Healthy entertaining

Keep the stress (and cost!) of festive entertaining in check with prep-ahead freezer meals you can pull out as needed

Whether it’s for a midweek meal or casual dinner party main, stroganoff is a great go-to dish. Traditionally, it’s made with beef, but the mushrooms, paprika and soured cream also work well with pork.

Let your slow cooker do all the hard work with these comfort food classics

SERVES 6 This British classic is part-stew, part-pie, filled with succulent lamb and topped with a spiral of golden, crispy potato. YOU WILL NEED 3tbsp cooking oil 900g lamb shoulder, diced 2 onions,

Expect lots of admiring comments when you round off your celebratory meal with an impressive prep-ahead dessert

■ Serves 4 ■ Prep 5 mins ■ Cook 20 mins 5 tbsp olive oil1 tsp smoked paprika1 tsp cumin seeds400g can cherry tomatoes200g fresh cherry tomatoes2 garlic clovessmall bunch of parsleysmall bunch of basil