Crab & corn cakes with chilli dipping sauce

Throw out the takeaway menu and make these easy snacks at home

Goat’s cheese chicken with warm lentils & sweet beets

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only
Stuffing and wrapping chicken breasts works brilliantly for entertaining, letting you get most of the work done before any of your guests arrive

Braised oxtail with basil dumplings

Slow-cooked oxtail is soft, melting meat and teamed with this rich red wine sauce it’s perfect for parties

Santa’s mince pie diamonds

Get the kids to make them, then relax with a glass of sherry for you and one for Santa

Beetroot, feta & asparagus salad

Tom Kime’s colourful salad is a great vegetarian option for summer entertaining

Sage and Onion Sauce

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

Watercress soup with blue cheese & cashew pastries

Make-ahead lunch or a light starter – relaxed cooking for a laid-back weekend at home

Sticky stem ginger cake with lemon icing

Try this moist and gooey stem ginger cake

Caramel panettone pud

This sweet, rich and fragrant pudding will have you fighting over the last portion

Berry almond tartlets with white chocolate

A luscious combination of flavours make heavenly tartlets