Cassie Best recipes

Transform pancakes into a yuletide feast by arranging them in a tree shape and decorating with fruity ‘ornaments’ and a dusting of icing sugar 'snow'

Recreate the warming flavours of eggnog in our sweetly spiced custard cookies. Perfect for festive baking with kids – leave them out for Santa on Christmas Eve

Transform a weeknight dinner into something more special using sustainably sourced crab and crispy fried leeks. Drizzle over sriracha chilli sauce to serve

Homemade vanilla fudge makes a fabulous gift wrapped up for Christmas or any special occasion. Our recipe for these buttery sweets is well worth the effort

Chicken thighs and drumsticks go a long way when teamed with healthy pulses flavoured with Dijon, cream and parsley

Learn how to make the perfect pancakes every time with our foolproof easy crêpe recipe – elaborate flip optional

Enjoy an alternative take on Christmas pud. Chestnuts provide sweet, earthy flavour and a nutty texture that works beautifully with chocolate and stem ginger

Cosy up to watch your favourite Christmas film with our mug cake. It’s just as warm and indulgent as a mug of hot chocolate, but with less risk of spillage!

Garam masala provides the base spice for this creamy fish curry with nuts, green chilli and a tomato yogurt sauce

Make these fun decorations for your Christmas tree. While the ornaments are not edible, they look like real gingerbread and have a beautiful cinnamon scent

Hosting a kids' Christmas party? These Santa-themed cupcakes are perfect for sharing, and you can save time by using plain shop-bought cakes to decorate

A low calorie Moroccan fish stew flavoured with saffron, almonds, cinnamon, ginger and more. It's ideal for entertaining- make a batch ahead and freeze

This lightly-spiced, fruity salad is a modern take on Coronation chicken - a low calorie-lunch for two

Melting fontina cheese, rich truffle oil and a creamy squash and Parmesan sauce turn these stuffed pasta shells into an indulgent dinner

Cooking the meat really slowly in fruit juice makes it meltingly tender, and the juices double up as a sweet glaze

These eerie eyeball chocolate cake pops will be a hit with kids at Halloween - they can help decorate them too

Bake beef brisket until meltingly tender in a sweet, smoky sauce, with a gentle chilli kick - serve in warm wraps or on baked potatoes

Marinate salmon with yogurt and curry paste, then cook with brown rice in one pan to steam the fish until tender and flaky

This wholesome pie is perfect weekend fodder. Flavour your Spanish sausage and chicken with sherry, parsley and a hint of cream

Fill tortilla wraps with sweet potato, spicy Spanish sausage and feta cheese then finish on a griddle pan

Marinate the chicken for these Greek-style spiced kebabs as long as possible to soak up all the flavour and make it really tender. Serve with warm bread, salad and tzatziki

Transform beef mince into a comforting Russian-style meatball stew with mushrooms, paprika and soured cream

Homemade pesto knocks spots off shop-bought jars. This earthy blend is a new take on the versatile Italian sauce