Polenta, roasted vegetables & peppered Parmesan crisps

Emma Booth won our Home Cooking Month competition with this sumptuous and creamy polenta dish, topped with vibrant roasted squash and beetroot

Brandy pudding

This pud is impressive, delicious and makes a great light alternative dessert to a traditional Christmas pudding

Egg-free cheese & bacon quiche

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only
Good Food’s Shopping coordinator, Sarah Sysum, shares her tried-and-tested egg-free quiche recipe

Crunchy red cabbage slaw

This raw red cabbage and mixed seed side salad can be on the table in just 15 minutes – serve alongside Asian-inspired mains

Summer fish pie

A great freeze-ahead fish pie recipe, packed with seafood and topped with crushed new potatoes. It feeds 10 so keep one in the freezer for last-minute entertaining

Beetroot falafel

Jazz up an all-time vegetarian favourite by adding vibrant beetroot – serve with tahini yoghurt dip and pickled beets

Braised lamb shank biryani

Recipe from Andrew Fletcher, Executive chef at Mövenpick Hotel Jumeirah Lakes Towers

Fattoush salad

Recipes from Than Htike Aung, Chef de Cuisine of La Mer, Sofitel Abu Dhabi Corniche.

Seafood kibbeh

Recipes from Than Htike Aung, Chef de Cuisine of La Mer, Sofitel Abu Dhabi Corniche.

Saffron hummous with date-labneh ball and fried ricotta

Recipes from Than Htike Aung, Chef de Cuisine of La Mer, Sofitel Abu Dhabi Corniche.

Farni (Rice pudding)

Recipes from Maitha Al Shamsi, co-owner of Mama Tani café.

Harees (Meat porridge)

Recipes from Maitha Al Shamsi, co-owner of Mama Tani café,