What should you be cooking in January?

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Fruit and Vegetables: Apples, Beetroot, Brussels sprouts, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Carrots, Celeriac, Celery, Chicory, Fennel, Jerusalem artichokes, Leeks, Mushrooms, Onions, Parsnips, Potatoes, Pears, Seville oranges, Squash, Swedes, Turnips

Meat and Game: Duck, Goose, Lamb, Partridge, Pork, Venison

Fish and Shellfish: Seabass (farmed), Haddock, Herring, Mackerel, Mussels (farmed), Salmon (Atlantic farmed), Scallops, Sole, Trout, rainbow

(information courtesy of the Marine Conservation Society, Good Fish Guide)

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Apple and Raisin Parcels

This is yet another version of a good old apple pie, but the great thing about this recipe is that it bakes...

This is yet another version of a good old apple pie, but the great thing about this recipe is that it bakes into individual portions, so it's much easier when you come...

50 minutes

to cook

Celery Baked in Vinaigrette

This is a great way to serve celery as a vegetable. I used silicone paper (baking parchment) for this as...

This is a great way to serve celery as a vegetable. I used silicone paper (baking parchment) for this as it looks very pretty if you take the whole parcel to the ta...

20 minutes - 25 minutes

to cook

Chunky Marmalade Bread and Butter Pudding

Is there anyone, anywhere who doesn't like bread and butter pudding? If you're a devoted fan, then this ...

Is there anyone, anywhere who doesn't like bread and butter pudding? If you're a devoted fan, then this is bread and butter pudding as you've always known it, but w...

35 minutes - 40 minutes

to cook

A picture of Delia's Cider-glazed Pork Chops with a Confit of Apples and Shallots recipe

Pork Chops with Apples and Shallots

This recipe includes a 500ml bottle of strong dry cider, which altogether is the exact amount required for ...

This recipe includes a 500ml bottle of strong dry cider, which altogether is the exact amount required for the glaze and the confit.

30 minutes

to cook

Herring Fillets with a Lime Pepper Crust

For me the humble herring, once the food of the poor, is a great delicacy with all the gutsy flavours of fr...

For me the humble herring, once the food of the poor, is a great delicacy with all the gutsy flavours of fresh sardines but lots more juicy flesh. Now they can be b...

4 minutes - 5 minutes

to cook

Haggis Pie with Tatties and Neeps

This way of serving haggis is perfect for a Burns Night or New Year's supper party, it can be prepared well...

This way of serving haggis is perfect for a Burns Night or New Year's supper party, it can be prepared well ahead and cooked when you need it. Serve with any simple...

45 minutes - 50 minutes

to cook

Kipper Quiche

A less frugal version of this can be made for a special occasion by substituting 1/2 pint (275ml) cream for...

A less frugal version of this can be made for a special occasion by substituting 1/2 pint (275ml) cream for the milk.

40 minutes

to cook

Macaroni au Gratin

Classic macaroni cheese, with the addition of bacon and mushrooms, for winter comfort food that's cheap to ...

Classic macaroni cheese, with the addition of bacon and mushrooms, for winter comfort food that's cheap to make and a real pleasure to eat. Watch how to make ...

15 minutes - 20 minutes

to cook

Mincemeat and Apple Crumble Flan

If you've got leftover mincemeat this will cheer up a January Sunday lunch beautifully. A ready-ma...

If you've got leftover mincemeat this will cheer up a January Sunday lunch beautifully. A ready-made pastry flan case will also save you time, which we have d...

40 minutes

to cook

Ossobuco

This is a famous Italian casserole: shin of veal cooked in white wine with tomatoes. Try to buy the piec...

This is a famous Italian casserole: shin of veal cooked in white wine with tomatoes. Try to buy the pieces of shin about 2 inches (5 cm) thick.

1 hour

to cook

Mackerel Stuffed with Pesto Mash

It takes only one word to describe this recipe – wow! It's simply one of the best fish recipes ever. Eas...

It takes only one word to describe this recipe – wow! It's simply one of the best fish recipes ever. Easy to make and such a divine combination of flavours, it can ...

25 minutes

to cook

Pasta with Pepper Relish

The great thing about this is that, because the flavour of the peppers and garlic is so intense, the pasta ...

The great thing about this is that, because the flavour of the peppers and garlic is so intense, the pasta honestly doesn’t need any cheese.

45 minutes

to cook

Vegetarian

Poires Belle Helene

This classic French recipe comes from a classic French chef, Alain Benech, who brings some French influence...

This classic French recipe comes from a classic French chef, Alain Benech, who brings some French influence into Canary Catering, which is much appreciated by everyone.

Pork Chops with Sage and Apples

This is an excellent recipe and a very old favourite of mine. It is blissfully simple but never di...

This is an excellent recipe and a very old favourite of mine. It is blissfully simple but never disappoints.

25 minutes - 30 minutes

to cook

Pork Chops with a Confit

This is a great recipe. The confit goes equally well with crispy roast duck, and is brilliant served wit...

This is a great recipe. The confit goes equally well with crispy roast duck, and is brilliant served with a rough pork-based pâté. Click here for Coarse Country Pate

Pot-Roast of Pheasant with Shallots and Caramelised Apples

This is a superb way to cook pheasants and would make an excellent alternative Christmas lunch for four peo...

This is a superb way to cook pheasants and would make an excellent alternative Christmas lunch for four people. The pheasants are first browned and flamed in Calvad...

1 hour - 1 hour 15 minutes

to cook

Pot-roasted Partridges with Red Cabbage

This is a delightful way to serve plump little partridges, one per person, and the combined flavour of red ...

This is a delightful way to serve plump little partridges, one per person, and the combined flavour of red cabbage, garlic and juniper are the perfect match.

50 minutes

to cook

Red Onion Marmalade

Red Onion Marmalade is served with Delia's recipe for Pot-roasted Beef in Red Wine - see recipe below

50 minutes - 1 hour

to cook

A picture of Delia's Roast Goose with Potato, Sage and Apple Stuffing served with Spiced Pickled Pears recipe

Roast Goose with Stuffing

Here's another superb way to serve goose. If you haven't made the Spiced Pickled Pears well in adva...

Here's another superb way to serve goose. If you haven't made the Spiced Pickled Pears well in advance fear not - they are almost as good served straightaway a...

Roast Lamb with Coriander

In the winter, when only imported lamb is reasonably priced, this is a good way to jazz up half a shoulder.

Roast Pheasant with Chestnut Stuffing

Those of us who lament the loss of real free-range flavour need look no further than pheasant, one of the f...

Those of us who lament the loss of real free-range flavour need look no further than pheasant, one of the finest flavoured game birds. Chestnuts, which have a great...

1 hour 15 minutes

to cook

Sauteed Caramelised Fennel

Fennel's lovely aniseed flavour is here warmed up by caramelising with sugar and cider vinegar. Traditio...

Fennel's lovely aniseed flavour is here warmed up by caramelising with sugar and cider vinegar. Traditionally, fennel goes with fish but this recipe is also recomme...

Sautéed Leeks

It's hard to believe that such a quick recipe could produce such a delicious result, but it does!

5 minutes

to cook

Vegetarian

Sea Bass with Puy Lentil Salsa

This is an extremely fast supper dish for two people that is full of colour and flavour. Some small new ...

This is an extremely fast supper dish for two people that is full of colour and flavour. Some small new potatoes would make a good accompaniment, but for serious wa...

5 minutes - 6 minutes

to cook