Feta, date & spinach pastries

Make the most of dates with these Middle Eastern-inspired sweet and savoury filo pastries. Packed with feta, dates and spinach, they make a great side dish

Russian wild mushroom & barley soup

Make this hearty wild mushroom soup with pearl barley for a filling lunch or supper. Serve with a dollop of soured cream and crusty bread on the side

Smoked chicken, pot barley & cranberry salad

Make this smoky, sweet salad for a filling midweek meal. If you can't find smoked chicken, regular chicken tastes great too 

Smoked haddock, leek & barley ‘risotto’

Swap rice for barley to make this 'risotto' with leek and smoked haddock. It's not as creamy, but it's much healthier and full of flavour

Chocolate & marmalade steamed pudding with marmalade cream

Pair chocolate and marmalade for a dessert made in heaven. The cream – which works with lots of other desserts, too – takes it up another notch

Smoked salmon & spinach gratin

Make this easy Swedish-inspired smoked salmon and spinach gratin with just four ingredients. Serve with potatoes and roasted beets – perfect for entertaining

Smoked salmon fillets with dill-pickled vegetables, crème fraîche & salmon roe

Pickle vegetables and serve with smoked salmon for a fabulous festive starter. Keep the leftover veg in the fridge to have with cold cuts over Christmas

Salmon en croûte with ginger & raisins

Make this salmon centrepiece, encased in pastry and stuffed with ginger and raisins, for a special occasion. It's lovely served with a watercress salad

Salad of roast carrots, apple & lentils with chilli & preserved lemons

Try this veggie salad as a main course lunch, or as a side dish. With roasted carrots, lentils, apple, mint and preserved lemon, it's a wonderful autumnal dish
 

Roast pork with crushed grapes, marsala & juniper

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims/non-pork eaters.

Try Diana’s autumnal roast pork recipe, made with crushed grapes, marsala wine, rosemary and juniper berries. It’s a lovely dish for long, lazy Sunday lunches