Christmas means many things to many people, and here at Appetite HQ, there are certain dishes guaranteed to please over the holiday period. Jane Pikett serves up our pick of the season… In our house, it’s bread sauce. It is ...

Easy rich chocolate pots   Print Serves: 6 Ingredients 300ml tinned coconut milk 200g 70% dark chocolate 50g butter (or dairy free alternative) sea salt flakes whipped cream (or dairy free alternative) to serve 6 shot glasses or ramekins Method ...

Spiced red cabbage   Print Ingredients 1 large red cabbage, finely shredded 2 red onions, diced 2 cooking apples, cored and diced zest of 1 orange 1 cinnamon stick 2 tsp mixed spice 100g light soft brown sugar 300ml dry ...

Nutty sprouts & pancetta   Print Serves: 6 Ingredients 500g sprouts, trimmed oil for frying 150g pancetta lardons 200g cooked chestnuts, in small chunks 1 tbsp light muscovado sugar crushed walnuts shredded sage leaves Method Lightly boil the sprouts for ...

‘Nutshroom’ wellington   Print Serves: 6 Ingredients 320g pack ready rolled puff pastry sheet 170g pack sage and onion stuffing mix 100g mixed unsalted nuts 1 tbsp olive oil 1 tbsp butter 1 large onion, sliced 200g chestnut mushrooms, sliced ...

Beetroot-cured salmon   Print Serves: 6 Ingredients 1kg salmon fillet 150g caster sugar 130g sea salt flakes 1 tbsp black peppercorns, crushed 1 bunch fresh dill, chopped 2 medium raw beetroot, grated Method This recipe uses one large side of ...

This Christmas, whip up your presents in the kitchen. They’re the gifts that keep on giving… Easy chocolate truffles Chocolate fridge slice Gingerbread biscuits Boozy fruit  

Boozy fruit   Print Ingredients Quantities according to size and number of jars: Kilner or Mason jars high-proof spririts of your choice stone fruits of your choice white sugar Method First, select fruit and booze. Cherries are good in gin, ...

Gingerbread biscuits   Print Ingredients 225g plain flour ½ tsp salt 2 tsp bicarbonate of soda 1 tsp ground ginger ½ tsp cinnamon 50g unsalted butter 100g soft brown sugar 100g golden syrup royal icing sugar + water Method Heat ...

Chocolate fridge slice   Print Ingredients 250g Digestive biscuits 150g chopped raisins or: chopped almonds, honeycomb bits, meringue bits, crushed Maltesers 300g 70% cocoa dark chocolate + 200g 100g unsalted butter 150g golden syrup Method Line a square 20cm shallow ...