Soft-set strawberry & Pimm’s jam

Give your homemade jam a cheeky twist with a dash of Pimm’s No 1, then use it to make jam tarts

Sundried tomato soda bread baps

These craggy bread buns use bicarbonate of soda instead of yeast – serve with plenty of butter or top with soft cheese

Marrow & ginger jam

A traditional way to use up marrows, or courgettes, that have grown too big for their boots

Greek roast lamb

If Spring is in the air you don’t want to be slaving over a hot oven, so make the most of seasonal lamb the easy way with this lazy roast

Roasted pepper salad with capers & pine nuts

Chargrill red and yellow peppers until blackened, peel and serve sliced with Mediterranean flavours

Spiced roast side of salmon

Serve salmon with paprika, ginger and honey mustard glaze for an Indian-inspired, original roast

New potato & tamarind salad

Tamarind is commonly used to flavour potatoes in India, and makes this low-fat salad authentic and punchy

Pea, bean & bacon tart

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only
Make the most of peas and beans with this layered quiche combined with lardons and Parmesan cheese

Homemade raspberry jam

If you are a jam-making novice, raspberry jam is a good one to start with as it’s so quick

Sweet chilli jam

This has a kick, but won’t blow your head off, and goes well with any selection of cold cuts of meat