These require a little patience, but you just cannot beat a homemade crumpet. Making your own butter is optional, but it's surprisingly simple and satisfying to do.
This recipe works with all sorts of greens, and any cheese left on your cheeseboard. A soft variety, such as Brie or Reblochon, works particularly well.
This is a killer dinner! Rehydrating dried chillies in apple juice with raisins releases their heat and infuses them with a sticky sweetness that goes insanely well with lamb.
In Greece, stifado is served with hilopittes (egg pasta) or orzo (rice-shaped grains of pasta). Once you've tried this a few times and become addicted to its intense flavours, you can try swapping the...
With its sweet, spicy flavour and generous chunks of juicy fresh mango, this traditional chutney is as good as any you'll get in your local Indian restaurant. Serve it alongside all kinds of curries or...
A good, slow-cooked chilli always goes down a storm and is great for feeding a crowd. I've also included popped kidney beans for fantastic texture. Serve it with whatever you fancy - rice, jacket potatoes,...
Florentines are a welcome gift at any time of year. Use this recipe to try our favourite chocolate and fruit flavour combinations - cherry and dark chocolate, orange and milk. Or create your own with crystallised...
I know sprouts can be divisive, but this recipe is so delicious. Chestnuts give it a holiday vibe. If there's anyone roasting them in your town, buy theirs! You can do this on the day, or on Christmas...
The beauty of this dish is you can freeze any leftovers, ready for another day when you're short on time, or aren't feeling in the mood - it beats takeaways!
I love the combination of ham and peas. Ham hocks are fantastic value, and cooking them on the bone adds loads of extra flavour. This recipe is kind of like a quicker, more modern version of boiled bacon...
In cafés and restaurants throughout Austria, Germany, Switzerland and Hungary, you'll find this soup served at all hours. Spicy and restorative, it's just the thing for a cold winter.
Not just for Christmas. Good enough to eat from the bowl as a snack, these roast sprouts are so moreish we reckon they'll convert the haters! Make them into a vegetarian main by stirring through some cooked...
Saltimbocca is thought to have been invented in Brescia, where the name loosely translates as 'jump in the mouth' - so you can be confident that it will taste great and the people you cook it for won't...
Squash a few of these crisp, golden babies on your plate and top with a lamb shank and some of the leek and wine broth. They're just as delicious with roast chicken or a whole baked fish.
It's worth making your own prawn stock, but if you don't have time, substitute it with fish stock that's been simmered over a low heat and seasoned with paprika and saffron.
This stew is a version of the Greek favourite stifado. Normally the Greeks use diced beef for stifado, but whole briskets seem to work well, too. Brisket is one of the cheapest cuts you can buy, but this...