Roast pepper & salmon platter

The perfect alfresco salad. Warm new potatoes, roasted peppers and salmon, mixed with the punchy flavours of capers and anchovies

Chunky fudge & coffee ripple ice cream

Your friends and family will love this tasty ice cream with a fudge twist

Creamy parsnip & squash bake

Want to jazz up your traditional Christmas lunch, but still keep Gran happy? This is the one for you

Sweet pineapple & chilli chutney

A fruity, spicy pickle to contrast with hot savoury recipes – add the chilli seeds if you can handle the heat!

Shredded greens salad

A crunchy salad of apples, fennel, cucumber, celery and spring onions – a healthy and light side dish for a crowd

Rhubarb, apple & ginger crunch trifle

Try making double the amount of fruit and oatmeal, and serving for breakfast with yogurt

Warm smoked haddock, rocket & basmati rice salad

This flavoursome fish salad is low in fat, and is quick and easy to prepare

Double-baked cheddar soufflés

You can cook these several hours in advance, then re-bake just before serving

Partridge with wine & cinnamon

Partridge packs plenty of game flavour for its size and is perfect matched with these robust flavours

Turmeric pilau with golden onions

This side dish can be part-cooked in the kitchen, then quickly tossed together in a wok over the coals on the barbie