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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Alternative Christmas roast recipes
Herby tamarind lamb with baked jollof rice
This tamarind and herb-stuffed lamb leg with baked jollof rice recipe is a celebratory Senegalese-inspired one-pot by award-winning author and...
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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 Anshu and Renee of DabbaDrop, aubergine brings meatiness while a tomato...
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Brilliant blackberry recipes
Blackberry millefeuille
Millefeuille (which translates to ‘a thousand leaves’ thanks to all the layers of puff pastry) are all the rage right...
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Roast chicken recipes
Saffron roast chicken stuffed with dried fruit
“Properly stuffed, saffron roast chicken on an Iranian table still holds some prestige and elegance. The roast chicken is the...
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Mango dessert recipes
Mango-misu
“This dessert takes the main elements of a classic tiramisu – mascarpone, boozy zabaglione and sponge fingers – but swaps...
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Cake recipes
Strawberry chiffon cake
A great summer sponge, chiffon cake is neither heavy nor greasy. It achieves great height, a fluffy sponge and overall...
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Recipes that will make you excited for autumn
Beef carpaccio salad with fresh figs
This simple but impressive seasonal salad makes the most of sweet ripe figs. By freezing the seared beef fillet until...
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Fig recipes
Fig and goat’s cheese sweet tartlets
This is a twist on cheesecake, featuring oats and seeds in the crunchy base and a lightly sweetened goat’s cheese...
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Apricot recipes
Roast pork loin with lavender honey-glazed apricots
In this lovely roast pork loin recipe, lavender honey-glazed apricots soak up the meat juices and are served with the...
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Patisserie recipes
Choux buns with raspberry, rose and pistachio
Profiteroles… move over. You’ve had your moment. These choux buns are filled with a silky pistachio cream and a sharp...
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Celebration cake recipes
Pistachio layer cake with cream cheese frosting
Pistachio lovers, this one’s for you! This magnificent pistachio layer cake combines a light and nutty sponge with a decadently...
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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...
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Rice recipes
Tahdig (crispy Persian rice)
Learn how to achieve the perfect tahdig – the highly sought after crispy-chewy base created when you cook Persian rice....
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Winter pasta recipes
Lasagne sheets with celeriac sauce, olive tapenade and egg yolk
Sheets of pasta don’t just have to become lasagne! In Liguria, they’re traditionally served tossed in pesto, but they’re great...
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Celebrity chef Christmas recipes
Jeremy Lee’s profiterole tower
Jeremy Lee shares his tried-and-true recipe for a classic profiterole tower. Delicate choux puffs are baked until golden, then stuffed...
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