Beetroot & squash Wellingtons with kale pesto

Put some welly in your Christmas dinner. Make these vegan Wellingtons ahead of time for a less stressed Christmas dinner. Even the meat eaters will love them!

Orecchiette with cavolo nero, anchovies & pangrattato

Pangrattato – toasted, crunchy breadcrumbs – add texture to this festive pasta dish. Serve them at the table to ensure they're at peak crispness

Brined roast turkey crown & confit legs

Always wanted to know how to get your turkey breast succulent, and the leg meat falling off the bone? Dry-brining tenderises and adds lots of flavour

Duck Ham

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only

If you want to try curing your own meat, this salted duck breast is easy, flavourful and will make you feel like a true kitchen pro

Chive gnocchi with smoked cream sauce & leeks

A comforting, creamy vegetarian dish for a chilly evening. The charred leeks and spices give this recipe a great depth of flavour

One-pan spaghetti with nduja, fennel & olives

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only

A spicy sausage pasta dish with a difference. Using the cooking water helps the sauce cling to the pasta and gives the dish more body. A silky smooth sauce, perfect pasta and one pan to wash!

Rocket pesto

For a change from the traditional basil variety, this quick and easy peppery pesto is delicious dolloped on pasta or drizzled over summer salads

Texas BBQ medley

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only

Once you've tried smoking and slow cooking your chicken, you'll be totally converted. The dry brine seasons the meat to the bone and keeps it succulent during cooking

Daube of pork

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only
This recipe turns a sow’s ear into a silk purse – shoulder meat may be cheap, but it’s perfectly suited to being slow cooked

Seafood fideuà

Try this paella with a difference, using fideo or vermicelli pasta instead of rice, with prawns, mussels, squid, monkfish and a sprinkling of saffron 

Pulled goat kebabs with coriander dressing

An often overlooked meat, the slow-cooked shoulder of goat in these kebabs has a subtle, savoury flavour. Use lamb as an alternative, if you prefer

Chickpea curry

This Southern Indian chickpea curry, created by reader Jon Gregg, is a vegan recipe that's three of your five-a-day. If you're big on meat, then this is the perfect veggie accompaniment