ready in about 30 minutes;
serves 2
You might need to buy:
- sheet frozen puff pastry
- 150g round petit Camembert
- cooked mixed peppers
- fresh thyme leaves
- egg yolk
You might need to buy:
- 2-3kg middle gammon
- fresh thyme sprigs
- bay leaves
- litres apple juice
- apricot jam
- demerara sugar
Wrap the cooked roast in foil and freeze for up to 1 month. Defrost in the fridge overnight and reheat in the oven to 190˚C/fan 170˚C/gas 5 for 45 minutes
ready in about an hour and a half;
serves 6
You might need to buy:
- olive oil
- 110g dried breadcrumbs
Makes 18
ready in about 35 minutes
You might need to buy:
- 100g raisins
- brandy
- 200g golden caster sugar
- 150g self-raising flour
- ground mixed spice
- 200g royal icing sugar
- 125g ready-to-roll white icing
- holly green food paste colour
- edible silver balls
Makes 16-18
ready in about 40 minutes
You might need to buy:
- bicarbonate of soda
- seeds from 1 vanilla pod
- allspice
- ground ginger
- ground cinnamon
- orange juice
- runny honey
- 180g molasses sugar
- 350g royal icing sugar
- holly green and Christmas red food colour paste
- edible silver balls
Makes 42
ready in about an hour
You might need to buy:
- x 500g packs puff pastry
- chopped fresh flatleaf parsley
ready in about an hour and 10 minutes;
serves 4
You might need to buy:
- finely chopped fresh chives
- heaped tbsp chopped fresh tarragon
- finely grated zest of 1/2 lemon plus 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 25g watercress leaves
- salt
- 500g block chilled puff pastry
Make up to the end of step 6, then cool and freeze, covered, for up to 1 month. Defrost for 24 hours in the fridge, then cover with foil and repeat step 6.
ready in about an hour and 45 minutes;
serves 8
You might need to buy:
- squeeze of lemon juice
- 450g carrots
- 125g butter
Make up to the end of step 2, then spread onto baking sheets to cool. Freeze until solid, then transfer to food bags, freeze for up to 1 month, cook from frozen adding an extra 15 minutes cooking time
ready in about an hour and a half;
serves 8
You might need to buy:
- 2kg large floury potatoes
- Maldon sea salt
- fresh rosemary sprigs
- vegetable oil
serves 8
You might need to buy:
- fresh bay leaves
- 25g butter
- black peppercorns
- plain flour
- 150ml dry white wine