Recipes

• 1 Christmas cocktail
  Dish type: Drink Currant and prosecco cocktail Ingredients: 1 ½ tsp (6g) Truvia® calorie-free sweetener spoonable, plus more for garnish 2 Tbsp unsweetened black currant juice ½...

• 2 Pavlova With Chestnut Mousse, Candied Orange and Chestnuts
  Dish type: Dessert Serves: 6-10 Preparation Time: 2 hours 30 mins Cooking Time: 35-45 mins   Ingredients: 4 large egg whites 175g caster sugar 75g icing sugar The orange zest and chestnuts...

• 3 Winter spired brik pastry pie
  Dish type: Main meal Serves: 4 Preparation time: 5 minutes Cooking time: 20 minutes Ingredients 200g Yorkshire Fettle cheese 2 bags of washed spinach 20g butter ¼teaspoon cinnamon ½...

• 4 Parsnip and sweet potato soup
  Dish Type: Starter Serves: 4-6 Preparation time: 10 minutes Cooking time: 20 minutes approx Ingredients 5 sweet potatoes peeled and chopped 8 parsnips 2 onions peeled and chopped 1 large leek...

• 5 Showstopping chocolate desserts from Mary Berry, Linda Collister and more...
  Spectacular as it is in its flaming glory, the traditional Christmas pudding will not always be a popular option with all of your guests. If you want a taste of the festive cheer without the customary...

• 6 Chocolate Panettone
  Dish type: Bread Make this at Christmas ready for those late breakfasts and brunches, when all anyone wants is a large coffee and a slice of something special to celebrate the holiday. The very fine,...

• 7 Velvet Chocolate Torte By Mary Berry
  Dish type: Chocolate Yes it really does serve ten, it is so rich! If you do not have a spring-form tin, spoon the mixture into a freezer-safe shallow dish, cover with clingfilm, then freeze. After thawing...

• 8 Tom Aikens' Divine Chocolate Fudge Cake
  Dish type: Chocolate Deep rich and fudgy chocolate cake. What more to add? Serves 6 Ingredients 110g butter 110g caster sugar 2 eggs 2 tbsps golden syrup 30g ground almonds 110g self-raising flour Pinch...

• 9 Tinker with tradition: tempting turkey alternatives
  When many of us think of Christmas Day, roast turkey is one of the first things to spring to mind. But maybe you're not enamoured by the idea of another turkey dinner, or you fancy being...

• 10 Roast Poussin with Blackberry Cumberland Sauce
  Dish type: Roast If you are not planning a large Christmas lunch, why not opt instead for a special dinner for two. Serve these quick to roast baby chickens with delicious blackberry sauce flavoured with...

• 11 Three Bird Yorkshire Roast with Creamed Mash, Cranberry Jus, Apricot Stuffing and Chipolatas
  Serves 4 Ingredients 1 turkey inner fillet (from the breast) or 400g piece of turkey breast 4 pigeon breasts 4 free range or corn fed chicken drums 1 small jar goose fat 1 small handful thyme 60g butter 4...

• 12 Pistachio, Sage and Cream Cheese Cockerel
  Dish type: Roast Serves 10 Preparation time: 25 minutes plus resting Cooking time: 2 hours 30 mins or as calculated Ingredients 1 x 150g packet garlic and herb Boursin cheese 1 clove garlic, crushed 25g...

• 13 The perfect Christmas party with Irish cooking queen Rachel Allen
  Her charming manner and effortless style on TV makes Irish celebrity chef, Rachel Allen, a delight to watch each weekend on Saturday Kitchen. So who could be better than the BBC's "Irish cooking queen" to...

• 14 Sweet and Fruity Breakfast Scones
  Dish type: Breakfast Makes 24 scones Ingredients 900g (2lb) plain white flour A pinch of salt 50g (2oz) caster sugar 3 heaped tsp baking powder 175g (6oz) Kerrygold butter, cut in to roughly 1cm (½...

• 15 Rachel Allen's Poached Eggs Benedict with quick Hollandaise
  Dish type: Breakfast Preparation and cooking time: 20 minutes Serves 4 Ingredients 4 fresh eggs 4 slices hot buttered toast 8 rashers bacon, grilled 4 tbsp Hollandaise sauce (recipe below) 1 tbsp finely...

• 16 Mulled Wine Cupcakes with Irish Whiskey and Chestnut Frosting
  Dish type: Dessert Preparation and cooking time: 40 minutes Serves 8-10 Ingredients Cupcake 300g plain flour 1 tbsp baking powder 2 tsp cinnamon 175g Kerrygold block butter 150g light soft brown sugar Finely...

• 17 Mince pies: home-made Christmas treats with a twist
  Bringing together friends and family over a piping hot mince pie straight from the oven is the essence of traditional festive spirit. Delicious with a glass of mulled wine, these Christmas treats with...

• 18 Ultimate Frangipane Mince Pies
  Dish type: Dessert Preparation and cooking time: 20 minutes Serves 12 Ingredients 1 x JUS-ROL™ All Butter Sweet* Shortcrust Pastry sheet 200g mincemeat 45g caster sugar 45g butter – melted 1...

• 19 Mince Pies with Orange and Cinnamon Crumble Topping
  Dish type: Dessert Preparation and cooking time: 20 mins Serves 12 Ingredients 375g shortcrust pastry 250g good quality mincemeat 50g plain flour 4 tbsp demerara sugar 40g butter finely grated zest of...

• 20 The perfect steak: A guide to old favourites and new beef cuts
  Steak and chips is one of the nation's favourite dishes – often set aside for a day of indulgence. But we tend to shy away from cooking steak and are reluctant to try new cuts, often because...