Quick braised cabbage with pancetta

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only
If you don’t fancy Brussels Sprouts at Christmas opt instead for family-friendly Savoy cabbage

Buttermilk bites

They might be known as biscuits in America, but they taste like a savoury scone and are perfect for scooping up chowder sauce

Summer pudding trifles

These cute summer trifles combine two raspberry classics and can be made several hours ahead and kept in the fridge

Stuffed chicken with lemon, capers & chilli

Stuff chicken breasts with cream cheese, lemon and capers and serve on a bed of garlicky tomato sauce

Open mackerel sandwich with fennel slaw

Take a Scandinavian approach, with an open sarnie made with rye bread and topped with smoked fish, raw fennel, capers and cream cheese

Cherry tomato, kale, ricotta & pesto pasta

Fresh basil sauce and cherry tomatoes give this healthy dish a beautiful colour – it’s also full of fibre and vitamin C

Lemongrass beef stew with noodles

Get a taste of South East Asia with this iron-rich, fragrant stir-fry with chilli, ginger, lemongrass and coriander

Chocolate, cranberry & macadamia brownies

Leftover cranberry sauce? Use it as an excuse to make these delicious chocolate, nutty cake squares

Hot little Christmas cakes

Forgotten to make your Christmas pud? These speedy cakes are the perfect alternative

Creamy spinach soup

The lovely, leafy spinach in this recipe makes for a flavoursome and intriguing bright-green soup