Roasted beetroot & goat’s cheese salad

Tangy balsamic vinegar, sweet beetroot and creamy goat's cheese combine beautifully in this easy vegetarian salad that's sure to impress, containing four of your five-a-day

Arroz con leche with strawberries in Sherry

A Spanish-inspired, cinnamon-spiked rice pudding enriched with double cream and served with boozy strawberries

Strawberry & white balsamic ice cream

This refreshing summer dessert is milky, subtle and slightly tangy. Use the plumpest, most perfectly-ripe strawberries you can find for the best flavour

Strawberry tart with lavender & honey cream

Delicate lavender and honey cream is the perfect accompaniment to a slice or two of this sumptuous summer dessert. Assemble the tart just before serving to prevent soggy pastry

Simple nutty pancakes

Stephen Mangan's easy breakfast pancakes are great for getting kids into cooking, and they're healthier with the addition of agave syrup rather than sugar,  and chopped mixed nuts

Egg Niçoise salad

A vegetarian Niçoise salad, that's packed with goodness – fibre, folate, iron, vitamin c and gluten-free too

Victorian diable sandwich

We've taken the classic flavour pairings of a Victorian diable – roast beef, capers, Dijon mustard, parsley and gravy – and served it in a warm baguette

Chocolate bark & chocolate-coated strawberries

White chocolate bark and dipped strawberries are simple to make but the homemade touch will impress guests at a summer party. Use them to decorate cakes too

Fruity milk jellies

These stripy fruit jellies will make everyone smile. Great for summer parties, they can be made the day before, meaning you can get ahead

Summer party cake

This generous cake is big enough to feed a crowd and is a combination of all our favourite summer ingredients: strawberries, Victoria sponge, meringues, fresh cream, white chocolate and buttery shortbread