Spring-into-summer pasta

Can’t wait for summer? This pasta recipe is fresh and simple, and will remind you of balmy evenings…

Oriental steak salad

Perk up your steak with this tangy oriental main-meal idea from Brian Glover

Apricot brioche

When toasted and buttered this delicately flavoured bread is a breakfast in itself

Curried flatbread

A spicy naan bread – a great side dish for an Indian meal – dry-fried in just five minutes

Feta & pepper tortilla

Learn to cook with this vegetarian tortilla recipe everyone will enjoy

Lollipop cake

Fab, fun easy-to-make birthday cake – decorate with your little ones’ favourite treats

Ivy House roast potatoes

A couple of tablespoons of semolina help make the perfect roast potato – serve with Sunday lunch or Christmas dinner

Warm apricot & almond pots

A speedy and low-fat pudding that's ready in mere minutes

Liver & red pepper stir-fry

Think you don’t like liver? Try it with a colourful medley of veg to make a supper dish bursting with flavour and nutrients

Spiced bulgur, chickpea & squash salad

If 'satisfying' and 'salad' aren't two words you'd put together, this warmly-spiced dish might change your mind