Christmas buffet recipes
Stuck for ideas? If the kind of festive meal (and that could be Christmas, New Year or even between the two) you want this year is one to be grazed at again and again, these bountiful buffet dishes are what you need. From canapés and pâtés to dips and sharing platters – ready, set, eat!
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Savoury bread recipes
Bread sauce rolls
Use up leftover bread sauce from Christmas dinner or your Sunday roast to make these rolls. The butter-enriched dough incorporates...
Game recipes
Game terrine with brandy-soaked prunes
Nicholas Balfe’s game terrine makes for a special Christmas dish. The rich, warming festive spices go beautifully with seasonal game...
Preserves recipes
Wine jelly
Debora Robertson’s wine jelly is a versatile condiment to have on hand at Christmas and can be made and stored...
Budget Christmas party food recipes
Gochujang devilled eggs
Is it really a party without devilled eggs? This timeless canapé gets an on-trend glow-up by way of the savoury...
'Nduja recipes
Sausage and cheese brioche wreath with ’nduja cranberry dip
Looking for an easy festive starter or nibble for a party? Hidden inside each of the dough balls in this...
Pie recipes
Nokx Majozi’s black pudding and apricot pork pie
There’s not much that chef Nokx Majozi doesn’t know about pies – she’s been making some of the UK’s greatest...
Biscuit recipes
Mulling-spiced apple biscuits for cheese
Oats, parmesan and apples are given a heady mulling spice kick to create a seriously good cheeseboard biscuit. They’re buttery,...
Budget Christmas party food recipes
Pickled walnut and cheese rolls
If you’ve never used pickled walnuts in cooking before, let these festive rolls be the reason you start! These moreish...
Boxing Day recipes
Turkey kofte with cranberry-tahini dip
Looking for no-fuss festive nibbles? These turkey kofte are easy to make and can be cooked from frozen, before serving...
Trout recipes
Lemon and pink peppercorn cured trout terrine
This trout terrine with fruity and floral pink peppercorns takes a bit of time, but is so worth it for...
Trout recipes
Trout cocktail boats
Impress your guests with a twist on everyone’s favourite retro dish, the timeless prawn cocktail. Prawns are swapped with homemade...
'Nduja recipes
Tom Kerridge’s mini pork sausage rolls with ‘nduja
Tom Kerridge’s mini pork sausage rolls with fiery ‘nduja sausage are party food at its finest and easier to make...
Blue cheese recipes
Blue cheese gougères
Bake a batch of these blue cheese gougères and watch them get hoovered up by anyone within five metres of...
Budget Christmas party food recipes
Prawns in blankets
A great festive canapé that’s ready in a flash, prawns in blankets also taste incredible in a sarnie with mayo...
Halloumi recipes
Halloumi in blankets
Firm halloumi gets wrapped up in a snug bacon blanket, with sweet honey and a little oregano as a nod...
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