Halloween and Bonfire Night

Safe to say it will be cold, so keep warm with our recipes for Halloween and bonfire night.

An easy recipe for your Halloween and Bonfire Night parties is a baked pasta dish. Watch how to make Delia's Lasagne al Forno and Baked Macaroni Pie in our Cookery School video. Press the image to play.

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

A picture of Delia's Bangers with Caramelised Red Onions and Mustard Mash recipe

Bangers with Onions and Mustard Mash

Everyone loves banger and mash and now we don't have to peel, boil or mash the potatoes it's great to enjoy...

Everyone loves banger and mash and now we don't have to peel, boil or mash the potatoes it's great to enjoy it a bit more often. NOTE: This recipe is from the book ...

Barbecued Chicken

This is a sauce that's suitable for all meats but particularly chicken drumsticks. One important point i...

This is a sauce that's suitable for all meats but particularly chicken drumsticks. One important point is that drumsticks need pre-baking in a pre-heated oven for 1...

20 minutes

to cook

Beef Curry Dopiaza

The word dopiaza means double onion, and because I really love thick, spicy onions, it's what I always orde...

The word dopiaza means double onion, and because I really love thick, spicy onions, it's what I always order in Indian restaurants. My recipe is not authentic, but ...

2 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 Chilli

The now familiar chilli con carne has suffered from its fair share of convenience shortcut versions but whe...

The now familiar chilli con carne has suffered from its fair share of convenience shortcut versions but when it's made properly, with the right ingredients, it is stil...

3 hours

to cook

Boston Baked Beans

This is how baked beans should be – the real American sort and not a bit like the ones that come in tins. ...

This is how baked beans should be – the real American sort and not a bit like the ones that come in tins. The Delia Online Cookery School: Watch how to prepare garl...

6 hours

to cook

Braised Beef Goulash

I've always loved goulash and would definitely list it among my top casserole recipes, but now, since the a...

I've always loved goulash and would definitely list it among my top casserole recipes, but now, since the advent of the spicy, deep-flavoured smoked pimentón from sout...

2 hours 30 minutes

to cook

Chicken Paprika

This is nice served with some well buttered noodles or some nutty brown basmati rice and a crisp green sala...

This is nice served with some well buttered noodles or some nutty brown basmati rice and a crisp green salad with a sharp, lemony dressing, or instead, serve with gree...

1 hour 15 minutes

to cook

Colcannon Potatoes

Another supremely good version of mashed potato, this is based on the Irish recipe for Colcannon potatoes, ...

Another supremely good version of mashed potato, this is based on the Irish recipe for Colcannon potatoes, which was originally served in a fluffy pile with a sort of ...

25 minutes

to cook

A picture of Delia's Glazed Bacon-wrapped Pork Sausages with Crispy Cheese Potato Skins recipe

Glazed Pork Sausages

This is a complete meal for four, which has a great deal going for it in terms of child appeal yet, at the ...

This is a complete meal for four, which has a great deal going for it in terms of child appeal yet, at the same time, will be equally appreciated by young-at-heart adu...

30 minutes

to cook

Herb-coated Chicken with Three Mustards

This is a good recipe for jazzing up chicken thighs. Great served hot but equally good served cold with ...

This is a good recipe for jazzing up chicken thighs. Great served hot but equally good served cold with a salad or on a picnic. The Delia Online Cookery School: ...

25 minutes - 30 minutes

to cook

Hot Spiced Cider with Buttered Apples

A glass of something warm and spicy goes very well with warmed mince pies during the party season - even th...

A glass of something warm and spicy goes very well with warmed mince pies during the party season - even though we no longer seem to greet guests rubbing frosty finger...

Potato Wedges with Melting Cheese

Top these potatoes while they are still hot so that the cheese melts well – on cold potatoes, it has a tend...

Top these potatoes while they are still hot so that the cheese melts well – on cold potatoes, it has a tendency to go hard and crispy. The Delia Online Cookery Scho...

1 hour

to cook

Jacket Potatoes

Could there possibly be anyone in the wide world who doesn't drool at the thought of jacket potatoes with r...

Could there possibly be anyone in the wide world who doesn't drool at the thought of jacket potatoes with really crisp, crunchy skins and fluffy, floury insides with s...

1 hour 45 minutes - 2 hours

to cook

Vegetarian

Lasagne al Forno

My first lasagne recipe is clearly in need of an update and that's simply because we are now able to buy mo...

My first lasagne recipe is clearly in need of an update and that's simply because we are now able to buy more authentic ingredients. I have also discovered f...

A picture of Delia's Mexican Chicken Chilli with Yellow Tomato Salsa recipe

Mexican Chicken Chilli with Salsa

I have to admit they probably won't have heard of this in Mexico, but I've so named it because it's a dish ...

I have to admit they probably won't have heard of this in Mexico, but I've so named it because it's a dish based on a couple of Mexican themes: firstly, there are the ...

2 hours 5 minutes - 2 hours 25 minutes

to cook

Minestrone with Macaroni

If you have a food processor, it makes very light work of chopping the vegetables. But use the pulse but...

If you have a food processor, it makes very light work of chopping the vegetables. But use the pulse button so you don't chop them too small. For a change, you can ...

1 hour 30 minutes

to cook

Poor Man's Cassoulet

This is a modern version of an original recipe that appeared in my book Frugal Food and I suppose whilst it...

This is a modern version of an original recipe that appeared in my book Frugal Food and I suppose whilst it lacks sophisticated ingredients like preserved goose it's s...

2 hours

to cook

Pumpkin Soup with Toasted Sweetcorn

This is a very fine combination: the soft, velvety texture of the pumpkin makes the soup deliciously creamy...

This is a very fine combination: the soft, velvety texture of the pumpkin makes the soup deliciously creamy and the toasted sweetcorn provides contrasting flavour and ...

30 minutes

to cook

Vegetarian

Roast Chestnuts

Chestnuts do not contain much oil and traditionally were ground to produce a form of flour which is still u...

Chestnuts do not contain much oil and traditionally were ground to produce a form of flour which is still used in some regions of Italy.The Delia Online Cookery School...

25 minutes

to cook

Roasted Pumpkin Soup with Melting Cheese

The lovely thing about pumpkin is that it has a really velvety texture in soup, and if it's oven-roasted be...

The lovely thing about pumpkin is that it has a really velvety texture in soup, and if it's oven-roasted before you add it to the soup, it gives an unusual nuttiness t...

40 minutes - 45 minutes

to cook

Saint Geran Molasses Sugar Dessert

This is a mouth-watering concoction: crisp, crunchy, toffee-flavoured shells filled with vanilla ice cream ...

This is a mouth-watering concoction: crisp, crunchy, toffee-flavoured shells filled with vanilla ice cream and topped with bananas in rum. The recipe was given to m...

Salt-crusted Mini Baked Potatoes

These are excellent to serve at a buffet, as they are so much easier to deal with than the unwieldy large j...

These are excellent to serve at a buffet, as they are so much easier to deal with than the unwieldy large jacket potatoes. The topping can vary, and for those with ...

1 hour

to cook

Vegetarian

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

Halloween and Bonfire Night

Baked Macaroni Pie

Bangers with Onions and Mustard Mash

Barbecued Chicken

Beef Curry Dopiaza

Belly Pork Strips in Barbecue Sauce

Black Bean Chilli

Boston Baked Beans

Braised Beef Goulash

Chicken Paprika

Colcannon Potatoes

Glazed Pork Sausages

Herb-coated Chicken with Three Mustards

Hot Spiced Cider with Buttered Apples

Potato Wedges with Melting Cheese

Jacket Potatoes

Lasagne al Forno

Mexican Chicken Chilli with Salsa

Minestrone with Macaroni

Poor Man's Cassoulet

Pumpkin Soup with Toasted Sweetcorn

Roast Chestnuts

Roasted Pumpkin Soup with Melting Cheese

Saint Geran Molasses Sugar Dessert

Salt-crusted Mini Baked Potatoes

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