Raspberry tart with almond pastry

This tasty tart is the perfect summer dessert for a crowd

Peach & redcurrant sour cream ring

This easy cake is perfect for afternoon tea with friends

Garlic prawns with Asian puy lentils

Don’t dismiss lentils too quickly – they’re filling, healthy and easy to combine with other flavours, as this dish proves.

The ultimate makeover: Moussaka

A light and healthy, but rich-tasting Greek-style dish

Classic winter fruitcake

This festive icing is easy to use, looks amazing and makes a lighter end to a meal. The perfect centrepiece for Christmas tea

Cherry cheesecake slice

An impressive looking dessert that is easy to serve – perfect for dinner parties and occasions

Rhubarb & pear crumble

This has a lovely crunchy topping that tastes like flapjack, perfect comfort food

Flavoured butters

Try these different flavoured butters melted over new potatoes, grilled fish, chicken or steak

Soy roast duck with hoisin gravy

Tender duck breasts with subtle Chinese spice, finished with a ginger-infused oriental gravy

Dazzling beetroot-cured salmon

This salmon needs to be made at least three days ahead, which means very little work to do on Christmas day

Festive fruit & nut cake

This fabulously moist and nutty Christmas cake is baked with a syrup and nut topping – a bit like a Florentine biscuit

Essence of tomatoes

Make Raymond Blanc’s flavoursome tomato soup up to 1 day ahead, and keep chilled