Chilli chicken & bacon salad

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only
This is really easy and packed with flavour, with the peppery watercress and juicy chicory adding just the right amount of freshness

Cheese & chive spread

Try this savoury mix on crackers, in sandwiches or spread on toast and grill

Chilli ginger lamb chops

Marinate your chops with ginger, lemon, chilli and cumin then chargrill until juicy in the middle

Smoked salmon soufflé tart

A sophisticated quiche, rippled with salmon slices, goat’s cheese and dill

Apricot & ratafia sponge cake

A simple fruit cake flavoured with almond and Amaretti biscuits – perfect with tea or as dessert served with cream or custard

Raspberry coconut ices

A yummy treat on a hot day, get the kids to help make these yogurt-based lollies

Chocolate chunk pecan cookies

You can’t beat American-style cookies with big chunks of chocolate and nuts. The perfect grown-up biscuit

Madeira gravy

A good gravy is an essential accompaniment for the festive meal. This one’s enriched with Madeira (fortified wine)

Rogan josh

This lamb curry's a popular restaurant classic that's really easy to make at home

Chicken quesadillas

Frugal cooking, but packed with flavour – use up leftovers from roast chicken with these easy Mexican-style snacks