Use yellow Candy Melts in place of tinted chocolate Melts if you like. Note

Sweet and fiery, these plump scallops make an excellent starter for an Asian-themed dinner.

These pretty teacups and teapots are versatile little biscuits. They'd be perfect to serve at a kitchen tea, but would also be great at a little girl's first tea party, or as a delicious gift to take to a house-warming party.

Yellow miso (yellow bean paste), a golden yellow colour, is made from soya beans and rice, and is aged briefly. It’s salty, but mild and quite versatile. It is available from Asian food stores. Note

This delicious roast vegetable salad is scattered with tender risoni pasta and sweet currants to create a flavour-packed, filling vegetarian meal.

The salad and dressing can be prepared ahead and refrigerated separately. Combine just before serving Note

Goulash is a soup or stew of meat and vegetables, seasoned with a variety of spices, and invariably with paprika. It has always been a popular meal in Central Europe. We've teamed it with parsley dumplings here, to make it extra hearty.

Use un-iced, unfilled plain biscuits for this recipe. Note

Use a vegetable peeler to thinly slice the cucumber lengthways. Note

Also known as needlefish, thanks to their long jaw, and with their unusual green bones, garfish are not the prettiest of the sea's offerings, but they are delicious.

With the perfect amount of spice, these tasty Turkish chicken kebabs are great for a family dinner or barbecue with friends.

You will need about 1 bunch of rhubarb (use only the reddest stems) and 3 large pomegranates for this recipe. Note

Serve this decadent winter dessert with lashings of whipped cream.

Buttered rum brazil nits

Chimichurri salsa with t-bone steak

Mini black forest cake

This leek, goat cheese and brown lentil bake is incredibly easy to make, and packed full of goodness. Serve with crusty bread to soak up the juices.

Studded with chickpeas and dressed with a lemony yoghurt hummus, rich with the sesame flavour of tahini, this spinach and zucchini salad is the yummiest way possible to boost your iron levels.

These fresh Asian greens should be just tender when cooked. Fragrant garlic and ginger infuse both the greens and the tofu, and peanuts add crunch.

Vietnamese summer rolls with a coconut twist.

Risoni is a small rice-shaped pasta that can be served similarly to orzo or rice in salads and soups. This recipe is best made just before serving. Note

You will need to buy half a medium cauliflower and about 450g broccoli for this recipe. Note

Use smaller rice paper rounds for finger-food sized rolls. You can use chicken mince instead of turkey, if you like. Note

These tasty sticks are a perfect finger food, starter or nibble to serve with a glass of wine.

Making the tapenade using a mortar and pestle will give it a lovely thick, yet smooth, texture. Try stirring a spoonful of tapenade into a pasta sauce or vegetable soup, spreading it on a slice of bruschetta or canapé base, or thinning it with mayonnaise for a dip or lemon and olive oil to flavour […]

Check with the butcher to make sure the tripe has been cleaned and blanched. We suggest you blanch the tripe again ­(see first step) ­before cutting it into pieces. You might have to order the tripe from the butcher in advance. Note

We all know that everybody likes parfait but with chunks of chocolate, nougat and a caramel sauce this is one parfait you'll be sure to love.

French-style green lentils are related to the famous French lentils du puy; these green-blue, tiny lentils have a nutty, earthy flavour and a hardy nature that allows them to be rapidly cooked without disintegrating. Also known as australian, bondi or matilda lentils. Note

Onion marmalade, also called caramelised onion relish or onion jam, is available, in jars, from large supermarkets and delicatessens. Note

You can use orange juice in place of the sweet red wine if you like. Note

If kefalotyri cheese is unavailable, use parmesan cheese. Note

Spearing lamb sausages with rosemary stems allows the fragrance of the herb to permeate all the way through the sausages. Divine served with buttermilk mash and apple larded sauerkraut.

Turkey is so delicious that it's a shame to save it just for special occasions. Get smaller cuts of meat rather than the entire bird and enjoy the rich flavour all year round.

You can use any similar-sized chicken pieces, such as drumsticks or a whole chicken, cut into pieces. The pancetta, stock and olives are already quite salty, so you should not need to add extra salt to this dish. Note

The beauty of the macaron lies in its versatility; they can be enhanced with all manner of exotic flavours and be equally delicious. Try these lemon and basil beauties for a grown up version of this most delicious sweet treat.

You need to cook about 1⅓ cups white long-grain rice the day before making this recipe. Spread it evenly onto a tray and refrigerate overnight. Note

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Barbecued butterflied chicken with a sweet, sour and spicy Thai dipping sauce.

Moist and nutty little coffee and walnut friands are utterly moreish.

You need about half a butternut pumpkin for this recipe. Preserved lemons, a North African specialty, are quartered and preserved in salt and lemon juice. To use, remove and discard pulp, squeeze juice from rind, rinse rind well then use. Sold in jars or in bulk by delicatessens; once opened, store preserved lemon in the […]

Chermoula can be made a day ahead; cover, refrigerate. Note

Utterly tasty and redolent of autumn days and all things earthy, this creamy polenta with slow-roasted mushrooms is full of the flavour of porcini mushrooms.

This super cake turtle birthday cake is perfect for a kid's party at home or school.

We’ve made five fairy cakes, however, there will be enough cake mixture to make a total of nine cakes ­ one for each guest would be ideal. Match the colour of the paper cases to the dolls for a pretty effect. Use the cakes as gifts for the guests to take home, or as the […]

If you have an electric pressure cooker you won’t need to reduce the heat to stabilise pressure,your cooker will automatically stabilise itself. Always check with the manufacturer’s instructions before using. Note

This recipe celebrates the classic scone by keeping the ingredients and flavours simple.

Studded with pistachios, this country-style chicken terrine would be excellent made with duck as well. Serve with relish and fresh bread.

Recipe is not suitable to freeze. For the more common version of this dish, you can use a kilo of chicken pieces instead of the quail. Cacciatore means “hunter- style”, and a truly authentic recipe will call for rabbit. Note

lime and mustard dressing We used the sun-dried tomatoes that have not been preserved in oil; they are generally sold in plastic bags or loose by weight. Note

Savoury, earthy mushroom cream sauce is gorgeous paired with these tender lamb steaks.

Store bought pesto is available from the refrigerated section of most supermarkets (near the dips). You will also find it in the pasta aisle. Note

Roasting mushrooms intensifies their flavour beautifully. For a burst of colour, add some truss tomatoes.

You can use cognac or armagnac in place of the port when making this sophisticated tart for dessert.

The frying pan goes under the grill in this so you need a frying pan with an ovenproof handle, or cover the handle with a few layers of foil to protect it from the heat of the grill. Note

Icing stars can be purchased at cake decorating suppliers. Note

Traditional turkey stuffed with forcebeat and served with corn bread and candied sweet potato pie.

Covered in lollies and heart-shaped lollipops, this impressive crown cake is sure to be a hit.

If you want to reduce the intensity of the chillies, remove the seeds and membranes. Note

This delicious and hearty chicken and vegetable pie is a complete and easy one-pot meal that can be prepared in advance and popped into the oven when the troops get restless.

This dish is popular in Asia, the Middle East and Africa, and utilises a wonderful mix of those ethnic spices and flavours.

If you have trouble stacking the truffles, secure them through the centre of the truffles with strong wooden toothpicks. Note

We used dariole moulds for the pudding, a texas muffin pan would work well, too. Note