Festive ginger biscuits

Bake these ginger biscuits to decorate our Christmas tree traybake, or make pinholes in them to decorate a real Christmas tree. Of course, you could just enjoy them with a cuppa

Creamy curried chicken & rice soup

Use leftover chicken to make this Asian-inspired soup with rice. Simple to make, it's a filling bowl for colder evenings 

Mincemeat & cheese toasties

Try a festive twist on the classic cheese toastie by piling in leftover mincemeat. It makes a quick lunch over Christmas 

Roasted hispi cabbage with a garlic & chilli crumb

Enjoy Tom's roasted cabbage with his festive porchetta or a roast ham. It works beautifully as a vegetable side dish

Smoked salmon fillets with dill-pickled vegetables, crème fraîche & salmon roe

Pickle vegetables and serve with smoked salmon for a fabulous festive starter. Keep the leftover veg in the fridge to have with cold cuts over Christmas

Christmas rocky road

Adapt this festive rocky road however you like. It’s great for using up leftover Christmas sweets and biscuits, and you can get kids involved in making them, too

Next level chocolate fondant

Wow dinner guests with our ultimate chocolate fondant. Its molten middle is the stuff of dessert dreams – and we’ve added in caramel and coffee flavours too

One-pot paneer curry pie

What's more comforting than a curry in pie form? This one-pot paneer pie is filled with a makhani-style filling and topped with a crisp puff pastry lid 

Bengali scotch eggs

Impress guests at dinner parties with these moreish Bengali scotch eggs. They make a popular starter in an Indian menu, or as part of the snack spread

Easy coronation chicken

Make a classic coronation chicken filling to serve with jacket potatoes or in sandwiches and salads. It's an excellent way to use up leftover chicken after a roast

Arancini balls

Adapt these arancini rice balls to your liking: add fresh herbs, sundried tomatoes or chopped ham. You can also make the balls from leftover cold risotto

Grilled harissa sardines with fennel & potato salad

Pair sardines with harissa to make this fabulous summer salad with fennel, olives and new potatoes. The freshness of the fennel really balances the richness of the fish