Thai chicken skewers

Grilled chicken kebab skewers marinated in fragrant Asian spices make the perfect easy canapé

Beetroot & chocolate cake

Beetroot is actually very sweet and keeps this rich chocolate loaf wonderfully moist

Roast chicken with salsa & garlic mash

There's nothing nicer than crispy roast chicken with mash, but the addition of fresh salsa lifts the dish to new levels

Fiery prawn skewers

Add a touch of spice to your weekday meals with this low-fat and fiery recipe

Honey-glazed roast carrots

Roasting carrots intensifies their flavour and the honey and vinegar make them deliciously sweet and sour

Squash, feta & pine nut tart

Ready-made puff pastry makes it easy to go meat free – top with spicy harissa paste, salty cheese, sweet pumpkin and mint

Chilli chicken & bacon salad

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only
This is really easy and packed with flavour, with the peppery watercress and juicy chicory adding just the right amount of freshness

Scary Halloween jelly

Trick or treat time! This kids' party dessert may look gruesome, but the eyeballs and fingers are all sweet and fruity bites

Shredded duck, watercress & orange salad

A Chinese-influenced salad of soft duck, crunchy radish and chicory and sweet orange- a casual supper

Leftover veg & orange cake

A novel way to use up root vegetables is to bake up a sweet, moist sponge with citrus flavours

Hot sugared doughnuts

Sweet picnic-friendly treats that will be gobbled up in seconds by kids and adults alike

Crusty cheddar pies

This recipe has been designed to be made ahead and frozen – a family-friendly batch pie, with cheesy mashed potato atop hidden broccoli, leeks and celery