Retro recipes
Take a delicious stroll down memory lane with our most nostalgic recipes – because some things never go out of style. These tried-and-tested classics, dinner-party heroes, crowd-pleasing feasts and retro bakes have earned their place for very good reason.
Give classics an upgrade, like our prawn cocktail for 2026, tuck into a comforting main that works just as well midweek as it does for entertaining – hello, chicken Kyiv – or finish with a showstopping, “how did they do that?” moment with mint choc chip baked Alaska. You’ll find plenty to fall in love with all over again.
Expect a touch of nostalgia, a sprinkling of fun and just enough modern flair to keep things feeling fresh.
Short on time but still craving that nosh-talgic hit? Shop 80s retro food.
Make baked chicken cordon bleu
If it’s not gloriously oozing with cheese, we’re simply not interested. Luckily, Alex Szrok has it covered.
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'Peach Melba' sherry jelly
Easy spinach & cheese soufflés
Bavette Diane
Strawberry & elderflower vol-au-vents
Picante piña colada pineapple upside-down cake
Sun dried tomato penne alla vodka
A prawn cocktail for 2026
Neapolitan trifle
Coronation chicken potato salad
Disco salmon
Black Forest choux buns
Findus-inspired cheese & ham 'pancakes'
Cheeseboard hedgehog
Mint choc chip baked Alaska
Prawn cocktail vol-au-vent
Baked chicken cordon bleu
Peach Melba baked Alaska
Peach Melba arctic roll
Cheat's duck à l'orange
Black Forest baked Alaska
Raspberry ice-cream sandwiches
The ultimate quiche Lorraine
Boursin-stuffed chicken Kyivs
Beef & mushroom stroganoff
Black Forest gâteau
Crepes Suzette
Coronation chicken
Kiwi & lime Pavlovas with Thai basil sugar
Sausage roll plait
Smashed potato & bacon Caesar
Jam roly poly & custard
Devilled eggs on horseback
Pea pesto baguette pizzas
Beef Wellington
Martha's peach & raspberry Battenberg