Quick pickled onions

These colourful, spiced sweet and sour onions add piquancy to a ploughman’s, or a sharp finish to Mexican food – an ideal edible gift to make ahead and pop in a homemade hamper

Truffled parsnip & brioche pudding with hazelnut & thyme butter

This decadent, savoury take on the classic bread & butter pudding can be served as a vegetarian centrepiece, or an indulgent side dish

Niçoise toasts

These bite-sized, crostini-like mouthfuls are packed with robust Mediterranean flavours including anchovies, capers and olives

Rudolph shortbread

These simple shortbread triangles are a great edible gift for kids to make over Christmas – decorate with Smarties or other sweets and wrap up with pipe cleaner ‘reindeer’ antlers

Bonfire toffee

Crowds will love this sweet treat of dark and sticky treacle toffee smashed into hard bitesize chunks

Lobster, green bean & radicchio salad

This festive seafood starter, finished with a garlicky basil dressing, can be prepared ahead – ideal for a fuss-free dinner for two

Crispy bacon-basted turkey

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only
Make Christmas dinner even more special with our top tips for the the juiciest meat ever, infused with smoky goodness from an indulgent bacon butter baste

Gingerbread cake with caramel biscuit icing

This sumptuous Christmas bake is covered in a decadent icing, finished with gingerbread biscuits and dusted with desiccated coconut ‘snow’

Spicy salami s’mores

Ever tried a savoury version of a classic American marshmallow s’more? If not, this pizza-inspired stack with taleggio cheese, salami and olives is a good place to start…

Day of the Dead biscuits

Celebrate the Mexican Day of the Dead festival or Halloween with these spooky cookies – go wild with colourful icing and decorations!

Spiced aubergine bake

This is vegan comfort food at its best – layer up slices of aubergine with a spicy coconut milk and tomato sauce for a hearty, warming meal

Carrot & ginger soup

Low-fat and warming, this bean and vegetable soup makes a healthy lunch or dinner – for even more nutrients, top with sliced almonds