Finger food recipes
Make your party food sing with our finger food recipes – from vol-au-vents and cheese twists to sausage rolls, chicken wings and even the old trusty favourite: the sandwich. Whether you’re cooking for a Christmas party, birthday, or other celebration – there is much pleasure to be had from food you can eat with your hands…
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Harissa recipes
Harissa, feta and filo cigars
Tangy feta meets fiery harissa and sweet honey, all wrapped up in crunchy filo. The perfect pre-dinner bite or bougie...
Coronation recipes
Bangla egg-stuffed mutton chops
Vivek Singh’s mutton chops are inspired by King Charles’s love for mutton, eggs, vegetables. Vivek says: “This quintessential Bengali club...
Christmas trimmings, sides and sauces
Devil pigs on horseback
Devils on horseback meet pigs in blankets for this ultimate mash-up of bacon-wrapped goodness. The sticky sweetness of the prunes...
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....
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...
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...
Sweet tart recipes
Orange curd mini tarts
Fill mini tarts with luscious orange curd and top with vanilla mascarpone. These freeze-ahead tarts make the perfect small, sweet...
Crab recipes
Crab toastie
Chef Mike Naidoo’s unashamedly luxurious crab toastie recipe elevates the classic crab sandwich to Christmas-party-with-bubbles-worthy heights. Mike’s story: He started out,...
Make-ahead Christmas recipes
Harissa lamb kofte bites
Ed Smith’s freeze-ahead kofte bites are perfect for Christmas parties and festive nibbles.. Serve the harissa lamb kofte with the...
Street party recipes
Roast beef tray sandwiches
Easy traybake bread, a British take on focaccia with condiments and some of the filling niftily built in, is the...
Picnic recipes
Mini Jubilee pork pies
Our mini pork pies with hidden quail’s eggs are a party treat and well worth the effort. Hot water crust...
May seasonal recipes
Pea and watercress vol-au-vents
Serve these moreish vol au vents with a creamy watercress and pea filling, then top with radish or smoked trout...
Picnic recipes
Mini pork pies with quick piccalilli
These mini pork and ham pies with hot water crust pastry are perfect for picnics or if you’re on-the-go. Serve...
Picnic recipes
Parmesan and pork sausage rolls
Perfect for picnics, these homemade pork, fennel and black pepper sausage rolls are a guaranteed crowd pleaser. Planning an al...
Vegan Christmas recipes
Vegetable and sweet chilli spring rolls
These super-simple sweet chilli spring rolls tick the ‘dirty vegan’ box – even avowed meat eaters will be reaching for...
Christmas canapés
Pigs in blankets sausage rolls
What do you get if you cross pigs in blankets with sausage rolls? These Christmassy sausage-and-bacon puff-pastry bites, which make...
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