Blinis with crème fraîche, roast beef & cornichons

Beautifully bite-sized canapés to hand round at your next party – just five ingredients and ready in 15 minutes

Sardines with chickpeas, lemon & parsley

Sardines cooked on the barbie are a great summer treat – you can cook indoors too in a single pot

Smoky chipotle pepper salsa

Take a little pot of salsa in your lunchbox to enjoy with vegetable crudités, tortilla chips or pitta bread

Baked apples

Little hands aged from 3-6 can help make these sweet treats, best served with vanilla ice cream

Plum & amaretti semifreddo

A ripple of sweet plum purée and chunks of almond biscuit turn this Italian ice cream into an all-in-one dessert

Cranberry & cream cheese muffins

These sweet muffins have a beautifully creamy middle and go brilliantly with a cup of tea

Frosted candy cake

Give your cake a personal touch this Christmas with this cute and simple design

Campfire cupcakes

A make-ahead treat, these will take you back to toasting marshmallows around an open fire

Big chicken & crouton salad

When it’s too hot to cook, a shop-bought ready-roasted chicken is a great summer cheat

Lamb & apricot meatballs

No one can resist meatballs, and this recipe is so moreish you might want to make double and freeze for another time