Food & Drink

This quick kale salad recipe from ScandiKitchen Christmas is a great go-to for a simple meal or side salad idea.

Is it a tart? Is it a brownie? Who knows! Who cares! It’s delicious, all the same. This mash-up of two sweet treats from Binge-Watching Eats is the perfect bake to make before a weekend marathon of your favourite TV shows.

You can turn your home into the perfect night-in with this hotpot recipe from Big Night In.

The simple jacket potato piled high with vegan spicy bean chilli with charred sweetcorn is a comforting and simple dinner idea for winter nights. This recipe from Piled High Potatoes is a quick and easy dinner idea.

As the nights grow colder, a warm drink is the perfect way to have a cosy night. Here are some of our favourite drink recipes from Winter Drinks for a night by the fire.

This recipe is a great way to make a meal out of simple mashed potato. Bacon, leeks and cheese make a particularly perfect trio, but you can add just about anything to this versatile dish. 

These gingerbread witches cats and hats from Magical Animal Cakes are purrrfect for Halloween or any other witchy-themed occasion. Look for different shapes of cat cutters and edible Halloween sprinkles in green, orange and black in cake-decorating stores or online suppliers.

This is deliciously rich and smooth soup with a colour of deep vibrant gold. Author of Delicious Soups Belinda Williams had a similar dish at a Gordon Ramsay restaurant as an amuse bouche, and that is where the idea for this recipe in her book came from. The silky nature of the cep works so well with the smooth soup. Truffle oil finishes this off and elevates it from the everyday to something really special – but this is at your discretion.

This all-in-one tandoor-style dish from Cauliflower Power is the perfect curry. Made with cauliflower and new potatoes, you can serve with pickles, chutneys and breads on the side for a full Indian feast. For a vegan take, omit the paneer and use a plant-based yogurt.

A fruity, feisty and flavoursome bean stew, this dish is a firm favourite among vegans and devout meat-eaters alike! If you use a Baharat spice blend that contains allspice berries, this dish will have a distinctly Moroccan feel.

Who doesn’t love tacos?! Made with delicious vegetables, Mexican spices, black beans and wrapped in corn tortillas, these tacos from Healthy Little Tummies are a homemade favourite. You can end up putting too many toppings on and make a mess but they are just so delicious! You can serve them with guacamole, coriander, corn salsa or mango salsa, cashew cheese or vegan cheese and jalapeños to top.

This roast smoked salmon koulibiaca from Maxine Clarks's Pies, Glorious Pies uses smoked salmon to give it a rich flavour. Roast smoked salmon is brined salmon, suspended over hot smoke, which cooks and smokes it at the same time. Serve in generous slices with a mixed-leaf salad tossed in a sharp lemony dressing.