Simple sirloin steak

Master the art of cooking the perfect sirloin steak for truly tender meat and you'll never look back. Serve with chunky chips and salad for a weekend treat

Lemon & verbena tart with raspberries

Impress your guests with an easy, delicious baked lemon tart. The magical sherbet flavour of lemon verbena leaves will take this classic dessert to new heights

Green tea with grapefruit

Combine green whole leaf tea with grapefruit slices and a sprig of rosemary to make this refreshing tea blend. Sweeten with honey or agave syrup to taste

Green tea with strawberry & peach

Add a twist to delicate green tea with the sweet, fresh flavours of peach and strawberry. Garnish with extra fruit to impress your guests at afternoon tea

Banana & cinnamon pancakes with blueberry compote

Make a batch of these pancakes for a delicious low-cal breakfast. With wholemeal flour to make them more filling, they're topped with an easy blueberry sauce

Fudge

Make this fudge as a present for family and friends. You'll need a sugar thermometer but it's well worth it – this is a recipe you'll use again and again

Cheat’s Manchester tart

Save time by using ready-made pastry and custard powder for this easy Manchester tart – it still has all the lovely flavours of this classic northern dessert

Cider can soy-glazed duck

We’ve taken the concept of beer can chicken here (where the can is used to sit it upright) and applied it to duck, but with the sweet flavour of cider

Chicken & sweetcorn ramen

This chicken and noodle soup will feed two young children. For adults, or if your kids are older, use a pack of noodles each, extra stock and a whole egg

Kentucky fried seitan

Use a tofu substitute to make this addictive crispy fried ‘chicken’. Try this delicious vegan party food with BBQ sauce, or in a bun with salad or coleslaw

Cereal milk ice lollies

Who says cereal is just for breakfast? Make these moreish milk ice lollies flavoured with honey nut cornflakes – they'll go down a storm with kids

All-in–one chicken with wilted spinach

Enjoy this healthy chicken traybake with a speedy spinach side that's packed with iron. It's also low in fat and contains four of your 5-a-day