Hummus-crusted lamb with lentil salad

A salad that's ideal for winter or summer and is just perfect with lamb

Steak & roast vegetables with sundried tomato dressing

Get your 5-a-day the easy way with this vegetable and vitamin C packed dish

Peach & raspberry sunsets

A sparkling start to a dinner party

Prawn & pancetta spears

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only
Tender prawns wrapped in pancetta ‘waistcoats’ make an elegant – yet simple to prepare – canape for any occasion

Apple & bacon salad

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only
A perfect November salad, with seasonal cruncy apples, hazelnuts and celeriac

Caesar salad with crispy chicken

Have chicken left over from supper? Use it up in a crisp salad with creamy Caesar dressing

Strawberry compote with sugared drop scones

Cook your strawberries into a jam-like silky sauce then serve with scrummy drop scones and ice cream

Mini smoked haddock Scotch eggs with asparagus dippers & watercress mayonnaise

Roll quail’s eggs up in creamy smoked fish and potato for an impressive make-ahead weekend canapé or starter

Baked aubergine stuffed with roast pumpkin, feta & walnut with minted courgettes

New Zealand chef Peter Gordon showcases seasonal flavours in this impressive, healthy vegetarian meal

Nutty, fruity, festive muffin tarts

The perfect sweet offering for the Christmas holidays, these tarts are a delicious cross between mince pies and muffins

Modern-day chicken Kiev

Reduce the calorie count – and guilt factor – of the classic Kiev with this shallow-fried version

Blackberry slump

An American version of a fruit cobbler – just dripping in hot fruit sauce