Our favourite festive recipes
Sugar, spice and all things nice: our favourite winter recipes, from traditional German vanillekipferl biscuits to virtuous sprout salad
The best Christmas recipes 2015
Christmas dinner need not be stressful this year with our guide to the best festive recipes from London's top chefs. From canapés to Christmas puddings, we've got all your foodie christmas cravings covered.
Buttery, nutty German vanillekipferl biscuit recipe
Rich and warming baked Vacherin
This Jason Atherton cheese dish is a revelation: so simple and yet so tasty. Treat your friends and family to this enchanting dish which is perfect for cold winter nights cuddled up in Christmas jumpers by the fire.
read the recipe here
Extra virtuous raw Brussels sprout salad
Sweet & savoury pan-fried duck breast with orange & cranberry Sauce
Gordon Ramsay is at again with this exquisitely paired recipe of Duck and Orange and Cranberry Sauce. Be sure to impress your guests with these stand-out seasonal flavours and complete the dish with cabbage and creamy parsnip purée, for a festive feast.
Show-stopping SkandiKitchen cinnamon wreath
Boozy pear and Amaretto no-bake cheesecake
Forget tired out Christmas fruitcake, Gordon Ramsay's Pear and Amaretto Cheesecake makes a refreshing change to the traditional Christmas menu.
Requiring neither gelatine nor baking, this recipe is a fail safe for this year.
read the recipe here
Sinfully sweet sticky toffee pudding with salted caramel
Michelin star chef Jason Atherton invites the public in on his culinary secrets with his latest masterpiece Social Sweets. We think his take on the mainstay favourite sticky toffee pudding with tangy caramel is absolutely scrumptious.
read the recipe here
Immune-boosting cranberry tart
Christmas brings entertaining, feasting and family time — but that doesn't necessarily mean an onslaught of sugar and junk. With no gluten, dairy or refined sugar, this sharp yet sweet recipe from Culture Whisper's resident food and nutrition expert is such a treat, nobody will even realise how healthy is it!
Buttery, nutty German vanillekipferl biscuit recipe
Originating in Vienna, these crescent-shaped biscuits are a traditional German Christmas delicacy. With layers of rich nutty flavours and a complementary sugary coating, these 'kipferl' are a delectable treat.
Rich and warming baked Vacherin
This Jason Atherton cheese dish is a revelation: so simple and yet so tasty. Treat your friends and family to this enchanting dish which is perfect for cold winter nights cuddled up in Christmas jumpers by the fire.read the recipe here
Extra virtuous raw Brussels sprout salad
Banish thoughts of soggy Christmas dinners, this raw Brussels sprouts salad recipe from Culture Whisper food writer Stephanie Achar unleashes all the flavour and goodness of our most unsung vegetable.
Sweet & savoury pan-fried duck breast with orange & cranberry Sauce
Gordon Ramsay is at again with this exquisitely paired recipe of Duck and Orange and Cranberry Sauce. Be sure to impress your guests with these stand-out seasonal flavours and complete the dish with cabbage and creamy parsnip purée, for a festive feast.Show-stopping SkandiKitchen cinnamon wreath
Brontë Aurell's inspired Christmas Cinnamon Wreath recipe will be a jaw-dropping centrepiece to any festive feast. With sugar, spice and all things nice, what's not to love with this delectable dessert?
Boozy pear and Amaretto no-bake cheesecake
Forget tired out Christmas fruitcake, Gordon Ramsay's Pear and Amaretto Cheesecake makes a refreshing change to the traditional Christmas menu.Requiring neither gelatine nor baking, this recipe is a fail safe for this year.
read the recipe here
Sinfully sweet sticky toffee pudding with salted caramel
Michelin star chef Jason Atherton invites the public in on his culinary secrets with his latest masterpiece Social Sweets. We think his take on the mainstay favourite sticky toffee pudding with tangy caramel is absolutely scrumptious. read the recipe here
Immune-boosting cranberry tart
Christmas brings entertaining, feasting and family time — but that doesn't necessarily mean an onslaught of sugar and junk. With no gluten, dairy or refined sugar, this sharp yet sweet recipe from Culture Whisper's resident food and nutrition expert is such a treat, nobody will even realise how healthy is it!
