Honey-mustard parsnip & potato bake

A versatile accompaniment with a creamy gratin sauce and crunchy breadcrumb topping

Fruit & spice soda bread

A traditional Irish loaf that uses bicarbonate of soda instead of yeast – this version is sweetly spiced with fruit and oats

Lemony roast chicken pie

A pie that’s worth taking the time over, crisp shortcrust pastry filled with roasted chicken and a creamy onion and fennel sauce

Roasted stone fruits

Bake peaches, nectarines and apricots in Italian Marsala wine, honey and butter and serve warm with ice cream

Melon spritzers

Blend honeydew, Galia or cantaloupes into a cooling wine-based cocktail with apple juice and lime

Leftover veg & orange cake

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

Coconut & cinnamon place-name cookies

Personalised biscuits are an impressive finishing touch when you’re setting a table for dinner with friends and family

Chocolate & Earl Grey torte

Never before has it been so easy to impress – this soft-centered torte can be made ahead and frozen or baked from scratch in just an hour

Almond florentines

Bake your own delicate nutty biscuits and keep them light as a feather with egg whites and icing sugar

Lemon curd & blueberry loaf cake

Kids can help make this simple springtime treat – delicious with extra lemon curd and yogurt as a pud, or serve with a cuppa