An Irish stew without potatoes might sound like a contradiction, but this lamb-neck and pearl-barley recipe gives the classic winter dish a rich twist.
Winter recipes
A delicious winter salad with purple sprouting broccoli
Salads need not be boring. Try our kitchen garden cook's recipe for a delicious winter salad packed full of seasonal goodies.
How to make cod with kohlrabi and root-vegetable crown
Our kitchen garden cook Melanie Johnson puts the unusual root vegetable kohlrabi centre stage.
How to make Tunworth cheese, caramelised-shallot and oat tarts
Our kitchen garden cook makes the most of shallots, which are a good source of vitamin C during the chilly winter months.
How to make chocolate-and-orange upside-down tea cake, with orange whipped cream
So much more than marmalade – our kitchen garden cook Melanie Johnson finds delicious things to do with oranges.
Kickstart your detox with chicken-and-kale fritters with hummus
Melanie Johnson adds some spice to healthy kale, perfect for kickstarting your healthy eating in the New Year.
The ultimate Boxing Day bacon sandwich – with a surprise ingredient
SImon Hopkinson shares his recipe for a bacon sandwich with a perfect Christmassy twist.
How to make perfect smoked salmon with potato pancakes
Nothing says Christmas like a side of smoked salmon. This year, try it on pancakes.
How to make gingerbread vodka
Nutmeg is the taste of Christmas, but it’s always had a wild side. Emma Hughes delves into its past and reveals her favourite recipe that infuses this festive spice into…
Chocolate, pear and hazelnut frangipane tart
Our kitchen garden cook goes nuts for hazelnuts at this time of year – try her delicious recipes that make the most of this seasonal treat.
A quacking good spread: Traditional duck terrine
From the fatty flakes of really good rillettes to a flavour-packed terrine, duck deserves to become more than your average pâté.
How to make Toad in the hole, the ultimate British comfort food
Try Melanie Johnson's recipe for toad in the hole – the ultimate British comfort food – with a twist thanks to the addition of bacon and leeks.
How to make Frances Quinn’s banoffee tumbler trifle
Try this delicious pudding from former GBBO winner at your very own candlelit supper and 'Shine for ShelterBox.'
Recipe: Thomasina Miers’s sweet potato shepherd’s pie
Thomasina Miers has shared this delicious recipe to help disaster relief charity Shelterbox.
Cook the ultimate post-shoot dinner menu
How to cook the ultimate after-shoot dinner party for six people, from canapes to souffle.
Spicy cauliflower-and-tomato curry
Warm up your stomach and your tastebuds with this flavourful and wholesome vegetable curry from Simon Hopkinson.
A warming winter dinner recipe: Aubergines with ginger, spring onion and chilli
This ‘deliciously slithery’ dish of aubergines can be enjoyed with rice or simply on its own.
Celeriac soup with rosemary, walnuts and bacon plus Parmesan scones
Melanie Johnson’s warming celeriac soup is delicious.
Pizza as you’ve never seen it before, with kohlrabi, mozzarella and pea shoots
Kohlrabi isn’t the prettiest of things, but it really does taste quite delicious.