Jellied rhubarb & vanilla soup

This is a great way to cook rhubarb so that it retains structure and bite – plus it’s a unique fruit jelly to serve up at a dinner party

Spice-crusted chicken with Asian slaw

Griddle lean chicken breasts marinated in Chinese spices and serve with shredded cabbage and onion

Moroccan tomato & chickpea soup with couscous

This filling soup is healthy and packed with the flavours of North Africa: harissa, ginger, lemon and coriander

Salsa soup

Superhealthy – counts as 2 of your 5-a-day

Frothy cannellini soup

Lesley Waters’ impressive soup makes a stylish, frothy and easy starter – try serving in a cappucino cup

Real tomato soup

Creamy tomato soup is the stuff of childhood, and it’s easy to make yourself. Emma Lewis shows you how

Mackerel with curry spices

Mackerel’s firm, oily flesh is perfect for this tasty spice mix, from Nick Nairn

Fruit & spice soda bread

A traditional Irish loaf that uses bicarbonate of soda instead of yeast – this version is sweetly spiced with fruit and oats

Silky celeriac soup with smoked haddock

A twist on celery soup. Leave out the haddock if you like (it’s just flaked over the top)

Five-spice beef & sugar snap noodles

Fancy a Chinese tonight? Tear up the takeaway menu and make this low fat, spiced supper instead

Sherried squash soup

A good soup soon becomes a fail safe recipe for any occasion. You can always miss out the sherry if making for children

Leek, bacon & potato soup

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only
This soup keeps well in the fridge and is easy to freeze