Poached beef fillet with watercress & walnut salad

Poaching is a great way to cook small joint of meat – this recipe is full of herby flavour

Rack of lamb with lentils & Jack-by-the-hedge sauce

This wild cabbage with a mild garlic flavour can be used in place of spinach and makes a great salsa verde to go with meat

Somerset stew with cheddar & parsley mash

This family winter warmer is full of flavour and goodness. Adapt for meat lovers by adding sausages

Lighter lamb burgers with smoky oven chips

These burgers have couscous and carrot in the mix, making them nutritionally balanced, as well as full of flavour

Choc-egg lollies

Young and old will love these glitzy egg-shaped lollipops made from chocolate sponge cake

Sweet & sour chicken

This homemade sweet and sour sauce is so much better than a takeaway. Great with rice or noodles

Spinach samosas with Indian salad

These healthy veggie samosas can be served hot or cold and are brilliant for lunchboxes

Roast goose with potato & stuffing

As a Christmas turkey alternative, roast goose – free-range and oozing with flavour – is hard to resist

Vietnamese prawn salad

Inspired by the Vietnamese dish, Bun xao, this fresh-tasting salad has very little fat but is so satisfying

Gaby’s Victoria sandwich

Seven-year-old Gaby shares her special Victoria sandwich recipe – a great cake for Mother’s Day

Winter cannellini bean soup

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only
A freeze-ahead soup that’s perfect for a festive meal – no more last minute panics

No-cook Asian prawn coleslaw

The easy way to five a day, a simple fresh salad teamed with a tasty tropical smoothie – vitamintastic