It might mean a trip to your local farmers’ market, but this Fava Bean, Cucumber, Burrata and Pine Nut recipe is totally worth it. If you can’t find fava beans sugar snap peas make an acceptable replacement.

Turkey gives a different twist to these slightly sweet and spicy meatballs. For the holidays, serve them on a tray lined with parsley and garnished with red pepper or pimientos.

If you are looking for an elegant starter this is hard to beat. Dried mission figs are used in the savory jam that gets spiked with a little port and some thyme. And because it uses dried figs, you can still enjoy these tasty crostini even if you can’t find fresh figs. Just the combination of the fig jam and goat cheese are enough to make this recipe.