This luxurious braised lamb dish is served with a creamy parsnip purée and fresh green salad.
Master the (very simple!) art of crêpe-making and you've got endless possibilities, both savoury and sweet. The thin unleavened pancakes are an ideal base for everything from veggies and meat to fruit and chocolate.
Sweet, flaky baklava is the perfect dessert to serve with tea at the end of a meal. Make sure your phyllo pastry is completely thawed before working with it, and don't worry if it tears—there are so many layers, no one will ever notice.
For a summer-fresh twist on Dutch apple pie, swap the traditional filling with a tangy custard made of sour cream and seasonal blueberries. Plus, the no-fuss streusel topping is much easier to make than a classic rolled pastry.
Sunshine cake, really angel food cake made with whole eggs, is relatively obscure despite being around for more than a century. However, with its light moist texture, golden colour and citrus flavour, it makes an ideal Passover dessert using kosher-for-Passover ingredients, as well as one for Easter (see Variation, this page) and certainly deserves more celebrity.
Quiche often made its way onto my family's weekend menu as I was growing up in France. This crustless version is a welcome twist during summer, when you don't want to spend too much time indoors making dough. It also makes a fantastic brunch option. Just be sure to wring out as much liquid as possible from the zucchini and spinach, so the quiche doesn't become soggy. – Jennifer Bartoli, Food specialist
These apple delights, part pie, part cake and part square, are called almás pite in their native Hungary. We don't typically grate apples when baking, but the unique method helps give these sweet sensations their unusual texture!
Savour the flavour of fragrant, ripe peaches all year long with a homemade jam that preserves the sweetness of this favourite stone fruit.
A creamy chicken filling pairs up with a flaky crust for a family dinner winner.
