Christmas recipes for two
Planning an intimate Christmas dinner this year? Our Christmas recipes for two include indulgent starters, celebratory main courses, and easy festive dessert ideas. Most of these recipes serve two with a few, like our Christmas roast chicken, serving four. That’s the Boxing Day leftovers taken care of, then.
Want to spruce things up even more? Try our five Glow-Up hacks – including a fruity glaze to brush onto pigs in blankets, and a savoury granola to scatter over bread sauce.
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30-minute meal recipes
Plaice with sparkling wine sauce
Sparkling wine brings luxury to this simple fish dish, offering up plenty of sweet, complex acidity to contrast with the...
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Christmas leftover recipes
Cheesy panettone French toast
Sweet, citrus-studded panettone and cheese? Trust us, it’s a match made in heaven. Giving the bread the french toast treatment...
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Tiramisu recipes
Tiramisu mess
A heavenly mash-up of two dessert classics: Eton mess and tiramisu. This tiramisu mess is speedy enough for a midweek...
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Christmas recipes for two
Goat’s cheese salad with cranberry dressing
Our goat’s cheese salad with zesty cranberry dressing makes an easy light lunch or starter. Could it become your go-to...
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Easy vegan recipes
Nut roast balls, onion gravy and greens
Clodagh McKenna’s nut roast balls with rich onion gravy and greens makes a fantastic vegan alternative to roast dinner or...
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Duck recipes
Michel Roux Jr’s roast duck with spiced pears
Michel Roux Jr’s Christmas roast duck makes a decadent festive dinner for two. The meat is tender and the crisp...
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Christmas starter recipes
Beetroot-cured salmon with watercress
This colourful starter uses beetroot and citrus zest to produce a beetroot-cured salmon that looks as good as it tastes....
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Christmas turkey recipes
Stuffed turkey legs
This festive turkey leg recipe is a great alternative to the whole roast turkey. If you’re not keen on carving,...
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Festive desserts
Caramel clementines
Boozy caramel is drizzled over clementines for an easy but seriously good pud. Serve with ice cream, pistachios and pomegranate...
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Valentine's Day recipes
Roast duck breasts with agen prunes and armagnac
This restaurant-worthy duck recipe is guaranteed to make your Valentine’s Day date swoon. It’s also a fab alternative dinner option...
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Dinner ideas for two
Creamy bread sauce for two
Quiet Christmas with the two of you? This creamy bread sauce recipe makes just enough for two people – perfect...
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Alternative Christmas roast recipes
Christmas roast chicken
Instead of turkey this year, try our Christmas chicken recipe. It’s a beautiful-looking bird that will steal the show as...
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November seasonal recipes
Partridge with Ampleforth Abbey cider and cabbage
Creamy cider sauce is a delight and works very well with the partridge. While this recipe is for two, it’s...
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Soufflé recipes
Roasted pear and blue cheese soufflé
Sweet roasted pears counterpoint the salty blue cheese in this savoury vegetarian soufflé – grab two spoons and share it...
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October seasonal recipes
Jacob Kenedy’s wild duck with grapes and radicchio
Chef Jacob Kenedy’s wild duck recipe is an easy introduction to cooking with game. Serve as an alternative to your...
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Christmas cocktail recipes
Almond milk eggnog
When you want to whip up a Christmas drink for snuggling in front of the fire, this almond milk eggnog...
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