Mushroom rice stuffing

Make Christmas veggie-friendly with this recipe for vegetarian stuffing

Ginger lemon fizz

A refreshing alternative to shop-bought soft drinks, perfect for the summer

Pecan toffee cake

Indulge in this gorgeously nutty cake for dessert, then serve the leftovers as you would Christmas cake to whoever pops by

Festive baked Alaska

This gloriously squidgy hot and cold ice cream bombe with meringue uses up leftover Christmas cake

Smoked salmon & avocado terrines

A light, elegant make-ahead starter to ease you into the Christmas Day blow-out, or to kick off a dinner party menu

Simple snowflake cake

A simple, but sophisticated decoration for a homemade or bought cake – it’ll only take half an hour

Chunky mince pie slices

Inject some Christmas spirit into the workplace with these easy to share slices

Little Eccles mince pies

From freezer to oven, these cheeky Eccles mince pies are perfect mid-afternoon with an equally cheeky glass of mulled wine. It is Christmas after all!

Iced berry pud

This pudding is so simple, you almost feel you’ve cheated – it looks like a Christmas pud but is altogether different

Easy vanilla marzipan

It’s worth having a go at making your own marzipan to cover your Christmas cake – and you can experiment with adding different flavours

Pan-fried camembert sandwich

A toasted cheese sandwich that is anything but ordinary – oozing with camembert and topped with cranberry sauce to give it a Christmas kick

Rich nutmeg ice cream

This rich ice cream is the perfect way to complement your Christmas pudding