Ricotta pancakes with winter fruit compote & vanilla yogurt

These light and fluffy pancakes make a great weekend brunch dish. Serve with poached apples, dates and pears spiced with cinnamon

Coconut & mango sponge

This thrifty traybake sponge used canned fruit and coconut yogurt. Cut into squares and serve up at a party or cake sale

Baked conchiglioni with sausage, sage & butternut squash

Melting fontina cheese, rich truffle oil and a creamy squash and Parmesan sauce turn these stuffed pasta shells into an indulgent dinner

Spiced lamb with bulgur & tahini dressing

Flavour lamb mince with cumin and coriander and serve on a bed of tabbouleh-style wheat with parsley, tomatoes and sesame dressing

Venetian duck ragu

Cinnamon adds complexity to this slow-cooked pasta sauce, which goes perfectly with large tubular paccheri pasta, or ribbons of pappardelle

Spicy oven-baked chicken & chips

A midweek budget supper of roast chicken wings with homemade chips and Cajun spices

Pilchard puttanesca

Raid the storecupboard and knock up this tomato-based Italian pasta supper in twenty minutes.

Pan-fried trout with bacon, almonds & beetroot

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only
Delicately cook this light, pink fish and serve with a warm watercress side salad with crunchy croutons and contrasting flavours

Frozen banana yogurt

This no-churn frozen dessert is a great alternative to ice cream. Serve topped with crunchy banana chips

Upside-down banana cake with maple-caramel sauce

Hot toffee sauce makes sticky, warm banana cake even more of a treat

Easy pesto lasagne

This vegetarian bake from reader Lucy Nanor is packed with spinach and peas along with creamy pesto and mascarpone sauce

Really easy roast chicken

Kids can help prepare this roast complete with carrots and potatoes, plus assist in making the lemony gravy to serve on the side.