

Bring summer to winter with this fresh salad – it contains 3 of your 5-a-day too

Make-ahead mushroom soufflés

A soufflé to start always gives your dinner party a ‘wow’ factor and this make-ahead recipe gives you more time to be the perfect host

Grilled goat’s cheese with cranberry dressing

A smart veggie starter that will impress even the biggest foodie at your dinner table