Creamy courgette risotto

This melt-in-the-mouth vegetarian dish served with pine nuts and fried courgettes is everything a traditional Italian risotto should be

Slow-roast tomato tatin

Make a savoury tarte tatin with sweet and sour-slow cooked tomatoes on a crisp puff pastry base

Big breakfast courgette & potato ro?sti

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only
Skip the frozen hash browns and fry up your own potato cakes for brunch. Serve with bacon, eggs and ketchup

Griddled aubergine salad with sultanas & pine nuts

A simple vegetarian side or main course salad drizzled with sweet honey dressing and served with Greek yogurt

Spanish stuffed peppers

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only
Slow roast red peppers filled with chorizo, baby tomatoes, lots of garlic and a sweet sherry vinegar glaze

Lamb, apricot & shallot tagine

Adapted from the Moroccan roast lamb fish ‘mechoui’, this slow-cooked dish has an aromatic marinade and irresistably fruity sauce

Strawberry & almond cheesecake sponge

This easy summer bake made by adding dots of cheesecake mix to almond sponge along with chunks of fruit is a guaranteed crowd-pleaser

Butter bean, cucumber & radish salad

Crunch and freshness are the order of the day with this zesty, healthy side salad with pulses and herbs

Chocolate fondants

It doesn’t get much more indulgent than these classic melt-in-the-middle chocolate desserts, serve them at your next dinner party

No-bake chocolate hazelnut cheesecake

Reader Jessica Creed shares her showy, no-fail chocolate dessert – it’s perfect for entertaining