Linguine with watercress & almond pesto

Make your own Italian sauce from nuts, garlic and watercress, add a touch of lemon and serve with pasta

Salmon & horseradish burgers

Fishcakes served in a bun with contrasting hot horseradish, a cool and creamy dip and crunchy salad

Peppermint petticoat tails shortbread

A clever decoration technique for this classic tea time biscuit – use a doily to dust on a pretty lace pattern in icing sugar

Earl Grey teacakes

Fruit buns flavoured with aromatic tea and orange to be served toasted with lashings of butter

Chicken liver & chorizo open sandwich

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only

A thrifty, speedy supper for two – allow time for the Spanish sausage to add its paprika flavour to the creamy garlic and sherry sauce

Sticky fig lamb cutlets with warm bean & couscous salad

Pick up a lean rack of lamb to really impress when cooking a romantic meal for two – serve with fruity Moroccan flavours

Seared garlic seafood with spicy harissa bisque

Rustle up a luxurious, romantic (and speedy!) starter for two with fresh scallops, prawns and hot chilli

Sweetheart choc & hazelnut sandwiches

A loving spoonful in the form of delicious heart-shaped French toasts with a sweet chocolatey filling

Minty carrot, pistachio & feta salad

A vegetarian side salad with cumin-roasted carrots, chickpeas, mint, nuts, spinach and salty cheese – great with Moroccan food

Tuna rainbow salad

Red, yellow, purple, green – not quite a whole rainbow, but this vibrant salad of tinned fish and veggies comes close