Balinese chicken satay

An aromatic satay from the Four Seasons Cooking School in Jimbaran – serves 6 as a starter, 4 as a main

Walnut & stilton orzotto with roasted squash & Port sauce

MasterChef finalist, Alex Rushmer, shows us how to create a show-stopping vegetarian starter for the festive season

Chocolate dipped cherry cake

Bake your chocolate dipped cherry cake and eat it

Sticky toffee banoffee cake

Sticky toffee banoffee, a variation on the classic Victoria sponge theme, perfect for birthdays and special occasion cakes

Banoffee marshmallow cake

This fun cake won the 11-17 age group in our 20th birthday cake competition

Quick crêpes Suzette

A simple way to celebrate Pancake Day without piling on the pounds

Apricot & hazelnut mince pies

No gluten, no wheat – just plenty of Christmassy flavour

Sticky duck-dogs with chopped mango slaw & Chinese crisps

Serve shredded hoisin duck in hot dog rolls with crunchy Asian slaw and pancakes baked into tortilla-style homemade chips

Mini banoffee pies

Go retro with this easy and ever-popular dessert that's been given a smart dinner party makeover

Vietnamese veg parcels

Fancy something a bit different? Try these healthy vegetable parcels, based on Vietnamese rolls

Beef Wellington

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

Venison & wild mushroom Wellington

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only
A stunning centrepiece for any dinner party – how about trying it as an alternative to turkey at Christmas?