Quick tomato soup with cheesy garlic dippers

Everyone needs a trusty tomato soup recipe – and this one costs less than a pound per serving

Vanilla yogurt ice with honeyed pink grapefruit

A stylish make-ahead, low-calorie dessert

Orange polenta cake

Give your dessert an Italian flavour with this moist and fruity polenta cake

Baked cherry cheesecake

This impressive make-ahead dessert, from Good Food reader Jane White, is sure to become a favourite

Marjoram-scented crème caramel with chilled rhubarb crumble

This stylish make-ahead dessert by Great British Menu’s Glynn Purnell is the perfect way to end a sophisticated dinner party

Sweet potato falafels with coleslaw

Pittas bursting with homemade falafels and salad make a low-fat lunch or light supper for less than a pound per serving

Iced berry mousse cake

A frozen dessert like this is always useful when entertaining… and the bright pink mousse will be a talking point!

Chocolate & ginger torte

This decadent dessert with a triple-ginger hit is a chocoholic’s dream

Orange & almond cake with citrus mascarpone

An unbelievably moist and yummy dessert

Crunchy prawn noodle salad

This Vietnamese-style dressing is best made
just before serving to preserve the vibrant
colour of the mint.

White chocolate, raspberry & hazelnut marble torte

Good enough to impress any crowd, this can be made ahead and whipped out of the fridge an hour before serving

Rhubarb & custard pie with butter crumble

Moyra Fraser’s indulgent dessert is a great mix of two classic rhubarb puds.