The best Christmas canapé recipes are those that don’t require complicated preparation, equipment you can’t spell, let alone source, or artistic abilities beyond your ken. Leave that to the professionals.…
Rose Blackett-Ord
Basque cake with Easter spices
The classic Basque cake recipe updated with an Easter twist. Move over hot cross buns and try a new Easter recipe.
Chilled asparagus velouté with sweetbreads
This recipe uses an unusual cut of lamb, in the sweetbreads and delicious asparagus, a spring-time treat
Pear Brownies with hazelnuts
Brownies make a delicious and portable pudding. Try this chocolatey recipe with pear and hazelnut
Recipe: Shakshouka
Cooked and served in one pan this is a great recipe for gatherings
Recipe: Spiced crab soufflé
Soufflé is always impressive, this easy crab recipe has a Moroccan twist
Christmas canapés: Pigeon, Madeira onions and black pudding crumbs in bread cases
Nothing brightens up the Christmas period like a huge drinks party, and nothing makes a party like superb Christmas canapés.
Christmas canapés: Stilton and walnut sables with stilton mousse and cranberry
Stilton and Christmas go hand in hand, and these delicious Christmas canapés are an inspired way to use it.
Butternut Squash, Chilli and Rosemary Soup with Vodka
Keep out chills with a warming soup, this nourishing butternut squash is 'souped up' with a shot of vodka
Grilled oysters with parsley, lemon and bacon
This recipe for grilled rock oysters or scallops makes a perfect starter