SHOPPING LIST: Cooking Skills: Cheese and Party Snacks 1, Chapter 5 (Party Bites)

Ready-rolled puff pastry, chipolatas, streaky bacon and sausage meat, with vegetarian alternatives if needed. Use eggs with the British Lion mark. Baking trays, baking paper and a sharp knife.

Pigs in blankets (4 portions)
[ ] 12 chipolata sausages (or vegetarian sausages)
[ ] 6 rashers of streaky bacon, halved (or thin slices of vegetarian bacon-style rashers)
[ ] 1 tbsp honey or maple syrup (optional)
[ ] 1 pinch black pepper

Sausage rolls (6 portions)
[ ] 1 sheet ready-rolled sheet of puff pastry (about 320 g)
[ ] 400 g good-quality sausage meat (or 2 sausages, skinned)
[ ] 1 small onion, finely chopped and softened
[ ] 1 tsp dried sage or thyme
[ ] 1 Lion-marked egg, beaten
[ ] 1 tbsp sesame or poppy seeds (optional)
[ ] 1 pinch salt and pepper

Cheese and onion pinwheels (6 portions)
[ ] 1 sheet ready-rolled sheet of puff pastry
[ ] 1 onion, finely sliced and softened in butter
[ ] 100 g mature cheddar, grated
[ ] 1 tbsp wholegrain mustard
[ ] 1 Lion-marked egg, beaten
[ ] 1 tsp chopped thyme or chives

Stuffed mushrooms (4 portions)
[ ] 12 medium button or chestnut mushrooms, stalks removed
[ ] 100 g pasteurised cream cheese
[ ] 1 garlic clove, crushed
[ ] 2 tbsp fresh breadcrumbs
[ ] 2 tbsp grated hard cheese
[ ] 1 tbsp chopped parsley or chives
[ ] 1 tsp olive oil
[ ] 1 pinch salt and pepper

For the experiments
[ ] An extra sheet of puff pastry
[ ] Extra sausage meat
[ ] A freezer tray or baking sheet