Simple festive dinner recipes
If the festive spirit runs strong in you these recipes will allow you to enjoy a taste of Christmas any day of the week. Take your pick from salads, pasta bakes, pies and curries packed with Christmas ingredients.
by Annie Rigg
What do you get when you cross pigs in blankets with toad in the hole? An ideal dinner for the festive season to hunker down with or serve to visiting friends and family.
This recipe can easily be made vegetarian by swapping out the pigs in blankets for vegetarian equivalents and using vegetable stock instead of chicken in the gravy.
For this recipe you will need a 23x33cm/9x13in roasting tin with deep sides.