Impressive recipes for a special occasion
Need a recipe to wow a crowd? NO PROBLEM. Whether it’s a knockout meal for two or a show-stopping dinner party main course or dessert that your family will love, we’ve rounded up our most impressive recipes for all types of special occasion – or even just a long weekend, when you’ve time to try something new.
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Fennel recipes
Fennel tarte tatin
This fennel tarte tatin is a great vegetarian dinner or side for a roast. Fennel seeds temper the sweetness and goat’s cheese adds tang.
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Steak recipes
Best-of-the-best steak tartare
Good steak tartare is a thing of beauty. The French dish is a restaurant classic, but with quality beef fillet, it’s simple to make at home.
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Frozen dessert recipes
Baklava ricotta semifreddo
Georgina Hayden's spectacular baklava semifreddo has a caramelised filo top and fragrant ricotta and rosewater base. Frozen dessert heaven.
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Impressive recipes for a special occasion
Chef-style chocolate, coffee and orange dessert
This impressive but achievable iced dessert is directly inspired by chef James Knappett's cult pud 'Chocolate, orange and coffee.'
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Sweet tart recipes
Michel Roux Jr’s almond and raspberry frangipane tart
Devote an afternoon to making Michel Roux Jr’s classy frangipane tart. “This French version of a bakewell tart is one of my favourites,” he says.
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Frozen dessert recipes
Mini baked alaskas
Introducing our failsafe mini baked alaskas: chocolate no-churn ice cream, sturdy sponge base, no-cook jam and silky torched swiss meringue.
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Pork recipes from around the world
Chinese pork, drunken potatoes and nashi pear sauce
Chinese roast pork is a classic. Pairing it with nashi pear sauce and ‘drunken’ potatoes in shaoxing wine gives it a Sunday roast vibe.
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White chocolate recipes
Caramelised white chocolate
Fan of blond chocolate? Learn how to make caramelised white chocolate at home. It sounds cheffy but is simple to make – and so versatile.
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Duck recipes
French-style duck pie
Food writer Sam Ellis-Cosgrove's duck pie, flavoured with thyme, garlic and pancetta, is inspired by the French dish croustade de canard.
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Beef stew recipes
Beef short rib bourguignon
Beef bourguignon is a comforting stew from Burgundy. Create a great sauce by braising short ribs in wine before adding the traditional veg.
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Game recipes
Game terrine with brandy-soaked prunes
Nicholas Balfe's game terrine makes a special Christmas dish. The festive spices go beautifully with seasonal game and brandy-soaked prunes.
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Wellington recipes
Tom Kerridge’s curried monkfish wellington
Tom Kerridge's spin on a classic wellington uses a spiced monkfish loin encased in fragrant coconut rice, enveloped in puff pastry.
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Alternative Christmas roast recipes
Herby tamarind lamb with baked jollof rice
This tamarind and herb-stuffed lamb with baked jollof rice recipe is a celebratory Senegalese-inspired one-pot by Lerato Umah-Shaylor.
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Comfort food recipes
Julius Roberts’ epic roast chicken
You can't beat a good roast chicken, and this version from farmer, chef and Instagram star Julius Roberts is perfection.
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Vegetarian comfort food recipes
Aubergine biryani
Vegetarians deserve biryani too! In this wonderful recipe from DabbaDrop, aubergine brings meatiness while tomato masala offers umami punch.
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Brilliant blackberry recipes
Blackberry millefeuille
Blackberries take centre stage in this towering mille-feuille recipe. Coulis and fresh berries provide sweet-sharp contrast to the cream.
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