When you’ve done the big Christmas dinner with all the trimmings and you’re stuck for something tasty, filling and quick to fill your family for the rest of the festive season. Why not give these easy recipes from Colliers Powerful Welsh Cheddar a go?

Ireland is known for its high quality and fresh food ingredients and Irish meals are not only nutritious but hearty too. So why not add a bit of Irish flavour to your day with these three dishes, courtesy of Bord Bia, the Irish Food Board.

Drag the partridge out of the pear tree Jose Pizarro has a recipe that will make the game bird the star of the Christmas table and relegate turkey to an also ran.

This chicken is stuffed with an aromatic mixture of fruit, nuts, citrus and spices. The soft fruits melt in the mouth, while pistachios provide texture. The best thing about this recipe though, is that the results far outweigh the effort involved. You end up with something much more exotic than a humble roast chicken.

Recipes taken from Willie’s Chocolate Bible, published by Hodder & Stoughton (£25)

The latest dishes to hit the culinary catwalk from Welsh Lamb add an edgy twist to Britain’s best-loved meals, and with nearly a third of shoppers specifically buying locally sourced food*, there has never been a better time to cut down on your carbon footprint and get cooking with Welsh Lamb.

Got a bit of turkey leftover you Yanks and Yankophiles? Here’s what to do with it.

This 19th century cake is traditionally from the ‘Estremadura” region of Portugal, from the city of Torres Vedras. The original recipe is a secret kept within the family that created this cake. Nevertheless, I present you with my own variation which includes red bean instead of white bean puree.

The Oriental Grocer Wing Yip have come up with some delicious recipes that take only 5 minutes to cook, are packed with fresh vegetables and use a minimum amount of oil.