Chinese roast duck with pancakes

Set out all the elements of this classic Chinese recipe on the table and let your guests help themselves

Simple Greek salad

Greek salad is a salad bar staple, when it’s prepared with proper ingredients it encompasses everything that is good about simple food of the sun.

Rosemary & olive drop scones with goat’s cheese

Tasty pop-in-the-mouth nibbles to impress guests with before dinner

Smoky beef stew

Enjoy this simple stew for dinner, then pack into boxes to keep you going for lunches

Spicy chicken & bean wrap

Use up leftover cooked chicken in this Mexican-style wrap, for an easy, tasty lunch

Spiced vegetable biryani

This simple vegetarian curry, full of fresh Indian flavours, is quick to make and cooks in a single pot

Pan bagnat loaf stuffed with salade nicoise

Mary Cadogan shows you how to make a Provençal speciality that’s the most perfect of picnic foods

Roast carrot & bean salad with feta

Get all of your 5-a-day with this super healthy salad. Tasty, easy and perfect for lunch leftovers

Minestrone pasta pot

A vegetarian favourite for under 5’s, minestrone pasta pot

Chilli bean baguettes

Chilli beans spice up a baguette filling – this recipe is a good source of folic acid and costs around 70p a head

Sesame flatbreads

These simple flatbreads are an impressive addition to any sharing platter. They're surprisingly easy to cook and need just a handful of ingredients

Lemony potato salad

Why buy ready-made potato salad for your barbecue when this fragrant, Indian-inspired version is so easy?