Recipes

Whether it’s a busy weeknight or a special celebration, we have the perfect recipe for every occasion.

Light meals

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's Chinese-style crispy beef salad

This recipe by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall for Chinese-style crispy beef salad which is perfect for using up leftover roast beef.

Light meals

Aubergine and mushroom stacks

Try this tasty dish of cheesy aubergine and portobello mushroom stacks as a vegetarian main meal or starter.

Soup

Raymond Blanc's vegetable and chervil soup 'Façon Maman Blanc'

Michelin-starred restaurant Le Manoir Aux Quat’Saisons chef patron Raymond Blanc shares one of his favourite recipes.

Mains

Crab cakes with homemade mayonnaise

James Martin shares his recipe for crab cakes with homemade mayonnaise.

Baking

Almond and raspberry cake

This gluten-free raspberry cake uses ground almonds instead of flour, which helps give it a rich flavour.

Vegetarian meals

Spiced roasted cauliflower, parsnips and courgette

This quick and easy meal of roasted vegetables with spices and a tahini dressing makes a lovely vegetarian and vegan meal.

Baking

Prue Leith's Madeira cake

Bake Off judge Prue Leith shares her recipe for Madeira cake, a traditional buttery sponge cake with a mild lemon flavour.

Soup

Delicious beetroot soup

This delicious and vivid red beetroot soup served with creamy goats cheese croutons makes a warming meal or striking starter.

Sides

Green beans in tomato sauce

Judias verdes con tomate, green beans in tomato sauce, is a popular Spanish tapas dish, and versions are also popular in Italy and Greece.

Appetisers

Goat’s curd and watercress cheesecakes with red onion marmalade canapés

Dinky little savoury cheesecakes with an onion marmalade topping.

Preserves and sauces

Easy apple and date chutney

A very easy and tasty apple chutney that is sweetened with dates, so needs less added sugar.

Sides

Boulangère Potatoes

Potatoes boulangère is a classic French recipe of sliced potatoes and onions cooked in stock, perfect as a vegetable side dish.

Sides

Best-ever Yorkshire pudding recipe

Crisp and golden, a Yorkshire pudding is essential for a great Sunday roast. Try our super-easy recipe.

Desserts

The Hairy Bikers’ Black Forest trifle

A delightfully decadent boozy chocolate and cherry trifle from The Hairy Bikers.

Desserts

James Martin’s Spiced Seville Oranges with Crème Caramel

The celebrity chef shares his recipe for a distinctive and stylish Spanish dessert.

Drinks

Rhubarb cordial recipe

An ideal way to use up older, larger rhubarb stems, turning them into a refreshing drink or a sauce to be drizzled over ice cream.

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