Light French chicken stew with cider, apples and crème fraîche. Tender chicken thighs in a delicate sauce with shallots and herbs.

Crispy spiced paneer fries with vibrant coriander lime pickle chutney. Like halloumi fries but better - ready in 20 minutes.

Moist vanilla sponge topped with caramelised cinnamon apples and buttery crumble. The apples are cooked first to prevent sogginess, and the crumble is frozen to stay crisp.

Thin, crisp biscuits with golden syrup caramel, mixed nuts and dried fruit, dipped in dark chocolate. Completely flexible recipe using whatever you have in the cupboard.

Messy, indulgent haggis toastie with slow-cooked whisky shallots and melted Scottish cheese. Perfect for using up leftover Burns Night haggis.

Tender chickpeas simmered with leeks and folded through vibrant green garlic spinach sauce, topped with caramelised fennel and crunchy walnut sage pesto. Hearty, nourishing and impressive.

Buttered filo layered with spiced mincemeat and nuts, soaked in orange cinnamon syrup. A festive fusion dessert.

Silky cinnamon custard in a crisp tart shell, topped with red wine poached pears that slice cleanly and look properly dramatic.

A sticky ginger treacle sponge soaked with warm ginger wine syrup, perfect with custard.

Rich and velvety baked mashed potato whipped with butter for a light and airy finish

Rich cocoa and cardamom biscuits that keep their embossed pattern and are filled with orange buttercream.

A soft laminated garlic butter wreath baked until golden and served warm with a silky Gruyère and Comté fondue in the centre.

Roasted marrow with warm Indian spices on salted yoghurt with herbs and pomegranate

A warming gluten free ginger Bundt cake with stem ginger, sultanas, and a silky miso caramel sauce.

Slow-cooked beef short ribs in a rich Guinness gravy with deep savoury flavour and tender meat that falls from the bone.

Thick, brined pork chops with crisp fat, caramelised pears and a glossy cider and sage sauce.

A rich malted chocolate loaf with peanut butter icing, high in protein but soft and cake-like.

Golden puff pastry-topped chicken pot pies filled with creamy leeks, mushrooms, and roast chicken in a rich sauce.

A classic Portuguese no-bake cake of coffee-dipped biscuits and buttercream, finished with cocoa and toasted nuts.

A gently aromatic winter minestrone made with bacon, swede and orzo in a light golden broth, finished with lemon, herbs and a touch of Parmesan for warmth and depth.