Butternut squash pilaf

This rice-based recipe makes a delicious vegetarian dinner option or flavour-packed side dish, with butternut squash, tagine spices and crispy onions

Double chocolate shortbread fingers

Dip sweet and crumbly Viennese biscuits in milk and white chocolate for an irresistible tea time treat

Basic muffin recipe

Good Food reader Charlotte Hilsdon shares her simple, chocolate chip muffin recipe, to which you can add fruit, chocolate or nuts

Bread & butter pudding

Transform a stale loaf into this comforting, traditional British dessert, layered up with a rich vanilla custard, dried fruit and lemon zest

Fifteens

Good Food reader Alice Colley shares her recipe for this Northern Irish fridge cake with digestives, marshmallows and glacé cherries

Pepper sauce

This Caribbean condiment is based on Scotch bonnet chillies – serve sparingly alongside savoury dishes or add while cooking for extra heat

Coconut & chocolate bars

Get the kids in the kitchen to help bake these tasty sweet treats with coconut cream, desiccated coconut and milk or dark chocolate

Tomato, runner bean & coconut curry

Pack three of your five-a-day into this Indian-style one-pot with red lentils, coconut milk and zesty lime

Green bean mac ’n’ cheese

Runner and green beans make a delicious addition to a comforting pasta bake – top with pumpkin seeds for added crunch

Chocolate fudge icing

Use this easy chocolate buttercream recipe for rich and smooth icing every time – ideal for finishing birthday, celebration or party cakes

Cookies & cream party cake

Stack up our best ever chocolate sponges and smother in an Oreo biscuit icing to make this towering celebration cake

Gravity-defying sweetie cake

Anti-gravity cakes are this year’s must-have trend for birthdays or parties – this stunning Smartie cake will delight kids and grown-ups alike