Halloween pumpkin cake

Like carrot cake? Then try using up your leftover pumpkin in this clever traybake for Halloween

Jewelled fruit, nut & seed cake

If you’re not keen on icing and marzipan, bake a crown of toasted nuts, seeds and juicy cherries onto
your cake instead

Beetroot & fennel gratin with macadamia & hazelnut dukkah

Dukkah is an Egyptian spice and seed mix to scatter over dishes to add another flavour dimension- a colourful veggie dish

Spice-crusted salmon with sautéed potatoes & spinach

BBC MasterChef winner, Dhruv Baker, shows how a classic sauce can be updated with new flavours

Miso brown rice & chicken salad

Low in fat and a great source of iron, this Japanese-inspired meal gets the ‘superhealthy’ tag

Halloween dips & bites

Create a fright-night feast for the kids before they go trick-or-treating

Pumpkin & potato gratin

An brilliant vegetarian twist on the classic French dish of potato gratin – you can also make it ahead

Spinach samosas with Indian salad

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

Wrap-your-own spring rolls

A superhealthy recipe that’s ideal for cooking with young children

Polenta, roasted vegetables & peppered Parmesan crisps

Emma Booth won our Home Cooking Month competition with this sumptuous and creamy polenta dish, topped with vibrant roasted squash and beetroot

Crackin’ cress heads

Children will love these eggshells with living cress ‘hair’, a great table decoration for Sunday lunch

Crunchy courgette pickle

Try this fresh, sharp pickle with cold poached salmon, burgers off the barbecue or just buttered bread