Rubbed with Spices & Glazed with Rum-Spiked Marmalade by Jamie Oliver from Jamie Oliver’s Christmas Cookbook (Penguin/Michael Joseph). Photography: David Loftus   These days, if I’m going to do a baked ham, it’s got to be this recipe. The contrast of gorgeous juicy ham with the outer crust of incredible jerk flavours and the sweet rummy marmalade glaze that finishes it off is just brilliant. Heaven.   SERVES 16 –20 3 HOURS 40 MINUTES   Ingredients 1 x 4kg piece of middle-cut

from  Rick Stein's Christmas - Recipes, Memories & Stories for the Festive Season (BBC Books) Photography  James Murphy   An excellent dish, this would go down very well for a New Year’s Eve dinner or indeed a New Year’s Day lunch and, unusually for my recipes these days, everything is designed to go together – a restaurant dish if you like. Indeed, I am planning to use it on my run-up-to Christmas menus this year. It’s a good idea to get quite well prepared for this, so I su

by The Hairy Bikers from Our Family Favourites (Orion Books) Photography:  Andrew Hayes-Watkins   Well, you might remember that we came up with a cracking Indian shepherd’s pie a while back and it was a big hit. So we thought to ourselves, why not a beef curry with a lovely potato topping? The curry hotpot was born! This is pure comfort and I know you’re going to love it.   Serves: 4   Ingredients 2 tbsp olive oil 20 curry leaves 1 tsp mustard seeds 1 large onion, finely sl

by Anna Jones from Easy Wins: 12 flavour hits, 125 delicious recipes, 365 days of good eating by Anna Jones (4th Estate) Photography: Matt Russell   Dal is a staple of our weeknight cooking. It’s the dinner I never get bored of. I have a few favourites I make on rotation: coconut, lemon and now this traybaked tomato one. The dal is made in the oven, so it’s very hands-off. The tinned tomatoes are roasted first to give a deeper hit of tomato flavour. Serve this with a pot o

by Abby Allen & Rachel Lovell  from  Pipers Farm The Sustainable Meat Book (Kyle Books) Photography:   Matt Austin https://pipersfarm.com/collections/foodie-gifts-and-hampers/products/the-sustainable-meat-cookbook-recipes-wisdom-for-considered-carnivores A spicy chilli that is just bursting full of flavour is sure to warm you up. Tender chunks of pork simmer in a spiced-tomato sauce with bursts of nutty peas. Each mouthful is packed full of savoury goodness and you'll be ra

by Margot Henderson from ‘You’re all invited: Margot’s Recipes for Entertaining (Penguin / Fig Tree)  Photography: Joe Woodhouse   As a kid I always loved making a crumble, getting my hands in there and rubbing that sweet buttery mix together until it was the right consistency.  You can express yourself with a crumble by adding oats and nuts.  The mixture needs to be buttery and crumbly.   Serves 6   Ingredients 100g walnuts or almonds 300g plain flour 150g small porridge

by Raymond Blanc from  Simply Raymond Kitchen Garden (Headline Home) Photography © Chris Terry   So often the best slow-cooked dishes require little effort and, in return, your home is transformed by the heavenly smells as they drift from the oven. While you may know this dish as lamb stew, in France it is navarin. My mum would cook hers in her cherished cocotte minute, which you may know as a pressure cooker. The stew calls for a cheaper cut of lamb, such as neck fillet or s

by Xanthe Clay from The Contented Cook (Kyle Books) Photography:   Tara Fisher My friend Caroline Gilmartin gave me this recipe for a gorgeous savoury mêlée of sausages and vegetables.  The sticky, savoury juices at the bottom of the pan are particularly good, so scrape the dish well as you serve up. Serve with mashed potatoes or just good bread.   Serves 4 Ingredients 8 large best-quality sausages 2 red peppers, deseeded and cut into chunks 2 medium red onions, peeled and

by Melissa Hemsley from Feel Good (Ebury Press) Photography: Lizzie Mayson Based on fish amok, one of Cambodia’s national dishes, this is...

by  Raymond Blanc from Simply Raymond Kitchen Garden (Headline Home) Photography © Chris Terry Ah, la crème caramel. Inexpensive and...