Easy Entertaining

Love having friends round but don't want to spend hours in the kitchen or flicking through cookery books?

Here's your answer with Delia's recipes, all suitable for entertaining.

A picture of Delia's Baked Apples with Pecans and Maple Syrup recipe

Baked Apples with Maple Syrup

With our apple storer now replenished, we decided on a variation on the traditional baked apple using maple...

With our apple storer now replenished, we decided on a variation on the traditional baked apple using maple syrup and pecan nuts. The key to this recipe is the long...

1 hour 15 minutes

to cook

A picture of Delia's Baked Eggs in Wild Mushroom Tartlets recipe

Baked Eggs in Mushroom Tartlets

It's quite a long time since I made a quiche or tart for entertaining. I feel that serving them individu...

It's quite a long time since I made a quiche or tart for entertaining. I feel that serving them individually is prettier and more practical, and people seem to real...

27 minutes - 35 minutes

to cook

Vegetarian

Baked Fish Fillets with Mushroom Stuffing

For this you need two Dover soles, boned, skinned and cut into fillets, or plaice fillets if you want a les...

For this you need two Dover soles, boned, skinned and cut into fillets, or plaice fillets if you want a less expensive dish. The Delia Online Cookery School: Watch ...

20 minutes

to cook

Baked Macaroni Pie

Developed by Delia for her Online Cookery School, you can watch this recipe being made. Just click th...

Developed by Delia for her Online Cookery School, you can watch this recipe being made. Just click the image to play.

30 minutes - 40 minutes

to cook

Baked Salmon and Sorrel Creams

The sharp, almost lemony flavour or sorrel leaves contrasts beautifully with fresh salmon. Supermarkets ...

The sharp, almost lemony flavour or sorrel leaves contrasts beautifully with fresh salmon. Supermarkets sell them now, but if they're not available young spinach le...

20 minutes - 25 minutes

to cook

Vegetarian

Smoked Haddock Creams

I always feel that first courses are difficult to get right, because you want something that's going to tas...

I always feel that first courses are difficult to get right, because you want something that's going to taste really good but at the same time won't be too much bother...

15 minutes - 20 minutes

to cook

A picture of Delia's Baked Sugar-glazed Whole Gammon recipe

Baked Whole Gammon

This is an alternative way of serving gammon and I like it served with English Cumberland Sauce (see relate...

This is an alternative way of serving gammon and I like it served with English Cumberland Sauce (see related recipe below) The Delia Online Cookery School: Find out...

4 hours 30 minutes - 5 hours 10 minutes

to cook

A picture of Delia's Baked Vanilla Cheesecake with Raspberries and Redcurrants recipe

Baked Vanilla Cheesecake with Redcurrants

I have made many cheesecakes over the years but this one is my current favourite. It’s absolutely ...

I have made many cheesecakes over the years but this one is my current favourite. It’s absolutely perfect in the summer season when there are so many soft fru...

55 minutes - 1 hour

to cook

Bananas Baked in Rum

The ease and simplicity of this recipe belie its excellent depth and flavour - definitely one of those reci...

The ease and simplicity of this recipe belie its excellent depth and flavour - definitely one of those recipes that tastes infinitely better than it sounds. Serve i...

25 minutes - 30 minutes

to cook

Banoffee Cheesecake

The magic word 'banoffee' does not, as you might have thought, have exotic origins: it is simply an amalgam...

The magic word 'banoffee' does not, as you might have thought, have exotic origins: it is simply an amalgam of banana and toffee. But it is magic nonetheless – the ...

1 hour

to cook

Barbecued Sardines

Sardines have a very evocative flavour and aroma that perfectly suit eating out of doors. This is a reci...

Sardines have a very evocative flavour and aroma that perfectly suit eating out of doors. This is a recipe that can easily be prepared well ahead of time and, if th...

4 minutes

to cook

Bashed Neeps and Carrots

The 'neep' in question is what we in the South call swede. The combination of finely chopped swede and c...

The 'neep' in question is what we in the South call swede. The combination of finely chopped swede and carrots with a little butter and coarsely ground pepper is co...

15 minutes

to cook

Vegetarian

Beef in Barolo

This is a classic from Piedmont but because Barolo is such a very fine and quite expensive wine, I tend to ...

This is a classic from Piedmont but because Barolo is such a very fine and quite expensive wine, I tend to make this with something less costly but from the same regio...

3 hours

to cook

Belly Pork Strips in Barbecue Sauce

These are a bit like spare ribs but without the bones - lovely and meaty and juicy. I like to serve them...

These are a bit like spare ribs but without the bones - lovely and meaty and juicy. I like to serve them with brown rice. The Delia Online Cookery School: Watch ...

55 minutes

to cook

Black Bean Soup with Black Bean Salsa

This soup is simply stunning, one you'll want to make over and over again. Black beans don't have a stro...

This soup is simply stunning, one you'll want to make over and over again. Black beans don't have a strong flavour of their own but they do carry other flavours sup...

1 hour 30 minutes

to cook

A picture of Delia's Blackened Gammon with Salted Caramel Crackling recipe

Blackened Gammon with Crackling

Oven-roasting gammon instead of boiling always produces crunchy crackling and because it is so easy, it’s a...

Oven-roasting gammon instead of boiling always produces crunchy crackling and because it is so easy, it’s a good choice for the Easter weekend. Don’t worry about th...

1 hour 45 minutes - 2 hours

to cook

Blinis with Smoked Salmon and Caviar

In the normal scheme of things, cheats don’t do canapés. Far too fiddly and fussy. However, now you can ...

In the normal scheme of things, cheats don’t do canapés. Far too fiddly and fussy. However, now you can buy cocktail blinis (bite-sized buckwheat pancakes), all thi...

Boiled Smoked Bacon

Let me explain the appeal of this delightfully unfashionable, totally forgotten delicacy. First, collar ...

Let me explain the appeal of this delightfully unfashionable, totally forgotten delicacy. First, collar of bacon has more flavour than the leaner, middle-cut gammon...

Braised Lamb Shanks

This is delightfully simple as everything goes into one pot, no accompaniments are needed, and it provides ...

This is delightfully simple as everything goes into one pot, no accompaniments are needed, and it provides a complete menu for two people. It is also very good with...

3 hours

to cook

Braised Steak au Poivre

This is an adaptation of the famous French classic, but more economical because it's made with braising ste...

This is an adaptation of the famous French classic, but more economical because it's made with braising steak. It does take longer to cook but it will simmer happil...

1 hour 15 minutes - 1 hour 30 minutes

to cook

Braised Steak in Madeira

This recipe, which uses thick braising steak, is really a very moveable feast. As written, it is perfect...

This recipe, which uses thick braising steak, is really a very moveable feast. As written, it is perfect for entertaining but, for an everyday family version, you c...

3 hours

to cook

Bread and Butter Pudding

This traditional English recipe is fragrant, soft, moist, wobbly beneath, and toasted and crunchy on top. ...

This traditional English recipe is fragrant, soft, moist, wobbly beneath, and toasted and crunchy on top. I would go the whole hog and serve it with some chilled, u...

30 minutes - 40 minutes

to cook

Broad Bean Salad

The fresh broad bean season seems to be so short, I always feel the need to feast as much as possible when ...

The fresh broad bean season seems to be so short, I always feel the need to feast as much as possible when I can, hence this salad. It's good as a first course or t...

5 minutes

to cook

Brown Sugar Brandy Butter

Brandy Butter is excellent not only with mince pies but also with the Light or Traditional Christmas Puddin...

Brandy Butter is excellent not only with mince pies but also with the Light or Traditional Christmas Puddings or the Apple, Mincemeat and Nut Strudel. The Delia Onl...

December What's Cooking

Posted on 3 Dec 2023 by Delia Online Team

Guest editing this month is Alex Mackay who explores the credentials of Italian cheese Grana Padano and gives us a Dine In menu for the festive season

Read more DECEMBER WHAT'S COOKING

Easy Entertaining

Baked Apples with Maple Syrup

Baked Eggs in Mushroom Tartlets

Baked Fish Fillets with Mushroom Stuffing

Baked Macaroni Pie

Baked Salmon and Sorrel Creams

Smoked Haddock Creams

Baked Whole Gammon

Baked Vanilla Cheesecake with Redcurrants

Bananas Baked in Rum

Banoffee Cheesecake

Barbecued Sardines

Bashed Neeps and Carrots

Beef in Barolo

Belly Pork Strips in Barbecue Sauce

Black Bean Soup with Black Bean Salsa

Blackened Gammon with Crackling

Blinis with Smoked Salmon and Caviar

Boiled Smoked Bacon

Braised Lamb Shanks

Braised Steak au Poivre

Braised Steak in Madeira

Bread and Butter Pudding

Broad Bean Salad

Brown Sugar Brandy Butter

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