Cooking and Recipes

Cod steaks with anchovy and fennel – from Mary Berry’s Complete Cookbook

Simple and quick enough to join your repertoire for easy midweek after work suppers, the fennel adds an element of chic for the image-conscious, though it is just as suitably wholesome for families. Perfectly judged in every respect, each flavour is detectable – the anchovies adds a salty note to the sweetness of the fennel and onion, a hint of dark earthiness comes from the parsley – but none overwhelms the other. A slightly crunchy brownish topping above the glistening white fish, all moist and flakingly just-cooked, gives it a variety of texture.

Spinach and Cornish Yarg Tart Recipe

While a mouldy slab of cheese might not scream romance, consider the potential seductive qualities of this spinach and Cornish Yarg tart.

Hazelnut Crusted Pork Chop Recipe

Riso Gallo Bacon & Pea Risotto

Cook up a comforting supper with Riso Gallo's tasty risotto recipe

Coconut and Saffron Tapioca pudding with fried Bananas and Almonds

This recipe allows for an unusual taste experience for children and a great way to introduce these through a dessert using tapioca which in it’s inherently bland and simple taste, allows you to infuse some exotic flavours. Kids enjoy mixing the saffron and then decorating with fried bananas and almonds – The addition of coconut milk marries well with these and adds natural sweetness, hence lessening the use of much refined sugar.

Sea Bass Mallorquina With a warm potato and olive oil soup By Marc Fosh

Marc Fosh is the first British chef to have been awarded a Michelin star in Spain. He now owns three restaurants in Palma de Mallorca serving authentic Mediterranean food.

Green Masala Chicken Biryani

Biryani is the quintessential Pakistani comfort and celebratory food. To my family, Biryani means sleepy hot afternoons and Sunday lunches at my grandmother’s…and on the flip side it reminds me of lavish colourful Pakistani weddings and long festive Eid (religious day) lunches.

Truvia® Mango Coriander Chicken

Add some international flair to your next meal. With a mango/coriander bite, the sweetness of Truvia® calorie-free sweetener and a hint of hot sauce, you’ve got a spicy, tasty dish worthy of seconds.

Salt Cod Salad

Ever wanted to cook with the salted cod you've seen hanging around in markets and delis? Well, here's your chance to try it out with a lovely recipe by Jose Pizarro, from his book, Seasonal Spanish Food. 

An antidote to turkey: creamy Lancashire cheese fills a Christmas taste gap

Sick of turkey leftovers? These prize-winning recipes - a warm soufflé, a cooling pear salad, and spicy cheesy sausage balls - will lift and refresh your palate and feel lighter on your stomach. 

Cocktails for Christmas

Thistle Hotels have shared their secret to the perfect Christmas cocktail. Try your skills at home with these festive recipes.

Balsamic Vinegar and Strawberry Soufflé with Maille Mustard and Lemon Ice Cream

When a two-Michelin star chef tells you he's going to make a pudding using mustard and vinegar, you don't turn your nose up, found Keyan Milanian

An alternative Christmas Day feast – from Leiths and Asda

There are some who will not eat turkey at Christmas, ever. Most of us are tempted to try something different once at least, only to default to turkey because it seems so much more, well, Christmassy. Whichever you are, this menu – a selection of recipes created by Leiths School of Food and Wine specifically for Asda – could be the alternative you seek.

Easy Christmas canapés with recipes from Leiths and Asda

Asda and Leiths collaborating? Yes, surprising. But no more surprising than Waitrose coming out with an Essentials range. Both are trying to appeal to people at opposite ends of their food spend spectrum. Don’t scoff cynically; make these recipes and scoff with smugness. They are ridiculously easy but impressively delicious.

Jun Tanaka Christmas Recipes

Born in the US to Japanese parents, Jun Tanaka has headed up the kitchen at Pearl since its opening in June 2004. During this time, the restaurant has gained an excellent reputation for its modern French cuisine, served in the beautiful surroundings of the historic Pearl Assurance building. He also cooks in Street Kitchen, a refurbished Airstream serving simple and healthy bistro style dishes

Executive Chef Maurice Fitzgerald of the Jumeirah Beach Hotel & Al Khayal in Dubai tells us how to make Hummus

You don't have to as rich as David Beckham to sample the delicious dishes of the Jumeirah Beach Hotel & Al Khayal in Dubai. Executive Chef Maurice Fitzgerald has jotted down his recipe for Hummus for us. So get some pittas and get stuck in!

Canapes inspired by Downton Abbey

To celebrate the release of Christmas at Downton Abbey on Blu-ray and DVD (available from 26th December), Hus Vedat, Executive Chef of the St Ermin's Hotel, has compiled some traditional canapé recipes from the Downton Abbey era. They tell us that even cousin Violet would approve…

Philly Smoked Salmon Party Crackers

Try these crispy, creamy Philly cheese smoked salmon crackers for your next Christmas Cocktail Party.

Clotted Cream Truffle Recipe

Oh the joy of breaking through that solid layer of pure milk fat and filling your spoon with the rich, creamy, artery-hardening pleasure of clotted cream.

Jackie's Mexican Roasted Corn

Jackie Lee shares her recipe for Mexican roasted corn - a traditional street food easily made in your home!