Peach puff pastry tart with almonds

Top puff-pastry with sliced peaches to make this rustic, simple Spanish-style fruit tart – an easy yet attractive dinner party dessert

Mini pizza quiches

Use tortilla wraps and a muffin tin to make individually portioned egg, salami and tomato bites – ideal for lunch boxes or picnics

Coconut & chocolate bars

Get the kids in the kitchen to help bake these tasty sweet treats with coconut cream, desiccated coconut and milk or dark chocolate

Veg & cheese rolls

Get little hands to help grate the carrots and beetroot and mix with mature cheddar to fill these vegetarian pastry rolls

Baked nectarines & raspberries with almonds & honey

One of the simplest ways to showcase summer fruit, this dessert is finished with a crunchy amaretti biscuit and flaked almond topping

Buttermilk fried chicken

Follow this step-by-step recipe for foolproof fried chicken – dip in buttermilk batter for a golden, seasoned crust and sweet, tender chicken

Mango Pisco sour

Sweet, sour and summery – this fruity Peruvian cocktail is made with fresh mango and root ginger

Pisco sour

Martin Morales' recipe for this classic Peruvian cocktail is deliciously sweet and sour, with grape brandy and lime juice

Peanut butter cookies

With just three ingredients, these simple peanut butter cookies will delight kids and grown-ups alike – and they're gluten-free, too

Lighter summer Pavlova

We've reinvented this fruit-topped meringue dessert to reduce the calories, sugar and fat while keeping it as irresistible as the original

Chocolate & cherry Eton mess

These boozy, indulgent dinner party puddings have layers of meringue, mousse, vanilla cream and lashings of chocolate sauce

Crusted polenta tart with pesto, courgette & gruyère

A gluten-free polenta base makes this cheesy tart much lower in fat than traditional pastry – delicious served hot or cold