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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Favourite lamb
Adam Byatt’s herb-crusted lamb rack with romesco sauce
Learn how to make an impressive herb-crusted lamb rack with a Spanish-style romesco sauce, with acclaimed chef Adam Byatt's recipe.
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Homemade pasta
Homemade orecchiette (with mushroom sauce)
Learn how to make homemade orecchiette pasta with chef Jun Tanaka's step-by-step recipe, then serve it with a creamy mushroom sauce.
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Paella
Paella verde (vegan green paella)
Learn how to make a vegan paella with this easy recipe from Spanish chef Omar Allibhoy. It's packed with artichokes, spinach and courgettes.
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Apple desserts
Îles flottantes au cidre (cider floating islands)
Try our irresistible Îles flottantes: clouds of meringue floating on a zippy cider custard with matchsticks of fresh apple and a cider syrup.
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Chocolate tarts, tortes and pies
Mocha mousse for a crowd
With a surprise golden coffee layer hidden below the chocolate, this mocha mousse is a sophisticated make-ahead dessert for sharing.
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Easter lamb
Lamb saddle stuffed with a herby chicken mousseline
Spring lamb saddle is stuffed with a light-as-air chicken mousseline made bright green with fresh herbs. The perfect dish for Easter Sunday
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Cod
Confit cod with watercress velouté
Top chef Adam Byatt shares his culinary know-how in this impressive recipe for confit cod served with silky watercress velouté.
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Impressive recipes for a special occasion
Poussins stuffed with olives, capers and prunes
Take the bold flavours of chicken marbella and turn them into this easy but impressive stuffed poussins dinner for two.
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Impressive recipes for a special occasion
Picanha steak with parmesan fonduta, radicchio, anchovies and shallots
Tender and juicy picanha steak is cooked to perfection and served with creamy parmesan potatoes and a peppery radicchio and anchovy salad.
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Baked cheesecakes
Basque forest cheesecake
We've given Basque cheesecake a decadent Black Forest spin, with cherries, cream and chocolate. it’s a cheesecake you’ll keep coming back to.
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Dinner party desserts
Chocolate pannacottas with pine nut and puffed rice praline
These chocolate pannacottas are silky and rich, and a showstopper dessert for a dinner party. Top with a pine nut and puffed rice praline.
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Citrus
Adam Byatt’s citrus, fennel and burrata salad
Top chef Adam Byatt shares his cutting-edge knife advice. Hone your knife skills with his beautiful citrus, fennel and burrata salad.
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Patisserie
Hazelnut paris-brest
TV judge and top pastry chef Benoit Blin shows how to master a paris-brest. This famous French bake was invented to celebrate a bicycle race.
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Marmite
Jason Atherton’s Marmite tarts
Jason Atherton's Marmite tarts are a mind-bending combination of sweet pastry and a custard filling laced with Marmite and HP sauce,
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Monkfish
Fragrant roast monkfish with green curry beurre blanc and crispy noodles
Roast monkfish, served with green-curry beurre blanc and topped with crispy noodles, is a dinner party main with real wow factor.
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New Year's Eve recipes
Mini laab (larb) buns
Ravinder Bhogal's mini laab (or larb) buns are stuffed with pork and prawns, plus plenty of aromatics. Serve as a dinner party starter.
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