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A simple and refreshing blueberry and lime semifreddo recipe, perfect for summer gatherings. Easy to prepare ahead and serve chilled for a delightful dessert that serves eight.

Caponata is found everywhere in Italy and eaten warm or cold as part of an antipasto or a side dish. Here it is served with griddled garlic sour dough and mozzarella. Would be great for a BBQ with a big bowl in the middle of the table for everyone to help themselves. Enjoy!

This is a different and healthier version of our favourite fish and chips. The cod is coated with red pesto and breadcrumbs and baked in the oven. I serve it with baked sweet potato and parsnip wedges, but of course you can serve with regular chips. Enjoy!

Simple, tasty kebabs with a mixture of vegetable and meat skewers so can you serve vegetarians if you need to. They are great over the hot coals of a BBQ but also can be done under a grill. You need metal skewers as wooden ones burn but the metal ones are cheap to buy. If you like spicy add a few more chopped chillies when you serve. Enjoy!

A quick and flavourful supper dish using lime marmalade, chilli, and garlic to create a spicy marinade for roasted chicken thighs, served with crispy sweet potato wedges.

You get two cakes in one with this unusual bake. An easy chocolate cake layer on the bottom, topped with a delicious rocky road layer of chocolate studded with walnuts, raisins, marshmallows and Maltesers. Enjoy!

This is an easy family one pot with a few ingredients. Filling and satisfying for a cold winters night and there is a minimal amount of washing up. The meatballs are made from sausages but you could easily make out of minced beef, lamb or pork. You could add mixed herbs or chilli to add more flavour and pieces of chorizo fried with the meatballs. Enjoy!

This is an elegant starter for Christmas day and quite light. You can use a smoked fish of your choice, smoked salmon, flaky hot smoked salmon, smoked mackerel or smoked trout. I’ve given you a recipe making homemade mayonnaise but you can easily use Hellman’s. Enjoy!

A tray of hot sausage rolls makes the perfect snack for friends and family. There are a lot of variety of sausages but I’ve just used Cumberland with a few Italian flavours. You can open freeze them uncooked and then once solid bag them up or put in a container ready to bake when needed. Enjoy!

This is one of those easy recipes where you rollout a piece of puff pastry, top it and bake it. The slow cooked onions have a wonderful flavour and topped with the parmesan breadcrumbs and thyme make a perfect lunch or starter with some dressed leaves. Enjoy!