If you are still looking for another canapé for Christmas guests or even for a New Year party, this could be the one. It is quick, easy, delicious and freezes perfectly, in fact it has to be frozen. Simply mix the 7 cheesecake ingredients together, crush the biscuits and mix with melted butter for the base and freeze. That’s all there is. I have used little silicone petit four cases, but the paper petit four cases would work as well, just use one inside another for each ch

This is an easy dip to throw together, it tastes great and keeps for a few days, so brilliant for this busy time of year. My guests loved it, although none of them could tell what the ingredients were! Everyone recognised the little Christmas trees though. They are really quick to make and resulted in lots of aaahhhhs. I guarantee you will get some too. Ingredients 150g raw cashew nuts 150ml boiling water 20g combined weight fresh coriander and parsley 1.5 tbs Chinese rice

Jackfruit is the fashionable meat replacement that is everywhere right now. It comes from the Far East, originally from India. The flesh of the young fruit is almost tasteless and resembles pulled pork or pulled chicken. It becomes sweeter as it matures, but it is the young tinned fruit that is readily available in supermarkets and mixed with the right spices it makes a great little canapé. This recipe uses one tin of jackfruit which will make about 50 canapés but if you do

I confess I made this dip just so these crackers could become a canapé of sorts, but it has turned out to be totally delicious and, even better, is made in a couple of minutes. This was a necessity this week as time was very short with the arrival of Skye, our new puppy, a total time waster, but very very lovely. The crackers take a bit longer, mainly because they are cooked in a lowish oven for a while, but they are definitely worth the time. If you like those pricey upma