Cranberry & marmalade sauce

A homemade cranberry sauce with little flecks of peel from the marmalade for lovely bursts of citrus – easy to make in just 15 minutes

Port & cranberry sauce with juniper

Ten minutes and four ingredients are all you need to whip up a homemade accompaniment for roast dinners, cheese and meat

Creamy bread & shallot sauce

This hearty roast dinner accompaniment is flavoured with cloves, bay leaves and nutmeg- great with chicken or turkey and smothered in gravy

Sage and Onion Sauce

A great accompaniment to roast duck that can be made in advance

Simple chocolate sauce

Follow our step-by-step guide to melting chocolate, add cream, sugar and a glug of almond liqueur if you like

Butterscotch sauce

Whip up this quick toffee sauce to accompany the pudding of your choice – sticky, sweet and sumptuous

Clementine custard

This take on a traditional accompaniment has zesty citrus flavours and you can make it ahead to save time

Bread sauce

A Christmas dinner staple. Made with freshly grated nutmeg and lashings of double cream, this is the ultimate bread sauce to pair with your roast dinner

Salted caramel sauce

Add a little salt to your caramel sauce before pouring liberally on sponge puddings, ice cream and any sweet treat you fancy

Caramelised cranberry relish

Homemade cranberry sauce with port is the little finishing touch to set off a festive dinner – it goes well with cheese and ham too