Crab lasagne

A creamy pasta bake with crab, cod and leeks that can be made ahead and frozen, then baked for an occasion

Squash & blue cheese Wellington

Having one of these vegetarian pastry rolls in the freezer is ideal for entertaining at the last minute, or as a vegetarian Christmas main

Toasted marshmallow & ginger cake

Decorative Italian meringue masks a spicy, moist ginger cake layered with ginger buttercream- an amazing bake!

Salted caramel & macadamia pralines

Crunchy, sweet, salty… these bite-sized treats are really moreish. They make a great addition to a gift hamper too

Bite-sized toffee apple doughnuts

Master the art of deep frying and rustle up a batch of these irresistible mini-doughnuts filled with cinnamon caramel

Utterly nutterly caramel layer cake

The toffee nut topping gives this sponge the edge- we used Brazil nuts, hazelnut, pecans and almonds

Crème brûlée tartlets

We combine a smooth and creamy classic French dessert with crisp golden pastry in these decadent caramel puds

Shallot Tatin

This twist on a classic apple dessert gives often-overlooked shallots star billing and makes a stunning vegetarian main course

Cheesy chard gratin

Double cream turns green and flavoursome chard into something super-indulgent – be sure to mop up all the gruyère sauce with some crusty bread

Chard-stuffed roast lamb

Shoulder of lamb is a juicy and flavoursome cut- stuff with robust green chard plus raisins, pine nuts and olives for Mediterranean flavour