Mincemeat Biscuits
Method Preheat the oven to 180°C and line two baking trays with parchment paper. Cream the butter, sugar and eggs
Chocolate and candied orange panettone
Method Take all the ingredients for the base batter and place them in the mixer. Mix with an electric mixer
Fresh Cranberry and Chestnut Biscotti
Method Preheat oven to 200c and line one large baking tray with parchment paper. Place the eggs and sugar into
Pickled baked red onions
Method Place the onions in a ovenproof dish, big enough to fit the onions snuggly. Pour over the balsamic vinegar
Soy and maple glazed parsnips
Method Heat a touch of olive oil in a shallow frying pan and add the parsnips cut, side down. Fry
Perfect swede
Method Peel the swede using a peeler or a sharp knife and cut into 4 easy to handle chunks. Grate
Clementine leaf glazed carrots
Method Add the peeled carrots to a saucepan on a even flat layer. Add the rest of the ingredients and
Whole baked celeriac with toasted yeast and herbs
Method Cut away the footy bottom of the celeriac giving it a flat surface to stand up on. Lay out
White radish with orange and thyme
Method Peel the radish and slice into 6 discs about 1 inch thick each and place in a shallow pan
Christmas Cake
The perfect Christmas cake, well this is a hard one! Why? because everyone’s Christmas is different, some people have recipes
Cheeseboard
Method Arrange the cheeses on a large platter or cutting board along with the wet walnuts, jelly, endive leaves,
Christmas Mincemeat and Apple Tart With a Set Custard
Method Roll out the pastry and fold into a pastry case Bake blind at 190c until cooked Mix the mincemeat
Semi-dried Winter Fruits with Calvados Cream
Preparation For the syrup, split the vanilla pod in half lengthways Line 1-2 large baking trays with parchment paper Method
Christmas Shortbread
Method 1. Place the flour, butter, ground spices, salt and bicarbonate of soda in a mixing bowl and combine until
Cranberry and Pine Nut Macaron
This recipe will make 40 macarons. This is a recipe that cannot be halved easily, but once the macaron
Spruce butter/oil
How green can you be? Eat your own Christmas Tree Heston Blumenthal re-invented the humble mince pie with a special
Baked celeriac with hazelnuts and parmesan
Method Set your oven to 170 °c Leave the celeriac whole but make sure you give it a wash to
Marmite and turkey bread sauce
Method Add the onions and 50g of the turkey juices to pan, then add the bay leaves and nutmeg. Cook
Sloe Gin Fizz
This cocktail is going to impress your friends and family. Don’t be scared about creating a hot and cold cocktail,
Pretzel Bun
I discovered pretzel burger buns on holiday and pair them with turkey and melted cheese, they also go really well
Smoked Turkey
Something I’ve recently realised with smoking turkey is, for me anyway, it does need quite a lot of attention to
Barbecue beans
Barbecue beans are easy to make and go with everything. Make a huge batch and freeze them, they are great
Hummus
Easy and quick to make this lovely hummus makes a great snack and the perfect addition to any picnic this
Courgette, caramelised onion, whipped feta and truffle honey tart
Beautiful and vibrant this gorgeous vegetarian tart will add colour to any table Method Divide puff pastry into 2 and