Celebrate the festive season with our collection of delicious recipes! Whether you’re preparing a cozy family dinner or hosting a holiday feast, we’ve got you covered with mouthwatering dishes that will impress your guests. From savoury mains to indulgent desserts, explore our favorite recipes below and bring the magic of the season to your kitchen.
Check out the recipes below.
Festive recipes to get you cooking! Impress your guests and try these vibrant salmon dishes.
Cabbage is in season all year round so jazz up any roast dinner by making this Charred Hispi Cabbage with a Hazelnut and Stilton Crumb.
We know it’s a bold claim but, these really are the Perfect Roast Potatoes. Made with sunflower oil, they’re vegetarian and vegan!
Chicken is such a versatile meat; why not try something different with this irresistible, aromatic Roast Chicken with Clementines and Orange by My Father’s Heart?
Chicken is such a versatile meat; why not try something different with this irresistible, aromatic Roast Chicken with Clementines and Orange by My Father’s Heart?
Brad Carter of Carters of Moseley shares his favourite ‘British’ dish with us: Toad in the Hole!
To celebrate British Asparagus Month, Michelin starred chef Paul Foster brings us this modern classic with fresh asparagus and lamb fat hasselback potatoes.
Here is a Christmas knockout for you! Wonderful chef Paul Foster, head chef at Salt in Stratford-upon-Avon, has created this sumptuous Roasted Pheasant dish for us. Paul has an amazing culinary history, working across the world, including at renowned r …
This Roast Lamb & Rosemary Pie recipe from Elizabeth’s Kitchen Diaries includes a homemade pastry recipe that was her Grandmother’s. The pastry is lovely and rich as it’s full of lard and a touch of brown sugar. Her mother used this pastry recipe to make meat pies out of left over roast beef.
This recipe by Phil Fanning from Paris House for Smoked halibut with piccalilli and soda bread is so wonderfully delicious as well as being easy to make.
These smoked salmon blinis from chef Paul Foster are perfect as a starter. A savoury fluffy pancake topped with fragrant dill crème fraiche topped with a little caviar for an elegant flourish.
Looking for a fun and easy chocolate dessert recipe? Look no further than this Chocolate Fondue! Perfect for an evening soiree or fun family gathering!
There’s no better way to end a Provençal meal than with this fresh and aromatic dessert and we’re delighted that Mark Dodson is sharing it with us.
We are sure that you will love this inspired recipe by Luke Holder. It’s perfect for this seasons festivities, something for all your family to enjoy.
This is an impactful starter which is easily made ahead of time. The background flavours of the gin, grapefruit, lemon and cut grass, provide a lovely counter-balance to the oily goodness of the wild sea trout.
This side dish is perfect for accompanying turkey at Christmas or whatever other roast you are serving on the day. The fresh orange juice in the sauce gives the cabbage a lovely kick of citrus alongside the richness of the red wine and muscovado sugar.
This parfait recipe is an indulgent frozen dessert which will help you get ahead when cooking for guests as it needs to be made ahead of time.
We have all been there, standing in the wine aisle at your local supermarket, hundreds of different bottles staring expectantly back at you, beckoning for your attention. You glance in your basket for inspiration. ‘Prawns… a white then… that one is …
Is it your turn to host your friends and family this month? While dinner parties certainly require some preparation, the run up to your soiree doesn’t have to be stressful. To help you, we’ve compiled some top tips – direct from our kitchen to yours – …
In this recipe the succulent flesh of the partridge blends perfectly with the smooth creamy polenta and distinctive aroma of the freshest truffle.
The mallard is served two ways with flavours of star anise and juniper berry infusing both joints.
This is a great dish for serving at a party either ‘with drinks’ or as a starter. It can look pretty spectacular but it is so simple to prepare. Almost all the work is done ahead of time.
This trio of Christmas vegetables is a fantastic option for your festive dinner. The vivid, jewel-like colours of the red cabbage, carrots and sprouts will make an enticing accompaniment to any center-piece.
This simple apple sauce is a fabulously festive condiment, perfect for serving alongside pork. It is finished with a very simple lemon twist and crumbly, dried lemon zest!
First developed by chefs at the Restaurant Hasselbacken in Stockholm, these little beauties will impress even the most discerning guest. They can be prepared the night before, just leave them to soak in the fridge overnight.
Move over cauliflower cheese…it’s time for broccoli to shine in this cheesy gratin. This bright and tasty side dish will make a fabulous addition to your roast dinner or any meal. Simple to make and delicious, this dish will impress, and is a great alternative for those who don’t like cauliflower.
These nuts are so tasty – lightly coated, sweet and delicious smelling. They are perfect for Christmas entertaining as they are quick and easy to prepare and can be made ahead of time too, or make them as a quick snack just for yourself.
Cranberry sauce is one of those things that is so easy to make that after you’ve done it once, you’ll never go back to the shop bought kind. It’s one of those one pot wonders where you stick everything into a pan and kapow, it’s done just like that…or maybe not so explosively!
This classic potato dish is the most decadent of side dishes. Thin slices of potato, garlic, shallots and cream topped with Gruyere cheese. Potato Dauphinois is simply irresistible.
This recipe for Tapas Style Carrots, or similar, is found throughout Southern Europe, the French, Italians, Spanish and Portuguese all have a variation of it. They make a great accompaniment to almost all simply cooked meat and fish dishes.
Our recipe for sweet potato mash is a wonderful alternative to regular mash. Slightly lighter than normal mash and with a kick of spice it’s perfect with grilled meat dishes.