Bircher muesli with apple & banana

Soaking oats and seeds overnight makes them easier to digest, and the muesli will be extra creamy. Great for a quick breakfast straight from the fridge

Avocado, labneh, roasted carrots & leaves

Making your own low-fat soft cheese – labneh – from bio yogurt is surprisingly easy. It’s delicious in salads like this but also in wraps, as a dip or on baked sweet potato

Minted pea, goat’s cheese & spinach wraps

These cheesy wraps are loaded with immune-friendly nutrients, including vitamin C and can be made ahead for an easy packed lunch

Fortune cookies

Fill homemade fortune cookies with personalised messages for a customised treat – ideal for any occasion, such as Chinese New Year, Christmas, Valentine's Day, birthdays and weddings

Quick pickled onions

These colourful, spiced sweet and sour onions add piquancy to a ploughman’s, or a sharp finish to Mexican food – an ideal edible gift to make ahead and pop in a homemade hamper

Marinated goat’s cheese

A refreshing alternative to a full cheeseboard, this zesty thyme and chilli treat can be made ahead and given as a gift – just wrap up and add a box of good-quality crackers and chutney

Burnt sprouts with pomegranate & sesame

Add a deliciously different side dish to your Christmas dinner spread with these pan-fried Brussels sprouts and juicy pomegranate seeds, drizzled with pomegranate molasses

Moroccan-spiced turkey pie

Transform leftover turkey in this spiced filo pastry parcel, inspired by a Moroccan pastilla – a perfect main course for Boxing Day

Spiced salmon coulibiac

This make-ahead main of pastry-wrapped fish and rice is an extra-special way to serve seafood for a dinner party, spiced with cardamom, cloves and chilli

Black & white rice salad with cumin-roasted butternut squash

This vibrant Persian side salad is studded with dried fruit, nuts and seeds and finished with crumbled feta – ideal to take along to a Christmas buffet

Clementine poppy seed loaf

This easy, zesty loaf cake makes a lighter festive alternative to traditionally dense fruitcakes – pipe the icing and add candied peel to add a touch of Christmas sparkle

Red wine jelly

This rich preserve is delicious in baking, spread on toast or served with cold meats over the festive season