Philip Friend

Dec 9, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | John Torode |Annie Rigg |Philip Friend |Philippa Davis

Get your Christmas dinner off to a great start with these gorgeous starters. From soups and pâté to prawn cocktail, we've gathered our favourite recipes together.

Dec 18, 2023 | bbc.co.uk | Justine Pattison |Nigella Lawson |Mary Berry |Philip Friend

Running out of time to plan the big day? We've got your back with easy, last-minute festive recipes for Christmas dinner, pudding, cake, trimmings and nibbles.

Dec 14, 2023 | bbc.co.uk | Philip Friend |Michel Roux Jr. |Simon Rimmer

Preheat the oven to 190C/170C Fan/Gas 5. Take one sheet of the filo pastry and cover the rest of the pastry with a damp tea towel to stop it drying out. Cut the pastry in half so it is easier to work with. Take one half of the pastry and brush it with a little of the melted butter. Cut this half into 20 rough 5cm/2in squares. Take three of the squares and place them on top of each other, placing each at a slight angle to the one underneath (forming a star shape).