Walnut & raisin oatcakes

Quick and easy to make, these biscuits will add a flourish to the final Christmas course

Beetroot & apple salad pots

A little like a Waldorf salad, these individual green pots with walnuts, celery and parsley are great on a party spread

Mushroom & courgette rice pie

A filling pie that will satisfy everyone’s appetite – it’s a pie to please

Christmas morning spiced bread

This festive bread can be made ahead and frozen and makes a lovely treat for breakfast on Christmas morning

Lemony roast chicken couscous

Quick, cheap and packed full of vitamin C and iron

Canadian butter tarts

Melt-in-the-mouth Canadian tarts

Sherried turkey & ham bake

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only
This warming bake, rich with sherry and mustard, will use up the Christmas leftovers

Apple & walnut marmalade

Easy and versatile, this preserve is great with scones

Spaghetti with spinach & walnut pesto

Get the feel-good factor with this superhealthy spaghetti dish and try a new variation of classic pesto

Rainbow rolls

For a crunchy top and soft doughy middle, we devised scone-bread hybrid baps, which make use of leftover veg

Banana & walnut loaf

This homely and wholesome cake is also light and moist, with the natural sweetness of sticky bananas and the warm toastiness of nuts

One-pan baked chicken with squash, sage & walnuts

A one-pan supper full of soft and sticky vegetables and tender golden chicken