Pecan pie

Make this traditional Thanksgiving dessert for a celebratory dinner party. Our classic pecan pie recipe is best served with whipped cream or a scoop of ice cream

Salted crunchy apple & ginger cobbler

Craving a comforting dessert? Make this apple & ginger cobbler and serve with ice cream. The filling can be made in advance – just add the topping and bake

Sizzled leek & red leicester soda bread

Slather slices of this cheese and leek soda bread with salted butter and serve with your soup of choice to brighten a gloomy wintery day

Spiced roasted carrot wraps with whipped feta

This recipe lets seasonal carrots shine roasted and piled onto flatbreads with whipped feta, chopped pistachios with a cabbage and red onion salad

Parsnip, leek, sage & blue cheese pasties

Do something different with parsnips and try combining them with blue cheeses, mushrooms and leeks in these pasties. They’re easy to make ahead and are freezable

Creamy garlic butter mushrooms crêpes

Celebrate Pancake Day in February with this savoury dish of crêpes filled with creamy garlic butter mushrooms

Kale, avocado & chicken salad in ranch dressing

Enjoy curly kale with creamy avocado, breaded chicken chunks, pink pickled onions, parmesan and a homemade ranch dressing in this smart salad

Slow cooker leek & potato soup

Dig out your slow cooker to make a classic leek & potato soup. Top with crispy leeks and a grinding of black pepper and serve with crusty bread

Passion fruit & vanilla mascarpone crêpes

Celebrate Pancake Day in February with this tropical dessert — the crêpes are filled with sweet passion fruit and vanilla mascarpone

Rhubarb, ricotta & pistachio cake

Put rhubarb centre stage in this bake. Ricotta provides a lovely tang to cakes and softens the crumb texture. If you don’t have it, use soured cream instead