Sesame & chilli pancakes with tzatziki

A tempting and tasty gluten-free option for your party guests. These are a little like small blinis

Blackberry & lemon mess

Everybody loves traditional strawberry Eton mess, but blackberries also work beautifully with homemade meringue and luscious lemon cream

Coconut cream cake

A tempting egg-free cake with a taste of the exotic to it

Fennel & chestnut loaf with cranberry relish

Good Food reader Barbara Keen shares her vegetarian loaf recipe with seasonal chestnut and cranberry

Broccoli soup with cheese toasties

Use up any leftover cheese – blue, cheddar, red leicester… – in these melty baked sandwiches with soup

Tomato consommé with Lancashire cheese on toast

Lisa Allen, head chef at Michelin-starred restaurant Northcote, uses the best local ingredients for this elegant soup

Fruit & almond clafoutis

This gorgeous French pudding is full of melt-in-the-mouth goodness

Iced berry mousse cake

A frozen dessert like this is always useful when entertaining… and the bright pink mousse will be a talking point!

Haunted graveyard cake

The perfect centrepiece for a Halloween celebration, this cake is guaranteed to make your party extra spooky

Chocolate muffins with hot chocolate custard

These classic cocoa puddings with a hot chocolate sauce contain just 215 calories each – and there's a lemon version too

Hot chocolate soufflés with chocolate cream sauce

Light as a feather, these chocolatey melt-in-the-mouth soufflés are sure to please

Beetroot falafel

Jazz up an all-time vegetarian favourite by adding vibrant beetroot – serve with tahini yoghurt dip and pickled beets