Canapés and cocktails
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Spicy recipes
Jalapeño mezcal margarita
Are you partial to a margarita? This is the best version of the cocktail we’ve come across. Wait until you try it!
Canapés and cocktails
Gochujang bloody mary with a soy-pickled quail egg
This fun Bloody Mary cocktail recipe swaps Worcestershire sauce and tabasco for gochujang, a fermented Korean chilli paste.
Canapés and cocktails
Spicy martini
Fans of the dirty martini, listen up! Swap the olive for a pickled green chilli to make a spicy martini. It's the perfect summer sundowner.
Cocktails
New old fashioned
The new old fashioned is the whisky cocktail for people who don't like whisky! Light and refreshing, this cocktail recipe shows how with just a few ingredients you can make whisky into a summery drink.
Cherries
Cherry bakewell brandy
This infused brandy with cherries, almonds and vanilla has got all the delicious flavours of a cherry bakewell tart – in booze form.
Canapés
Yorkshire pudding canapés
This canapé takes mini Yorkshire puddings and brings them into street party territory with a filling of the classic ham, cheese and chutney.
Christmas canapés
Crispy roast chicken vol-au-vents
Ditch the boring combos and bring in our crispy roast chicken vol-au-vents with hot and herby harissa at your next party!
Christmas canapés
Kimchi prawn cocktail boats
We’ve added kimchi to these prawn cocktail boats for tangy crunch, and the spruced up dressing of sriracha and soy sauce brings a very 2020s twist to the 70s classic.
Trout
Spinach and smoked trout roulades
Our savoury spinach and smoked trout roulades are amped up with the fruity flavour of crushed pink peppercorns. A fabulous canapé!
Canapés and cocktails
Gougères with pineapple chilli jam
These up-to-date gougères prove that the combo of sweet fruit and salty cheese is still a winner for party food.
Miso
Miso devilled eggs
Who doesn’t love a devilled egg? This Japanese-inspired version of the retro classic vastly improves the original by amping up the umami with a spoonful of miso. They’re the best devilled eggs you’ll ever eat.
Sweet tarts
Orange curd mini tarts
Fill mini tarts with luscious orange curd and top with vanilla mascarpone. They make the perfect small, sweet bite for Christmas parties.
Crab
Crab toastie
This unashamedly luxurious crab toastie recipe elevates the classic crab sandwich to Christmas-party-with-bubbles-worthy heights.
Make-ahead Christmas
Harissa lamb kofte bites
These freeze-ahead kofte bites are perfect for Christmas parties and festive nibbles.. Serve the harissa lamb kofte with cooling yogurt dip.
September seasonal
Pickled bramble martini
This pickled bramble martini is a hedgerow treat. Quick pickle blackberries in wine vinegar, then add a little of the liquor to a martini.
Summer
Hake croquetas with aioli
Hake croquetas are a family favourite for Spanish chef José Pizarro. He shares his recipe for crisp, golden croquetas with lemony aioli.
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