Our Christmas issue is so packed that, sadly, there wasn't enough space to include everything that was originally commissioned. Among the ejectees was a series of Christmas recipes and tips from politicians, writers and friends of The Spectator. In which case, we thought we'd put them up online, where the real estate, just like the goodwill, is endless. You can read Nick Clegg's rec...

A former inmate cook who made the last meals for prisoners at the Huntsville unit, where Texas executions are carried out, wrote a cookbook several years ago after he was released. Among his recipes were Gallows Gravy, Rice Rigor Mortis and Old Sparky’s Genuine Convict Chili, a nod to the electric chair that once served

Fun looking book from David Friedman. Explanation here and download here. Some of the Moorish/Iberian techniques and combinations, if not the actual recipes, look familiar from the modern day Algarve. For those seriously into cooking could be fun to try out a dish or two.

Iain Dale: Can you think of one positive aspect of immigration? Nick Griffin: Well, a wide range of curries is a plus. But there again, I've got the recipes.

Coming up empty today. But since you’re here, allow me to point you towards this review of an Intellectual History of Cannibalism. I should point out that it’s a history of thinking about cannibalism rather than something with recipes, say.

THEY might be more used to cooking up a political storm than a tasty dish, but MSPs have been donning their aprons in the name of charity.

I love beetroot. Last weekend, my neighbourhood popped over with some fresh beetroot that he’s been growing in his garden. I thought what could I do with this beetroot? So, I consulted the web-pages and found you could do quite a lot. It can find its way into a load of recipes – it’s not just for pickling! Since then, I haven’t stopped reading about beetroot. It’s eve...

Across this great continent of ours a slight sense of desperation hangs over the European elections: the real world isn't paying attention. In the Czech city of Plzen campaigners hand out spices that go with feathered game on behalf of a candidate whose name translates as... Mr Game. Those who stop to listen get a cook book with recipes from the 27 EU countries and a picture of the MEP in a c...

Craig Murray remembers his predecessor as rector of Dundee University:I was more than once the beneficiary of Freud's largesse as he took groups of apparently random students out for boozy meals. Fot the student charities' campaign he produced The Rector's Cookbook, a collection of recipes that could be cooked in one pan on a single gas ring - in those days a not unusual sole cookin...

From The Evening Standard: Celebrity chefs including Nigella Lawson and Rick Stein are encouraging unhealthy eating, according to doctors and nutritionists. Their glossy cookbooks contain recipes loaded with "bad" saturated fats linked to heart disease, strokes and obesity. A report unveiled today by The Fat Panel - an independent group of experts - shows that just one serving of some of their dis...