Canapés and cocktails

Our nifty nibbles and classy cocktails will get any party started in no time. Whether you’re handing out pigs in blankets, a crab toastie or some retro devilled eggs, everyone will feel thoroughly indulged by our best party food ideas. Take your pick of the drinks – how about a spicy martini or espresso martini for a crowd or your Galentine’s bash?

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Santa’s spritz punch

Christmas cocktail recipes

Santa’s spritz punch

A cranberry-spiked spritz makes for a crowdpleasing batch cocktail. This spritz gets a festive glow up thanks to a beautifully...

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Gochujang devilled eggs

Budget Christmas party food recipes

Gochujang devilled eggs

Is it really a party without devilled eggs? This timeless canapé gets an on-trend glow-up by way of the savoury...

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Chilli, honey and soy roast nuts and seeds

Nut recipes

Chilli, honey and soy roast nuts and seeds

These salty, sweet and spicy roast nuts and seeds from River Cottage’s Gelf Alderson are are everything you could want...

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Trout cocktail boats

Trout recipes

Trout cocktail boats

Impress your guests with a twist on everyone’s favourite retro dish, the timeless prawn cocktail. Prawns are swapped with homemade...

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Blue cheese gougères

Blue cheese recipes

Blue cheese gougères

Bake a batch of these blue cheese gougères and watch them get hoovered up by anyone within five metres of...

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Jalapeño mezcal margarita

Spicy recipes

Jalapeño mezcal margarita

Are you partial to a margarita? This is the best version of the cocktail we’ve come across. Mezcal (tequila’s smoky...

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Gochujang bloody mary with a soy-pickled quail egg

Canapés and cocktails

Gochujang bloody mary with a soy-pickled quail egg

This fun twist on the iconic hangover cure swaps Bloody Mary’s usual Worcestershire sauce and tabasco with gochujang, a fermented...

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Spicy martini

Canapés and cocktails

Spicy martini

Fans of the dirty martini, listen up! Swap the green olive for a pickled green chilli and realise what you’ve...

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New old fashioned

Cocktail recipes

New old fashioned

The whisky cocktail for people who don’t like whisky! Starward’s Left-Field whisky is light and refreshing and their team have...

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Cherry bakewell brandy

Cherry recipes

Cherry bakewell brandy

This infused brandy with cherries, almonds and vanilla has got all the delicious flavours of a cherry bakewell tart –...

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Yorkshire pudding canapés

Canapé recipes

Yorkshire pudding canapés

This canapé from food writer Georgie Hayden shows how versatile the Yorkshire pudding really is. “I’m yet to meet anyone...

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Crispy roast chicken vol-au-vents

Christmas canapés

Crispy roast chicken vol-au-vents

Vol-au-vents deserve to be brought back! They’re simple, endlessly customisable and – with the right filling – very, very tasty....

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Kimchi prawn cocktail boats

Christmas canapés

Kimchi prawn cocktail boats

Prawn cocktail will forever be the poster child of 1970s dinner parties, but its appeal is timeless. We’ve added kimchi...

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Spinach and smoked trout roulades

Trout recipes

Spinach and smoked trout roulades

The retro swirl of a roulade always looks impressive – and, thankfully, it’s dead easy to make. Our savoury spinach...

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Gougères with pineapple chilli jam

Canapés and cocktails

Gougères with pineapple chilli jam

Anyone attending a kid’s party in the 1980s will remember the sight of a raw potato wrapped in foil, skewered...

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Miso devilled eggs

Miso recipes

Miso devilled eggs

Who doesn’t love a devilled egg? This Japanese-inspired twist on the retro classic amps up the umami with a spoonful...

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