Michelle Darmody: My recipes for spiced florentines and almond chocolate dates

The perfect festive nibbles for Christmas Day grazing 

These Florentines have a little spice and orange zest to help the festive spirit.

Christmas is often a time for grazing. 

We generally have our Christmas dinner in the middle of the day and then nibble for the rest of the evening. I find that having cheese, smoked salmon or some dips in the fridge is handy and makes a change from the turkey.