Buffet food

Our collection of Delia's recipes here will add a tasty flourish to any buffet

The Delia Online Cookery School: Sausage rolls always go down well at a buffet. You can now watch how to make Etty’s Sausage Rolls in our video. Just click the image to play.

'Not Pork' Pies

I've always wanted to do a non-meat equivalent of a pork pie and at last I've achieved it – serve with home...

I've always wanted to do a non-meat equivalent of a pork pie and at last I've achieved it – serve with home-made pickles or chutneys. This is perfect food for outdo...

50 minutes - 55 minutes

Vegetarian

Alternative Mince Pies

This is both lighter than the traditional kind and so much faster to make if you’re short of time – but as ...

This is both lighter than the traditional kind and so much faster to make if you’re short of time – but as with traditional mince pies you’ll need to provide small pla...

18 minutes - 20 minutes

Anchoïade with Goats' Cheese Croutons

It's true that, because of overkill, everybody is tired of sun-dried tomatoes, but now we can buy semi-drie...

It's true that, because of overkill, everybody is tired of sun-dried tomatoes, but now we can buy semi-dried tomatoes, called mi-cuit or sun blush, which are more squa...

20 minutes

Antipasti

This is my favourite Italian first course. If you can buy the meats and cheese from a specialist Italian...

This is my favourite Italian first course. If you can buy the meats and cheese from a specialist Italian deli, so much the better; alternatively, counters at superm...

Anya Potato Salad

I love the consistently good flavour of Anya potatoes. If you can’t get them, try to buy other good-flav...

I love the consistently good flavour of Anya potatoes. If you can’t get them, try to buy other good-flavoured salad potatoes for this. The Delia Online Cookery S...

30 minutes

Vegetarian

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

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...

Bloody Mary Tomatoes

Bloody Mary Tomatoes: Right image These look quite deceptive – I mean, what harm is there in a bowl of l...

Bloody Mary Tomatoes: Right image These look quite deceptive – I mean, what harm is there in a bowl of little tomatoes? But once swallowed, never forgotten! All the...

Bruschettas with Goats' Cheese

This recipe is simplicity itself, but it has a wonderful combination of flavours and a very crunchy texture...

This recipe is simplicity itself, but it has a wonderful combination of flavours and a very crunchy texture. The Delia Online Cookery School: You can watch how to m...

Vegetarian

a picture of a Chocolate Chestnut Log made of white chocolate log on a cream plate with glass tea lights in the background

Buche de Noel (Chocolate Chestnut Log)

This famous French confection turns up in a number of guises, some of which I have a great aversion to, hav...

This famous French confection turns up in a number of guises, some of which I have a great aversion to, having never liked the sickly sweet butter cream that's often u...

Buckwheat Blinis with Smoked Salmon

Homemade blinis (fluffy yeast pancakes) are very easy to make, cheaper than buying them, and oh so much nic...

Homemade blinis (fluffy yeast pancakes) are very easy to make, cheaper than buying them, and oh so much nicer when homemade. The Delia Online Cookery School: One of...

Red Rice Salad with Feta Cheese

This is a lovely salad for outdoor eating on a warm, sunny summer's day. The Delia Online Cookery School...

This is a lovely salad for outdoor eating on a warm, sunny summer's day. The Delia Online Cookery School: Watch how to cook long grain rice in our video, click...

55 minutes

Vegetarian

Caramelised Onion Tartlets

When we made these tartlets for the photography, we couldn't stop eating them! Crisp, light pastry with ...

When we made these tartlets for the photography, we couldn't stop eating them! Crisp, light pastry with such a luscious filling – and also lovely as a first course ...

20 minutes

Vegetarian

Cevapcici

These are delicious little minced sausages threaded on to skewers. The Delia Online Cookery School: ...

These are delicious little minced sausages threaded on to skewers. The Delia Online Cookery School: Find out why Delia wanted to launch her cookery school - cl...

10 minutes - 20 minutes

Cheese and Potato Bread

One thing we always love serving with asparagus is homemade potato bread to mop up all the lovely buttery s...

One thing we always love serving with asparagus is homemade potato bread to mop up all the lovely buttery sauce. This time we tried a new version with sage and stro...

45 minutes - 50 minutes

Vegetarian

Cheese and Vegetable Flan

For this recipe (ideal for vegetarians), I use a 7 inch (18 cm) metal pie plate with a rim which is about 1...

For this recipe (ideal for vegetarians), I use a 7 inch (18 cm) metal pie plate with a rim which is about 1½ inches (4 cm) deep. The Delia Online Cookery School: Th...

40 minutes

Vegetarian

Chicken and Herb Picnic Pies

This one is perfect for food on the move. Take along some radishes and crisp spring onions for an accomp...

This one is perfect for food on the move. Take along some radishes and crisp spring onions for an accompaniment and, of course, pickles and chutney. The Delia On...

50 minutes

Chunky Green Salad

This is a simple salad of leaves with a bit of bite to them. The Delia Online Cookery School: Watch the ...

This is a simple salad of leaves with a bit of bite to them. The Delia Online Cookery School: Watch the video on this page showing how to make a Basic Vinaigrette d...

Vegetarian

Coarse Country Pate

If you long to eat some of the rough country pâté available all over France, but in short supply here, why ...

If you long to eat some of the rough country pâté available all over France, but in short supply here, why not make some? You won't believe how blissfully easy it i...

1 hour 45 minutes

Pressed Ox Tongue

Although you can order a pressed tongue from the butcher at Christmas it is usually much nicer home-made – ...

Although you can order a pressed tongue from the butcher at Christmas it is usually much nicer home-made – and it's not really much trouble. Once cooked and pressed...

Cornmeal and Mixed-seed Bread

This is a very quick and easy loaf, but with lots of varying textures. And don't worry if the sunflower ...

This is a very quick and easy loaf, but with lots of varying textures. And don't worry if the sunflower seeds turn green during baking – it actually looks very attr...

50 minutes - 1 hour

Vegetarian

A white bowl of cooked potato cakes with feta cheese and parsley scattered on top

Courgette and Potato Cakes

These quite brilliant little courgette cakes used to have to be fried. However, we then tried baking the...

These quite brilliant little courgette cakes used to have to be fried. However, we then tried baking them in the oven, which worked a treat, making them particularl...

25 minutes - 30 minutes

Vegetarian

A smooth, glossy caramel flan sits on a white plate, its rich caramel sauce dripping down the sides and pooling around the base. The dessert has a golden-brown top and a creamy, custard-like texture.

Creme Caramel

Over the years I've experimented with what should be the best creme caramel, using double cream, creme frai...

Over the years I've experimented with what should be the best creme caramel, using double cream, creme fraiche and half and half of these in the mixture. Now...

Crostini with Roasted Vegetables

This recipe was inspired not by a visit to Italy but by a trip to the Basque region of Spain to see anchovi...

This recipe was inspired not by a visit to Italy but by a trip to the Basque region of Spain to see anchovies being caught and packed. The Delia Online Cookery Scho...

45 minutes