Spiced parsnip & cauliflower soup

Batch cook this healthy vegetable soup then pack into lunchboxes and freeze – it's spiced with coriander, fennel, turmeric and ginger

Bacon & roast onion salad

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only
A rustic salad for one – contrast peas and caramelised onion with salty, streaky bacon and mustard dressing

Sizzled masala lamb with chopped salad

Marinate lamb chops with curry paste and serve up a colourful meal for one with crisp radish, tomato, cucumber and herb salad

Spicy courgette pitta pockets

Treat yourself to a solo supper of grilled vegetables, served in bread pockets with tahini, hummus, broad beans and harissa

Iced raspberry cranachan

Reader, Debbie Cleland, shares her version of this traditional Scottish dessert, served as an ice cream slice with raspberries, oats and an optional dash of whisky

Sardine storecupboard spaghetti

This pasta supper, packed with canned fish, olives, tomatoes, capers and parsley, is a quick and colourful dish for one

Bara brith

Good Food reader, Win Morgan shares her recipe for this traditional Welsh tea bread loaf with mixed spice – serve sliced and spread with butter

Prosecco chocolate salami

Get creative with this grown-up, rocky road chocolate biscuit bar – mix Italian sparkling wine, shortbread, fruit and nuts then roll into a sausage

Breakfast bar

This fruity, chewy flapjack is packed with delicious oats and cereal – kids can help make them and they’re perfect for lunchboxes

White sauce

Every home cook needs a good béchamel sauce in their repertoire – our step-by-step guide shows how to make a roux and get rid of lumps