Classic jacket potatoes

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only

Make the perfect jacket potato – crispy on the outside and meltingly soft in the middle

Spicy lentil soup with curry pinwheel rolls

Warm up a winter evening with this spicy and flavoursome curried soup

Forager’s tarts

Vibrant, autumnal tartlets packed with mushrooms, juniper berries and blackberries

Barbecued fajita steak

If you have time the day before, marinate the meat overnight, then, when you’re ready, light the barbie and get cooking…

Vietnamese seafood salad

A spicy zingy dressing lifts a bag of defrosted fish and a few fresh ingredients into a super, feelgood supper that’s ready in just 10 minutes

Choc-egg lollies

Young and old will love these glitzy egg-shaped lollipops made from chocolate sponge cake

Spice-crusted salmon with sautéed potatoes & spinach

BBC MasterChef winner, Dhruv Baker, shows how a classic sauce can be updated with new flavours

Better-than-baked beans with spicy wedges

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only

Students' cuisine may be the butt of many a joke, but with these nutrient-packed, low-fat and cheap beans, they get the last laugh

Fruity sponge cake

Reader Sue McGann devised this delicious low-fat cake recipe

Strawberry & polenta cupcakes

These cupcakes are little portions of perfection and are great to share with friends