Creamy spinach soup

The lovely, leafy spinach in this recipe makes for a flavoursome and intriguing bright-green soup

Baked rabbit & chorizo rice

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only
Use rich and tasty rabbit in this paella-like dish – it’s baked for ease, and is spiced with chorizo, paprika and saffron

Garlic & herb roast lamb on boulangère potatoes

Cooking succulent lamb and herby potatoes together means the potatoes absorb all the lovely juices

Dover sole with buttered leeks & shrimps

April, May and June are prime months for Dover sole. Easy and quick to prepare, this fish is often overlooked says CJ Jackson

Easiest ever lasagne

Lesley Waters shows how easy it is for kids to try their hand in the kitchen

Poached & smoked salmon pâté with bagel toasts

A chunky fish terrine that’s easy to make and delicious with toasted sweet bagels

Jerk sweet potato & black bean curry

Serve your vegetable curry Caribbean style, flavoured with thyme, jerk seasoning and red peppers – great with rice and peas

Spiced herb & almond couscous

This full-flavoured recipe is perfect in summer, it tastes as good hot it does cold

Simmered duck with cabbage & potato

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only
Treat yourself to Barney Desmazery’s one-pan solo supper – with the extra bonus of next to no washing up

Pasta ‘ncasciata (Aubergine wrapped pasta dome)

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only
Carmelita Caruana’s celebrates the tastes of Sicily with this impressive pasta dome – superb for entertaining

Roast red mullet with tarragon & pancetta

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only
This white, flaky-textured fish has an exquisite taste that takes well to robust Mediterranean flavours and herbs

Cranberry Christmas rockies

These delicious rock cakes are best eaten a day or two after baking