Watercress soup with blue cheese & cashew pastries

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

Caramel panettone pud

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

Sticky stem ginger cake with lemon icing

Try this moist and gooey stem ginger cake

Nectarine & strawberry pots

Based on a traditional Russian dessert with sweet mascarpone and finshed with a naughty warm chocolate sauce

Citrus & thyme turkey

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only
Try this traditional based turkey with its easy citrus twist that transforms it into a Christmas Day showstopper

Muffin-topped winter beef stew

Muffin on stew? You’d better believe it – think of it as a lighter alternative to suet dumplings

Baked chicory with chicken in a sage & mustard sauce

A perfectly creamy chicory and chicken dish for a dinner party

Apple & cranberry pancakes with cinnamon butter & syrup

These spiced, American-style pancakes make a deliciously decadent yet easy to make brunch

As-you-like-it steamed pudding

A steamed basin sponge hits the spot every time and uses up half-full jars of marmalade, syrup or jam – serve hot with custard!

The ultimate makeover: Shepherd’s pie

Angela Nilsen works her magic on a classic and gives Shepherd's pie a superhealthy face-lift

Chocolate îles flottantes

Melt in the mouth chocolate îles flottantes from Provence

Easy hot cross buns

Delicious warm from the
oven, or lightly toasted for tea or breakfast