Impressive recipes for a special occasion
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Savoury tarts
Tomato, thyme and ricotta tart
This tomato, thyme and ricotta tart is a doddle: bake the case the night before and it's only 10 minutes’ work to finish it off before everyone can dig in.
Roast chicken
Roast chicken with basil, mint and pistachio pesto
Try our basil, mint and pistachio pesto, then use it in this incredible roast chicken dish to really turn your Sunday lunch up a notch.
Dinner ideas for two
Whole roast plaice with anchovy and sage butter, new potatoes and sea vegetables
Serve a buttery whole roast plaice along with waxy new potatoes and salty sea vegetables, and you have a real catchon your hands
Afternoon tea
Miso caramel banoffee éclairs
Ravinder Bhogal's banoffee éclairs combine choux pastry, salted caramel and a fudgy chocolate topping into one decadent afternoon tea treat.
Beetroot
Shallot and dill marinated beetroot carpaccio with crispy halloumi
Sharp marinated beetroot, salty halloumi shards and sweet pomegranate molasses combine in this elegant vegetarian beetroot carpaccio dish.
Chestnuts
Chocolate and chestnut éclairs
These choux pastry chocolate éclairs, filled with chestnut purée and drizzled with chocolate icing. are a true afternoon tea classic.
Steak
Easy steak, chips and salad with cheat’s béarnaise dressing
Easy steak, chips and salad with the simplest béarnaise sauce you will ever make. Plus, it only takes 25 minutes to make.
Easter
Raymond Blanc’s gâteau à la crème
Raymond Blanc's classic French cake recipe is part of Easter tradition at his restaurant. Try it as a finale to your Easter lunch.
Steak
Boneless rib-eye steak with béarnaise sauce
Chef Simon Cottard shows you how to create restaurant-style rib-eye steak with béarnaise sauce to impress guests at your next dinner party.
Summer salads and sides
Dip and salad sharing platter
This quick and easy sharing platter combines Middle Eastern flavours of harissa and sumac in one fun, impressive and healthy dish.
Risottos
Goat’s cheese and sun-dried tomato risotto
We've stirred creamy goat's curd through this risotto for an even creamier texture, before topping with extra slices of goat's cheese.
Cauliflower
Cauliflower wellington
This cauliflower wellington recipe has been developed with a traditional, luxurious beef wellington in mind. It's vegetarian roast perfection.
November seasonal
Rib steak with pesto hollandaise and skinny oven chips
This slap-up steak dinner for two with skinny oven chips and a velvety pesto hollandaise sauce is perfect for impressing a date or Valentine.
Cheesecakes
Lingonberry and orange cheesecake with a gingersnap crust
With its heart-shaped topping, this Swedish orange-scented cheesecake by Steffi Knowles-Dellner is a real treat for a special occasion or a romantic dessert.
Impressive recipes for a special occasion
Beef wellington
Make the perfect beef wellington with our timeless recipe. Juicy beef fillet is coated with mushroom duxelles then enrobed in golden pastry.
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