Olympics recipes
Time for the Olympics! In 2024, they’re being held in Paris from 26 July-11 August – and we have all the Olympics recipes you need to fuel your squad through the events.
It’s only right to watch the games whilst tucking into our own food champions. Discover some of our best of the best recipes, including our superstar best-ever carrot cake and top chilli con carne.
You can also browse our most popular party food – ideal to keep a crowd going. Some of our favourite recipes for an Olympics celebration? Buffalo chicken wings with blue cheese dip, chocolate-dipped cookie sticks and baked ‘nduja and burrata dip with bread sticks. Now that’s a spread to remember. Why not try making your own party rings in the colours of the Olympic rings, too?
You could even take a leaf out of competing countries’ cookbooks and cook up some of their classic dishes. Why not start with a classic millefeuille, inspired by 2024’s host city?
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Sausage roll recipes
Ultimate sausage rolls
Every element in this ultimate sausage rolls recipe is made by hand: the pickled shallots, rich sausagemeat and buttery rough puff pastry.
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Mezze recipes
Spanakopita fritters
Georgina Hayden's snackable take on the Greek favourite spanakopita transforms the classic spinach and feta pie into light, golden fritters.
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Favourite chicken recipes
Lemon and oregano chicken wings with feta dip
These moreish chicken wings from Georgina Hayden have a classic lemon and oregano marinade Serve with a moreish feta dip.
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Harissa recipes
Harissa, feta and filo cigars
Tangy feta meets fiery harissa and sweet honey, in this filo cigars recipe. The perfect pre-dinner bite or fancy snack – no humidor required.
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Carrot cake recipes
Best of the best carrot cake
Presenting our best ever carrot cake recipe, packed with warming spice and crunchy nuts and topped with mascarpone brown butter frosting.
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Best of the best recipes
Best of the best lasagne
A slow-cooked, meaty ragù enhanced by a brown-butter bechamel and layered between al dente pasta. Truly the best lasagne you’ll ever make.
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'Nduja recipes
Sausage and cheese brioche wreath with ’nduja cranberry dip
Looking for a festive starter? Hidden inside each brioche dough ball in this wreath is a flavour explosion. Fennel and sausage meet oozing cheese...
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Best of the best recipes
Best of the best chilli con carne
Full of layered complexity, satisfying texutre and fruity heat, this chilli con carne is the best example of the one-pot classic.
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Tapas recipes
Manchego-stuffed padrón peppers with romesco dip
Stuff padrón peppers with Manchego and serve with a moreish romesco dip. This easy recipe serves 4 as a starter or tapas dish.
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Vegan Christmas recipes
Vegetable and sweet chilli spring rolls
These super-simple sweet chilli spring rolls nail the 'dirty vegan' trend – even avowed meat eaters will be reaching for more...
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Canapé recipes
Devilled eggs
The ultimate Christmas party food, devilled eggs are about as moreish as canapés get and a must for the Christmas table.
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Vegan Christmas recipes
Rainbow houmous platter
For a beautifully colourful spread which is full of diverse, fresh and earthy flavours, this vegan houmous platter is your ticket.
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Vegan Christmas recipes
Avocado and squash tempura with ponzu dipping sauce
For an impressive vegan starter with a difference, try this crisp and even avocado and squash tempura, served with a delicious homemade ponzu dipping sauce.
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Biscuit recipes
Iced party rings
Kids will go mad for these homemade iced party rings. The finicky part is making all the different icing colours, but the finished biscuits are so worth it.
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Italian starter recipes
Baked ‘nduja and burrata dip with olive breadsticks
Serve the easy baked 'nduja and orange dip with crunchy olive breadsticks for dipping into the warm and gooey burrata centre.
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Sweet tart recipes
The very best baklava
Versions of this crisp, nutty confection abound in Greece, Turkey and the Middle East. Reproduce it at home with this; the very best baklava recipe
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