Pastry

Ready-made puff pastry takes the effort out of making the Spanish treat churros – and lowers the calories, as these buttery treats are baked, not fried

Whip up a batch of spiced parsnip strudels. They’re perfect for veggie guests and you can prepare them ahead and keep them in the freezer

This simple and comforting mushroom filo pie is one of our favourite autumnal meals. It’s lightly spiced with nutmeg and mustard, which pair brilliantly with the earthy mushrooms, and it’s all topped with lovely crunchy filo sheets

Slow-cooked onions are wilted down to a gorgeous jammy marmalade, then finely chopped olives and Worcestershire sauce are added to make the perfect flavoursome filling for these simple yet impressive pastry canapés

Spanakopita is a Greek savoury spinach pie. It often also contains cheese, typically feta, and is then called spanakotiropita, especially in northern Greece

The mix of mushrooms and miso give this deliciously creamy pie filling a real umami-rich depth of flavour, which even ardent meat lovers will fall in love with

‘This dish is very much the centrepiece of our “mostly vegan” family festivities at home,' says chef Rishim. 'The spiced celeriac filling, flavoured with sage and encased in a rich, flaky pastry, just smells like Christmas!’

This vegetarian wellington is delicious served with minted yogurt; simply stir chopped fresh or dried mint into a bowl of natural yogurt, adding a pinch of ground cumin and some seasoning

With Greggs' new vegan sausage rolls causing queues across the country, we decided to come up with our own version