A little effort

A fruit cake covered in white icing with a slice taken out of it

Baking and desserts

Make-ahead Christmas cake

5 h 12

Christmas stollen on a wooden board with a Christmas tree miniature and decorations on the side

Baking and desserts

Classic stollen

1 h 30 mins Cuts into 16 slices

A black plate topped with cubes of pink Turkish delight dusted with icing sugar

Turkish delight

1 h 30 mins makes 36 squares

A bright pink tablecloth topped with a plate of chocolate-coated fudge balls

Besan ladoos

1 h 30 mins makes 15-18

A golden, swirled bun filled with a brown sugar filling

Sourdough breakfast buns

1 h 30 mins makes 12 buns

A dark black background with two glass jars, one filled with a red jelly

Apple jelly

1 h 30 mins Makes 500ml

Sliced quiche Lorraine on a plate

Quiche Lorraine

2 h 15 mins serves 6

A dark wooden table topped with a white plate, with a slice of cake, purple plums and edible flowers

Tres leches cake with drunken plums

1 h 30 mins serves 8-9

A black plate topped with charred cabbage and drizzled with a rich egg yolk sauce

Meat and poultry

BBQ cabbage

35 mins serves 4 as a side

A white cast iron pan filled with tubes of pasta in a tomato sauce with basil leaves on top

Butternut squash cannelloni

1 h 30 mins serves 4

Vegan Wellington Recipe

Vegan wellington

1 h 30 mins serves 6

Chicken in parmesan and tomato sauce on a plate with salad

Meat and poultry

Chicken parmigiana

30 mins serves 2

Three jars of open marmalade with a spoon on the side

Marmalade

3 h Makes 5 x 350g jars

Coriander and spiced marrow curry

Marrow curry

30 mins serves 4

three battered croquettes on bamboo skewers, arrange on a white plate with a stone background

Fish and seafood

Endomame korroke (Japanese croquettes)

45 mins serves 4 as a side