Dinner Party Archives

Starters

If your dinner party is set to follow a traditional three-course route, find inspiration for the meal's opening gambit with our pick of the best starter recipes, from laid-back grazing boards to intricate dishes.

Deep-Fried Courgette Flowers Stuffed with Ricotta and Herbs

by Theo Randall from My Simple Italian

Sophie Wyburd’s Grazing Platter: The Classic Meat-and-Cheese Fest One

by Sophie Wyburd from Tucking In

Mary Berry’s Seafood Salad with Pickled Veg

by Mary Berry from Mary’s Foolproof Dinners

Mary Berry’s Asian Crab Cakes with Cucumber and Radish Salsa

by Mary Berry from Mary’s Foolproof Dinners

Ottolenghi’s Butter Beans with Roasted Cherry Tomatoes

by Yotam Ottolenghi, Helen Goh, Verena Lochmuller, Tara Wigley from Ottolenghi COMFORT

Ottolenghi’s Buttered Prawns with Tomato, Olives and Arak

by Yotam Ottolenghi, Sami Tamimi from Ottolenghi: The Cookbook

Main courses

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Our pick of the best main courses, with recipes from authors you can trust to help you create a delicious centrepiece to your meal, including Ottolenghi, Rick Stein, Nigella Lawson and Claudia Roden.

The Ottolenghi Test Kitchen’s Celebration Rice with Lamb, Chicken and Garlic Yoghurt

by The Ottolenghi Test Kitchen Team from OTK: Shelf Love

Nadiya Hussain’s Khoshari with Buftek

by Nadiya Hussain from Rooza

Nadiya Hussain’s Tagine de Poulet: Chicken Tagine served with Beid Hamine and Rice

by Nadiya Hussain from Rooza

Seema Pankhania’s Butter Chicken

by Seema Pankhania from Craveable: All I want to eat

Mary Berry’s Rack of Lamb with Roasted Vegetables and Mint Dressing

by Mary Berry from Mary’s Foolproof Dinners

Singapore Vegetable Curry

by John Torode, Lisa Faulkner from John and Lisa’s Kitchen

Desserts

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Whether you opt for something tart and citrusy, fruity and floral or rich and chocolatey, this collection of desserts guarantees you'll end your meal on a high note.

Individual Negroni Pavlovas

by Alexina Anatole from Bitter

Slow Cooker Chocolate Lava Cake

by Hayley Dean from How to Make Anything in a Slow Cooker

Seema Pankhania’s Spiced Rum Sticky Toffee Pudding

by Seema Pankhania from Craveable: All I want to eat

Tiramisu Roulade

by John Torode, Lisa Faulkner from John and Lisa’s Kitchen

Jamie Oliver’s Black Forest Roll

by Jamie Oliver from Simply Jamie

Decadent Pavlova

by John Torode, Lisa Faulkner from John and Lisa’s Kitchen

The best cookbooks for hosts

Discover the best cookbooks for hosting at home, packed with expert tips and endless inspiration. These books will become your go-to guides for planning and executing the perfect dinner party, as well as offering plenty of inspiration for everyday cooking.