1. Preheat the oven to 180°C. Peel, halve and finely slice the onion, place in a 25cm x 30cm roasting tray with the milk, mustard, bay and eggs, finely grate in nutmeg and cloves, and add a pinch of sea salt and black pepper.

Bold twists on festive classics - Tired of the same old Christmas dinner? Jamie Oliver shakes up festive classics with inventive dishes like cauliflower cheese lasagne and coffee-spiked sticky toffee

You’re probably starting to think about what to have for this year’s Christmas dinner – but you might not want to resort to the same tired dishes of dry turkey and sad veg. Luckily, Jamie Oliver has come up with the goods this year in his festive special,

Begin by trimming, washing and slicing the white part of the leeks. Peel and finely slice the garlic, and finely slice the chilli. Heat a large casserole pan on a medium-high heat with four tablespoons of oil, the garlic and chilli. Strip in most of the thyme leaves, then stir in the leeks and season with sea salt and black pepper.

We’re all about watching celebrity chef Jamie Oliver create tasty, uncomplicated dishes on his cooking shows as we follow along at home. His gnocchi recipe makes an elaborate process easier, his three-ingredient pancakes are "foolproof,