Chinese-style braised beef one-pot

Great for casual entertaining, when you fancy a warming beef stew but with some more vibrant flavours

Smashed bean dip

Dip vegetable crudités into this low-fat, moreish dip for a superhealthy snack fix

Superfood pasta salad

This tasty superfood pasta is packed with crunch and flavour

Syrupy plums with pistachio meringues

This is doubly sticky – gooey, mallowy meringue, hiding under a crisp crust, is paired with syrupy plums

Indian chickpea & vegetable soup

Healthy, flavour-packed and low-cost, this soup’s ideal for taking to work for lunch

Granny Cook’s Christmas pud

If you prefer a lighter, fruity Christmas pudding, share Sarah Cook’s family recipe, which makes three sizes of pud

Chocolate fruitcake

If anyone in your family isn’t keen on traditional fruitcake, this might be the compromise you’ve been looking for

Honey-mustard glazed duck

Duck is a great choice for a special festive meal for two

Christmas spiced friands

These light cakes may just be the perfect pudding after an enormous Christmas dinner

Deep-filled mince pies

These deep, decadent mince pies with a layer of almond frangipane cook brilliantly from frozen