Sure to please your guests, this rich and delicious starter is host-friendly, too, as it can be made in advance, then refrigerated and cooked quickly when needed. It’s a vegetarian recipe if you use a hard cheese made without animal rennet – and don’t forget to serve with plenty of bread! Serves 6.

Give leftover Christmas-dinner veg a new lease of life in this tasty and flexible recipe. It’s a great way to use up cooked veg, odds and ends from the cheeseboard and even sauces or chutneys – best of all, it really doesn’t taste like ‘leftovers’! Serves 2-4.

This tasty vegetarian recipe will make an impressive meat-free centrepiece for your festive table. It’s also pretty versatile – the walnuts can be swapped for other chopped nuts, and thin slices of sweet potato or even carrot would make good alternative toppings. Serves 4-6.

Don’t be put off by the long list of ingredients – there’s a bit of hob-top cooking here, but the oven does most of the work, and the results are well worth it! *Please note; you will need a 24cm circular bundt or savarin tin*. Serves 6.

Rich, tasty and warming, serve this simple soup with plenty of chunky bread for a great cold-weather meal. Serves 4-6