Smashed avocado with crispy chicken, pickled onions & tortillas

Spread chunky homemade guacamole on flatbreads, use this southern-style fried chicken recipe to create goujons and serve with sweet onion topping

Homemade gingerbread cottage

A step-by-step guide to making and assembling a beautiful gingerbread house complete with snow-capped roof and pretty piping – a great family project

Tutti frutti Christmas pies

If you’re not a fan of traditional mince pies or just fancy something different, try these with dates, apricots, cranberries and apple

Real chicken nuggets with smoky BBQ sauce

Oven-baked not fried – but still crispy thanks to a secret ingredient. Serve with homemade relish for a family meal

Grapefruit & poppy seed cake

A bundt cake tin gives a pretty finish to this citrus sponge, drizzled with a zesty butter glaze

Apple & cranberry pancakes with cinnamon butter & syrup

These spiced, American-style pancakes make a deliciously decadent yet easy to make brunch

Easy mince pies with crunchy crumble tops

These individual pies with a twist are great for using up storecupboard staples such as nuts and dried fruit, they’re budget-friendly too

Garlic & prosciutto plait

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only
Create your own artisan bread with these attractive, yet simple-to-make savoury loaves

As-you-like-it steamed pudding

A steamed basin sponge hits the spot every time and uses up half-full jars of marmalade, syrup or jam – serve hot with custard!

The ultimate makeover: Sticky toffee pudding

Angela Nilsen transforms the classically indulgent sticky toffee pudding into a good-for-you favourite