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

Christmas salad with goat’s cheese

Make a delicious and seasonal salad with this recipe, which you can customise to your liking

Moroccan spiced mince with couscous

Adding dried fruit, fresh mint and warm spices to savoury dishes is typical of North African cooking. Quorn replaces meat in this recipe

Louise Read’s Coffee crunch cake

This recipe pairs a nutty meringue with coffee-flavoured Victoria sponge. No wonder it made it into the top three in our 20th birthday cake competition

Roast chicken with pancetta & ricotta stuffing balls

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only
A classic roast chicken is made extra special with these Italian stuffing balls

Apple & blueberry blintzes

Blintz is the Russian name for a thin pancake often wrapped around a filling

Crisp prosciutto, pea & mozzarella salad with mint vinaigrette

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only

Fresh Italian flavours make a perfect complement to the warmer weather

Hollandaise sauce

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only

To make your own hollandaise sauce for eggs Benedict or other brunch dishes, try this recipe from Cass Titcombe, co-founder of Spitalfields restaurant Canteen

Quick crêpes Suzette

A simple way to celebrate Pancake Day without piling on the pounds

Moreish mocha profiteroles

A classic profiterole recipe with an added kick for coffee lovers – pile up a batch as modern wedding cake!

Thai rice noodle salad

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only
This salad is full of flavour and is healthy too, as it’s served with an oil-free dressing

Salmon, strawberry & fennel salad

This stylish and summery recipe is tasty and takes only minutes to prepare