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

Air fryer chicken drumsticks

Use your trusty air fryer to make these quick and easy chicken drumsticks flavoured with garlic, herbs and chilli. Enjoy with your favourite sides

Carbonara butter beans

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims/non-pork eaters.

Be sure to keep the temperature steady while making these simple, creamy butter beans – if your eggs get too hot, they will scramble

Buckwheat dutch baby with harissa-roasted purple sprouting broccoli, whipped feta & dill

Try this dish as an option for Pancake Day – it will mean nobody’s stuck flipping pancakes. Buckwheat flour adds nutty flavour, but you can use plain flour

Savoury mince

Make this savoury beef mince to enjoy with mashed potato, rice, or in a baked potato. It could also work as a bolognese base for pasta, or as a pie filling

Chocolate orange swiss roll

Treat guests to this choc orange swiss roll – it requires a little effort, but it’s well worth it. Enjoy with a cuppa

Charred brussels salad with chilli & crispy onions

Try sprouts a different way in this zingy salad with crispy chillies and onions. It’s full of different textures and would go very well with chicken kebabs

Slow cooker honey garlic chicken

Swap the noodles for steamed white rice if you prefer, and if you like a bit of heat, add more chilli flakes or use a fresh chilli instead