Brown butter & cardamom lebkuchen

Make a twist on the classic lebkuchen over Christmas. Spiced with fragrant cardamom, brown butter gives these chewy cookies a nutty edge

Kipper pâté

Use our recipes for polenta, potato or toast canapé bases to make these kipper pâté canapés. They make perfect party nibbles to serve a crowd at Christmas

Reindeer peanut butter thumbprint cookies

Bake a batch of these sweet reindeer cookies on Christmas Eve to leave out for Santa. Kids will love helping out and adding Rudolph’s jammy red nose!

Whipped blue cheese, honey & walnut

Use our recipes for polenta, potato or toast canapé bases to make these blue cheese and walnut canapés. They make perfect party nibbles to serve a crowd

Potato crust quiche

Try this innovative way to use potatoes – as a stand-in for a pastry case for a quiche with a cheese and bacon filling. Serve with a green salad on the side

Harissa & shallot one-pot rice with aubergine & turmeric yogurt

Turn rice into a hearty and delicious meal with the addition of roasted aubergines and harissa. Top with a turmeric yogurt and our spicy parsley salad

Tomato & sardine orzo with olive gremolata

Use two hero ingredients – canned fish and dried pasta – in this weeknight winner which takes 30 minutes to make. You can add more or less chilli to taste

Panettone & pear crisp

Turn panettone into a crumble topping to make this easy dessert with the help of pears, stem ginger and hazelnuts. Enjoy with ice cream, cream or custard

‘Panettone’ bread pudding

Reinvent panettone into an indulgent bread and butter pudding to serve a crowd for dessert. Enjoy with cream, crème fraîche or clotted cream

Varenyky

Enjoy traditional Ukrainian dumplings filled with onions, sauerkraut, chestnuts and mushrooms – the sweet chestnuts counter the sharp sauerkraut

Zesty Christmas sprout salad

Serve this salad at a Christmas buffet. With pomegranate seeds and festive colours, it will offset platters of meat and cheese

Next level profiteroles

Upgrade your Christmas dessert with our crisp, craquelin-topped profiteroles, filled with light cream and topped with an indulgent hot fudge sauce