Shortbread recipe

Bake these classic shortbread biscuits to wow a crowd. You only need four ingredients, but you can mix it up with lemon or orange zest, or try adding chopped pistachios

New potatoes with radishes & cured ham

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only

Warm, waxy potatoes are the perfect foil for the peppery radishes and rich cured ham

Gooey chocolate cherry cookies

If you like American-style cookies, you’ll love
these pale, chewy delights. Plus, they can be baked from frozen

Chocolate biscuit truffles

Treat yourself with these creamy truffles, so good you won’t want to share!

Green Gem salad

This fresh salad is very low in fat, a perfect accompaniment to heavy BBQ food

Chicken enchiladas

Mildly spicy and satisfying, these easy enchiladas stuffed with refried beans, onion and red pepper will be popular with the whole family

Barbecue baked sweet potatoes

This veggie barbecue dish is effort-free – just pop the potatoes on the coals and wait til meltingly soft

English summer salad

This is the simplest of summer dishes, with a beautiful assortment of summer herbs, lettuce and vegetables

Rice pudding with raisin & cinnamon syrup

Known as Arroz con Leche in Mexico, this is
perfect served in small glasses

Roasted roots

Maximise your oven space by throwing everything into one dish and roasting with goose fat