Cauli-kale sausage bake

This cheap, crowd-pleasing meal is easy, hearty fare. This needs hardly any prep and it's pure comfort food, with a good helping of veg and hot bubbling cheese

Turkey schnitzel with rocket & pomegranate salad

Using lean turkey and fragrant almonds in the crust makes this great-tasting, speedy schnitzel an easy midweek meal for one that's a little bit more virtuous

Pull-apart pork with honey chipotle

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only

Melt-in-the-mouth, tender shredded pork with a sweet and spicy glaze, what's not to like? Serve this simple make-ahead meal with all the trimmings

Twice-cooked beef short ribs with dripping carrots & gravy

These tender slow-roasted beef ribs make an ideal meal if you're entertaining friends this New Year's Eve – you can prepare most of the dish two days ahead

Teriyaki salmon with sesame pak choi

Sweet chilli, honey, sesame oil, mirin and soy combine to make a punchy sauce for fish, Elaine Paige’s dish is a simple and quick midweek meal

Lobster & celeriac remoulade

This festive make-ahead starter is perfect for a Christmas meal for two. Serve with crunchy toast and a scattering of dill for an impressive seafood dish

Panforte

Enjoy this honeyed Tuscan dessert with candied peel at the end of a meal with sweet wine or coffee, or wrap up and give as a homemade Christmas gift

Sweet potato & coconut curry

Prep your veggies and let the slow cooker do the work with our filling sweet potato curry

Curried haddock kedgeree

A classic kedgeree designed to fill you with warmth and spice. This gluten-free family meal is an easy midweek fix

Butter bean, chorizo & spinach baked eggs

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only

This budget-friendly, midweek meal is simple, satisfying and made in one pan. Less washing up, more flavour!

Stuffed vine leaves

Georgina Savvides' traditional Greek recipe requires a little effort but makes a tasty vegetarian meal

Fishcakes with lime & coconut

This budget supper makes a speedy midweek meal. Rich in omega-3, these coconut flavoured fishcakes can be frozen until you're peckish