A vegetarian diet is a great way to pack plant points into your meals and our tasty vegetarian recipes are sure to please, or try our veggie pasta recipes.
This gorgeous salad uses seasonal clementines tossed in a sweet dressing with some added crunch from nuts and pomegranates. Perfect for a festive starter or healthy, colourful lunch over the Christmas holidays.
Vegetarian lasagne is a classic that everyone loves. This one is amplified with the addition of Puy lentils, while the mushrooms add great texture. The trick to getting a great white sauce is to slowly add the milk.
Vegetarian pasta bake is an absolute classic and, with our simple recipe using store-bought sauce, it's so easy to make this winning family dinner while sticking to a budget
When it comes to adding flavour, salt isn’t the only answer. We’ve mixed up some of the best alternatives for the ultimate seasoning
Celebrate Diwali or Bandi Chhor Divas with Harneet’s family recipe for laddu dates. Made with ground almonds and milk powder, these decadent bites are the ultimate finale to your festive feast. Drizzle with melted chocolate and sprinkle over some chopped pistachios for an extra-special finishing touch.
Cosy up with a comforting twist on a classic! Packed with tender mushrooms, this rich French-style stew is topped with crisp puff pastry. Serve with steamed greens for an impressive veggie feast.
Warm fruit, cider and festive spices in a pan for the ultimate quick and easy mulled cider to serve at Christmas or whenever you fancy a warming winter tipple. Garnish with cinnamon stick stirrers for a special finishing touch.
A splash of sherry gives this Italian cocktail a festive spin and it's the easiest frozen drink you can make. The glitter spray gives it that extra sparkle!
Celebrate the season with this pretty forest fruits punch. Garnished with a honey-biscuit glass rim, apple stars and frozen berries, this cocktail has guaranteed wow factor!
Get the party started with this festive, fruity cocktail inspired by the classic negroni. Bitter-sweet flavours of vermouth, Campari and gin are garnished with pomegranate juice and twists of orange. Cheers!
Try this easy non-alcoholic punch for a pretty Christmas mocktail. With festive cranberry and pomegranate juices, this sparkling punch takes just 5 mins to mix together for an easy way to serve a party crowd.
Whether you're after a gift or simply looking to treat yourself this year, make the most of a special bottle of sloe gin by knocking up this astringent and lip-smacking sloe gin Negroni
This white port and tonic could be your new favourite cocktail. It has a gorgeous mix of flavours – sweet blackberries, zingy lime and fresh mint – and is a great one to serve at Christmas. Cheers!
With dark rum, sweet Advocaat and warming winter spices, this gingerbread twist on classic Christmas eggnog is the ideal festive tipple
Add a sweet, festive twist to a classic mojito recipe with a surprising secret ingredient – marmalade!
With just three ingredients, this is super-easy festive drink for a pre-Christmas cocktail party or gathering. Its tropical flavours of pineapple juice and desiccated coconut are a lovely alternative if you love fruity cocktails.
The classic Irish mudslide gets a makeover with the help of triple chocolate ice cream
Inspired by the classic dark and stormy cocktail, this Christmas version uses ginger syrup for extra festive flavours. Try serving this up at your next Christmas party to show off your cocktail making skills.
A wintry version of the classic peach Bellini, perfect for the Christmas holidays
For a Christmas cocktail that's sure to warm you up on cosy nights in, try classic mulled wine with an aromatic vermouth twist
Try a new Christmas cocktail idea this year with this honeyed clementine and chilli smash. This easy white wine cocktail recipe combines sweet festive clementines with a touch of chilli and turns a bottle of white wine into a fizzy spritzer for sharing.
Make Christmas special with this sparkling clementine prosecco cocktail. Jazz up a bottle of prosecco with fruity orange liqueur and tangy clementine juice for a truly festive party tipple.
This mulled clementine punch is made with just 3 ingredients. This cocktail is the perfect hot drink to take with you on winter walks, simply pour it into a thermos and enjoy!
This rich and fruity Christmas pudding tastes just as rich and indulgent as the original, yet it’s completely dairy- and egg-free, so suitable for vegans
The base of this gorgeous cheesecake is made from fig rolls, and the jelly topping from citrus, cinnamon and dessert wine: desserts don't get more festive than this.
The warming hug-in-a-sip hot toddy was the inspiration behind these dessert canapé cakes made with honey, lemon and whisky.
This 5-ingredient vegan dessert turns the flavours of a Black Forest gateau into an easy-to-make parfait. It's simple, impressive and the perfect pudding to enjoy over the festive season.
This is the ultimate show-stopper dessert for Christmas. Layers of pain au chocolat, chocolate custard and cherries create a decadent Black Forest spin on this timeless festive pud.
This is tiramisu like you've never known before - ground ginger, crystalised ginger and ginger nuts transform this traditional Italian dessert into a spiced seasonal show-stopper. Serving 12, this needs to be on your Christmas dessert table!
Grab a blanket, put on a film and get cosy with this grown-up, rum-spiced hot chocolate recipe. Serve piled high with whipped cream and grated dark chocolate. Ready in just 10 minutes, it's ideal for winter gatherings and Christmas parties too.
Crispy on the outside, soft in the middle, these lightly spiced gingerbread biscuits are the perfect Christmas baking activity. Top with spiced chai cream cheese frosting and decorate with colourful sprinkles.
Dips make great party food especially at Christmas time and this musabaha, which is a deconstructed version of houmous, is something special! Topped with caramelised lemons and pine nuts for crunch, it's totally delicious with toasted pitta bread.
Crispy and golden on the outside and fluffy within, these zesty smashed potatoes are a delicious side to add to your Christmas lunch table. You can even get ahead and prep them the day before!