Spare yourself the shopping trip. Who doesn’t love a gift made with love?

This easy, stylish decoration is quick to achieve, and you can adapt the sugarpaste colour and sprinkles to your taste. Once iced, the decorating takes just minutes.

Take the stress out of the proceedings and let your kitchen appliances do all the hard work

Ingredients (Serves 10) ◆ 170g lightly salted dairy or plant butter, softened ◆ 65g caster sugar ◆ 1tsp natural lemon extract ◆ 185g plain flour ◆ 65g cornflour ◆ ½tsp ground nutmeg ◆ Green and chocol

Add some glitz to your Christmas Eve soirée or NYE party with our carefully chosen cocktails and canapés

Be inspired by the time-honoured traditions of this month’s contributors bringing you biryani from Sri Lanka, doughnuts from Italy, and more