Budget Christmas recipes
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Christmas ham recipes
Crackling ham
Salty, crisp, juicy crackling ham makes a beautiful centrepiece for Christmas or Boxing Day. Maximum impact for minimum effort –...
Christmas leftover recipes
Turkey and white bean chilli
This hearty white bean turkey chilli is a quick, tasty way of using your leftover Christmas bird. Try it in...
Soup recipes
Ham and split pea soup
Use any leftover ham from Christmas to make this delicious, warming soup.
Freezable soup recipes
Butternut squash soup
This butternut squash soup recipe makes plenty — perfect for freezing half and saving for a rainy day.
Christmas trimmings, sides and sauces
Roast potatoes with herb salt
Herb salt. Sounds a bit cheffy doesn’t it? It’s ever so simple to make, and adds a touch of luxury...
Make-ahead summer dessert recipes
Nigella Lawson’s chocolate raspberry pavlova
You can’t beat a pavlova recipe, especially a crisp-chewy meringue base, with nuggets of chocolate, created by Nigella Lawson. The...
Christmas trimmings, sides and sauces
Simple bread sauce
No roast is complete without bread sauce, especially Christmas dinner. Learn how to make homemade bread sauce with our simple...
Make-ahead Christmas sides
Pigs in blankets for Christmas
Take your pigs in blankets to the next level (they look pretty, too) with these rosemary and honey wonders. You...
British puddings
Fruit jelly trifle
The finishing touch to this classic trifle recipe is the crumbled meringue crunch on top… a bit like an Eton...
Cheat's recipes
Black forest cherry dessert
All the wonderful flavours of cherries, brandy and chocolate in an instant dessert. Serve with roasted fish with bean and...
Frozen dessert recipes
Home-made choc ices
There’s no need to cook with this delightful dessert. Kids and adults alike will love these home-made chocolate treats, made...
Dinner inspiration in 20 minutes
Toffee apple trifle
This delectable toffee apple trifle recipe makes a quick and easy dessert. It takes just 20 minutes to make and...
Christmas breakfast recipes
Christmas pancakes
Use up leftover Christmas pudding in this pancake recipe served with brandy butter. These make a great (if rich) Â Boxing...
Christmas chocolate recipes
Christmas rocky road
This super-easy and fun rocky road recipe uses Christmas leftovers such as leftover Christmas cake, biscuits, chocolate and nuts –...
Christmas turkey recipes
Classic (and easy) roast turkey
Try a fuss-free, easy Christmas turkey recipe made simply with lemons, goose fat, onions and rosemary. It’s a festive turkey...
Christmas turkey recipes
Old-fashioned roast turkey with fresh herb stuffing
Call it old-fashioned? Here’s a very traditional turkey recipe with a fresh herb stuffing made with your favourite herbs –...
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