Beef Wellington

Update a celebration dinner centrepiece using prosciutto instead of pancakes to encase beef and porcini mushroom stuffing

Rudolph cupcakes

Get the kids into the kitchen to decorate these individual chocolate sponges with frosting and sweets

Simple snow sparkle cake

This crunchy, sugar-snow topping is an easy way to transform a humble fruitcake into a celebration centrepiece

Christmas wreath cake

Turn one fruitcake into two with these festive ideas – this one is a decorative holly ring with fondant icing (find the second recipe in ‘goes well with’)

Spice-rubbed chicken with pomegranate salad

Apply a light touch to your Indian meal with a sweet pomegranate and mint dressing instead of heavy curry sauce

Choc-cherry fudge torte with cherry sorbet

This divine, squidgy chocolate cake is dairy and wheat-free, so vegans can dig in!

Self-saucing Jaffa pudding

This intense chocolate orange sponge bake with thick sauce is about as indulgent as a good pudding gets

Goan prawn & coconut curry with cumin rice

Spice up your mid-week meals with a curry in a hurry – throw in a handful of spices with shellfish, tomatoes, and spinach

Roast quail, tangled leek & potato vinaigrette

Former restaurant chef Barney shows how to carve a small game bird – serve it with eggs and a salad, bistro-style

Banoffee splits

A simple pudding with a creamy and indulgent Mars Bar sauce, ready in just 10 minutes