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Effortless entertaining

Easy on the eye and simple to make, thanks to shop-bought ingredients and no fiddly techniques. These recipes can be made ahead or require 30 mins or fewer of prep – they’re go-to ideas for entertaining special guests.

Banoffee fridge cake
Collection

6 fridge cake recipes

Two grey bowls filled with prawns in a red chilli garlic sauce and topped with chopped parsley
Guides

51 effortless summer dinner party ideas

Swedish meatball nachos on a tray with fresh dill and lingonberry jam on the side
Entertain

Swedish meatball-inspired nachos

  • 45 mins
  • Easy
White baking paper topped with a whole steamed sea bass with red chilli and cucumber
Collection

52 effortless entertaining recipes

Effortless desserts

Tall glasses filled with chocolate mousse and topped with raspberries on a grey background
Baking and desserts

Raspberry chocolate pots

  • 15 mins
  • Easy
  • Gluten free
a white plate on a tone surface filled with folded crepes, grilled chunks of peach and thick cream, with a silver fork and green napkin
Baking and desserts

Grilled peaches, pancakes and ricotta

  • 15 mins
  • Easy
a plate of sponge fingers topped with raspberry coulis and cream with a grey stone background
Baking and desserts

Berry tiramisu

  • 15 mins
  • Easy
Two glasses layered with chocolate mousse, caramel and topped with crumbled shortbread biscuits
Family

Millionaire’s shortbread mousse

  • 1 hr
  • Easy

Effortless bar hacks

Negroni Sbagliato Cocktail Recipe
Collection

Three-ingredient cocktails

Bottles of sugar syrup next to a cocktail strainer
Drink

Home bar hacks

A copper cup filled with crushed ice and a sprig of mint on a yellow table with a pink background
Cocktails and drinks

Mint julep

  • 5 mins
  • Easy
wine bottles layered on top of each other
Drink

olive wine supermarket awards 2022

Effortless baking

A wooden platter of cardamom buns with a mug of black coffee
Baking and desserts

Cardamom buns

  • 50 mins
  • Easy
A plum tart on a peach plate with an olive green napkin
Baking and desserts

Plum and pistachio frangipane tart

  • 2 hrs
  • A little effort
A small black bowl filled with chocolate truffles coated in a biscuit crumb
Family

Peanut butter truffles

  • 25 mins
  • Easy
A plate topped with golden brown flatbreads topped with red grapes and cheese
Entertain

Gorgonzola and grape flatbreads

  • 1 hr
  • Easy

Effortless dinner party starters

Two crisp breads on a white plate topped with crabmeat and fennel
Quick and Easy

Crab toasts

  • 5 mins
  • Easy
An oval platter filled with cooked cherry tomatoes and a block of feta
Vegetarian

Baked feta with roasted grapes and rosemary

  • 40 mins
  • Easy
  • Vegetarian
A wooden board on a grey stone background flled with vegetable crudités and a small pot of chipotle aïoli with red rippled through
Vegetarian

Crudités with chipotle aïoli

  • 15 mins
  • Easy
  • Vegetarian
Two grey bowls filled with prawns in a red chilli garlic sauce and topped with chopped parsley
Quick and Easy

Prawns pil pil

  • 10 mins
  • Easy
Vegetarian Lasagna Recipe for kale, ricotta and leek lasagne

Vegetarian recipe ideas

Get plenty of meat-free inspiration with our easy, versatile recipes

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A dark brown Date and pecan loaf cake with chocolate bitters on a small board with a white background

Easy baking ideas

Try our comforting classics and showstopping twists, from chocolate fudge cake to custard tarts and quick brownies

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