Christmas: What's Left?

Christmas: What's Left?

After working hard to organise, shop and cook for Christmas, there is one big bonus and that is a house full of food!

Here are ideas on how to enjoy what's left happily and without too much effort.

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Apple and Mincemeat Crumble

This, in all my years of cooking, is my favourite crumble topping and any leftover mincemeat mixed with app...

This, in all my years of cooking, is my favourite crumble topping and any leftover mincemeat mixed with apples is a great filling. The Delia Online Cookery School: ...

35 minutes - 40 minutes

Bread and Butter Pudding with Raisins

This is one of those recipes that makes you glad you have ingredients left over. I prefer to make it wit...

This is one of those recipes that makes you glad you have ingredients left over. I prefer to make it with panettone - the traditional Italian Christmas cake that is...

Brussels Bubble-and-Squeak

In theory this should be made with leftover sprouts, and at any other time it is, but at Christmas we never...

In theory this should be made with leftover sprouts, and at any other time it is, but at Christmas we never seem to have enough left over, so we just cook some more. ...

Bubble and Squeak Rösti

Bubble and squeak is a classic leftover recipe for greens, but making it rösti-style and adding some mature...

Bubble and squeak is a classic leftover recipe for greens, but making it rösti-style and adding some mature Cheddar adds a new dimension. These little individual rö...

Caramelised Mincemeat Ravioli

This is a beautiful bite-sized version of mince pies, and I think not as fiddly. If you don't have a pas...

This is a beautiful bite-sized version of mince pies, and I think not as fiddly. If you don't have a pastry wheel you can forgo the frilly edge and use a sharp knif...

Cauliflower Soup with Roquefort

This is a truly sublime soup, as the cauliflower and Roquefort seem to melt together so well, but I have al...

This is a truly sublime soup, as the cauliflower and Roquefort seem to melt together so well, but I have also tried it with mature Cheddar, and I'm sure it would be go...

Celery Soup with Cashel Blue Cheese

English Fenland growers have developed new varieties of celery that can be grown in summer, and also overco...

English Fenland growers have developed new varieties of celery that can be grown in summer, and also overcome the severities of a British winter by growing English var...

Celery and Stilton au Gratin

This can be served either as an accompanying vegetable, or I actually think it is nice enough to serve as a...

This can be served either as an accompanying vegetable, or I actually think it is nice enough to serve as a vegetarian main course with some nutty brown rice. The D...

Mincemeat Souffles

You're not going to believe this one. You're simply not going to believe it – that's until you taste it....

You're not going to believe this one. You're simply not going to believe it – that's until you taste it. How come something so dead easy, so simple, can be such an ...

10 minutes - 12 minutes

English Colonial Curry with Turkey

There is something about an uncomplicated, old-fashioned curry-powder curry after all the Christmas feastin...

There is something about an uncomplicated, old-fashioned curry-powder curry after all the Christmas feasting. Its sheer simplicity offers a much-needed change of ge...

Ham Croquettes

This is obviously a good way to use up leftover ham, but it's also worth buying some ham just to make them....

This is obviously a good way to use up leftover ham, but it's also worth buying some ham just to make them. The Delia Online Cookery School: Watch how to chop onion...

5 minutes - 6 minutes

Ham Hash Cakes

Instead of parsley sauce you could serve these very moreish hash cakes - a brilliant way of using up leftov...

Instead of parsley sauce you could serve these very moreish hash cakes - a brilliant way of using up leftover ham - with mustard, pickles or chutney, as Delia suggests...

5 minutes - 8 minutes

Lattice Mincemeat Dessert Tart

Here is another festive dessert that makes good use of home-made mincemeat. Serve it fairly warm, with C...

Here is another festive dessert that makes good use of home-made mincemeat. Serve it fairly warm, with Cumberland Rum Butter to melt through the lattice. The Del...

20 minutes - 30 minutes

Leek, Potato and Cheese Soufflé

Making a soufflé out of some ordinary, inexpensive ingredients adds a touch of luxury when you want to cut ...

Making a soufflé out of some ordinary, inexpensive ingredients adds a touch of luxury when you want to cut costs. The potatoes give the soufflé a lovely crusty top ...

Chunky Sauté Potatoes

This is a once-a-year special treat for us: Michael’s crisp, crunchy sauté potatoes. The secret, he says...

This is a once-a-year special treat for us: Michael’s crisp, crunchy sauté potatoes. The secret, he says, is cooking them in one layer – and they are absolutely scr...

Mincemeat and Apple Crumble Flan

If you've got leftover mincemeat this will cheer up a January Sunday lunch beautifully. A ready-ma...

If you've got leftover mincemeat this will cheer up a January Sunday lunch beautifully. A ready-made pastry flan case will also save you time, which we have d...

Mincemeat and Apple Jalousie

All you need here is some mincemeat, a Bramley apple and some ready-rolled puff pastry, and from there on i...

All you need here is some mincemeat, a Bramley apple and some ready-rolled puff pastry, and from there on it's all plain sailing. The Delia Online Cookery School: A...

30 minutes - 35 minutes

Panettone Bread and Butter Pudding with Marsala

In a way I'm very glad that the delectable Italian raisin and fruit bread, called Panettone, only comes in ...

In a way I'm very glad that the delectable Italian raisin and fruit bread, called Panettone, only comes in to the house at Christmas I absolutely love it and keep taki...

Potato, Cheese and Spring Onion Souffle

It may be hard to believe, but this one is good for using up leftovers - any combination of bits of cheese ...

It may be hard to believe, but this one is good for using up leftovers - any combination of bits of cheese that lurk unused in the dark corners of the fridge and lefto...

Scrambled Eggs with Smoked Salmon

This has to be one of the most sublime combinations: soft, creamy scrambled eggs, together with the subtle,...

This has to be one of the most sublime combinations: soft, creamy scrambled eggs, together with the subtle, smoky flavour of the salmon. Some restaurants serve the ...

Simon Hopkinson's Turkey and Ham Soup

This recipe was given to me by my very good friend, cookery writer Simon Hopkinson. He says a turkey car...

This recipe was given to me by my very good friend, cookery writer Simon Hopkinson. He says a turkey carcass makes one of the very finest poultry stocks. Perhaps it...

Spiced Turkey in a Creamed Coconut Sauce

A very English, easy curry to use up the last bits of the turkey. No need to roast and grind your own sp...

A very English, easy curry to use up the last bits of the turkey. No need to roast and grind your own spices (we are on holiday) – Sharwood’s hot curry powder is th...

Stilton Rarebit

This recipe makes the most of leftover Stilton – but it could be made with any hard cheese (or even a mixtu...

This recipe makes the most of leftover Stilton – but it could be made with any hard cheese (or even a mixture of all those end bits clinging to the rind). The Delia...

Stilton Souffle Omelette

This is a great recipe for one person. It's quick and easy, yet special and different. If you want to ma...

This is a great recipe for one person. It's quick and easy, yet special and different. If you want to make it for two people, use a 9 inch (23 cm) pan and double th...

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