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Shared Plates & Snacks

Home-made finger foods, small plates, and shareable snacks from Maison Cupcake. Perfect for picnics, packed lunches, casual party table buffets, or simply nibbling with friends and family.

These approachable recipes make entertaining easy and add a little fun to everyday meals, whether you’re serving a crowd or enjoying a relaxed bite at home.

Leftover Chicken Noodle Salad with Sesame Seeds and hoisin sauce dressing

Leftover Chicken Noodle Salad with Sesame Seeds

Using up leftover chicken in a cold noodle salad is a quick, healthy lunch that transforms fridge bits and pie…

Sheep Yogurt Feast

Lamb Pitta Pockets, Hummus and Labneh

I declare January officially over and to lead us towards spring, here is a winter friendly Mediterranean style…

Cheese and Pineapple Sticks Posh Version for Christmas Parties

Cheese and Pineapple Sticks

Retro classic party appetiser cheese and pineapple sticks get a posh makeover. Recipe originally commissioned…

Quick and easy quesadillas stuffed with chicken and spicy slaw - veggie black bean option too

Spicy Slaw Quesadillas

Quesadillas are the Mexican answer to toasted cheese sandwiches – this is my second recipe created in pa…

Spicy Black Bean Nachos

Spicy Black Bean Nachos

This spicy black bean nachos recipe was commissioned by Baxters’ Deli Toppers. Find out more below. Toni…

Eat the rainbow with these spicy chicken burrito wraps - original recipe with step by step photos how to make the perfect wrap

Rainbow Burrito Wraps with Spicy Chicken

How to make a colourful spicy chicken wrap with rainbow vegetables You need to pity my bread maker. It hasn…

Ultimate Salad Niçoise - The Mediterranean Classic featuring tuna, olives, capers, anchovy, boiled egg, tomatoes, salad leaves and basil

Ultimate Salad Niçoise – The Mediterranean Classic

My Ultimate Salad Niçoise with tuna, olives, eggs and anchovies: I’ve been obsessed with this classic Fr…

White bean bean dip with hummus and purple carrots

White Bean Hummus with Homemade Pesto

This easy white bean hummus recipe can be made with either butterbeans or cannellini beans and you can used ca…

Beetroot Salsa Tortilla Dip with Bramley apple for summer parties at MaisonCupcake.com

Beetroot salsa with Bramley apple

Here is a cooling beetroot salsa with Bramley apples perfect for dipping tortilla chips into at parties. Salsa…

Cannellini Bean Dip with Butternut Squash

Cannellini Bean Dip with Butternut Squash

I was originally going to call this cannellini bean dip a hummus. The ingredients are similar; a pulse, tahini…

Beetroot salad with freekeh

Beetroot salad with freekeh

Beetroot salad with freekeh makes a colourful lunch in January! Do you ever have phases wearing certain colour…

Beetroot and Edamame Bean Salad

Beetroot and Edamame Bean Salad

A colourful beetroot and edamame bean salad suitable to serve with leftover Christmas turkey. The coal fire is…

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Vegetable Biryani with Cauliflower and Chickpeas (Vegan)

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Slice and bake lemon cookies with lemon icing - so easy to make - keep the dough in the fridge or freezer and bake a few at a time. Decorated with instant royal icing flavoured with lemon juice

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I’m Sarah, a recipe writer sharing thrifty everyday dinners with a touch of French inspiration. I founded Maison Cupcake in 2009 and love creating dishes that are affordable, comforting and achievable. Thanks for visiting!

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