Choc-peanut fondants with chocolate soil & cherries

Chocolate soil is a big restaurant trend at the moment – serve alongside your melting-middle pud for serious wow factor

Date & ginger malt loaf

A dark, sticky and lightly spiced cake that merges Jamaican ginger cake with sticky toffee pudding and malt loaf

As-you-like-it chopped salad

Please everyone with a mixed platter of cucumber, beetroot, radish, carrot, sweetcorn, avocado and onion

Gooseberry & hazelnut slices

A nutty sponge cake with jammy gooseberries in a shortcrust pastry case, flavoured with delicate elderflower cordial

Braised beef in honey & soy

This sticky braise is a great way to feed a table full of people, and you can make it ahead for extra ease too

Oriental slaw

Shred carrot, cabbage and onion, then add Asian flavours: peanut, coriander, chilli and lime

Dense & dark chocolate loaf

This cake is mixed and made in a saucepan
– how easy is that! It’s best eaten on the
same day, or within two

Hummus with veg sticks

Kids won't eat garlic? Try this hummus recipe – it's ready in 15 minutes

Decorative stars

Leave the tinsel and bling for the Christmas tree and keep it simple with this tasteful finishing touch to your homemade cake

Cola ham with maple & mustard glaze

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only

Cook a juicy gammon joint in a cinnamon-spiced stock, then add a sticky syrup and clove sauce and serve in thick slices

BBQ chicken & coleslaw

A good chicken recipe for budding Jamie Olivers to get stuck into. Learn to make a tasty BBQ marinade which can be used on other meats

Chocolate & orange fudge squares

Rich chocolate brownies with a light, carrot cake-style orange topping