Family

A cheesecake loaf topped with shards of chocolate

Baking and desserts

Peanut butter cheesecake

1 h serves 8

A baking dish full of golden macaroni cheese

Classic mac ’n’ cheese

40 mins serves 4

A plate of star-topped mince pies with candles and fairy lights in the background

Baking and desserts

Clementine mince pies

1 h 20 mins makes 12

An intricate chocolate babka set against a green background

Chocolate, cherry and pistachio babka

1 h 20 mins Makes 12-14 servings

A beautiful bundt cake topped with caramel sauce and golden apple slices

Baking and desserts

Mulled apple bundt cake

2 h 30 mins Makes 10 servings

A beautiful blueberry tart with a crown of scorched meringue on top of it

Vegan blueberry meringue pie

2 h serves 8

Two butternut squash halves stuffed with feta, rice and sultanas

Stuffed butternut squash with feta

1 h serves 4

A wok full of chicken, vegetables, celery and toasted cashews

Chicken and cashew stir-fry

40 mins serves 4

Slices of layered stuffing on a large platter

Fancy Christmas stuffing

1 h 20 mins serves 6 as a side

A tower of filled choux buns sitting on a white cake stand

Snowball choux bun tower

1 h 45 mins serves 6

Pigs in spiral blankets on a ceramic plate

Pigs in spiral blankets

40 mins serves 6-8 as a side

A big stone serving bowl piled high with spaghetti and lots of parmesan

Pigs-in-blankets carbonara

30 mins serves 2

A colourful plate of spiced roast potatoes, chopped tomatoes, coriander and bombay mix

Roast potato chaat

35 mins serves 2-3

Sri Lankan cashew and potato curry

Vegan slow-cooker recipes

A plate of Mexican chicken with lime slices and coriander

Chicken tinga

1 h serves 6