Lasagna Pasta Toss

Enjoy the comforting taste of lasagna in less than half the time it usually takes to make. If you can't find pappardelle pasta, substitute an equal weight of fresh lasagna sheets and cut each lengthwise into eight strips.

Three-Pepper Chili Sauce

Thick and chunky, this tangy sauce is versatile enough to go from a burger to a baked potato.

Apple Brown Betty

This is an authentic old-fashioned dessert – apples layered with fresh bread crumbs and lemon. It's absolutely heavenly with warm Rum-Spiked Pouring Custard or vanilla ice cream. To make fresh crumbs, trim crusts, tear bread into chunks and chop in food processor until medium-fine and about the size of long-grain rice.

Sausage Minestrone

Minestrone, the popular rustic vegetable-and-bean soup, is piqued with the addition of spicy Italian sausages. Leftovers make fabulous lunches.

Mashed Potatoes With Thyme & Caramelized Onions

Mini Carrot Cake Loaves

Carrot cake is a favourite with its all-important cream cheese icing, but the addition of crystallized ginger takes it up a notch.

Savoy Cabbage Gratin

This makes a savoury autumn side dish alongside Bavarian-style sausages or roast turkey. It's also hearty enough to be a vegetarian main course accompanied by crusty bread and a salad.

Chickpea & Bocconcini Shakshuka

Sublime Mac and Cheese

Before you bake this, the rich mix of sauce and pasta may appear soupy. But don't be alarmed because the macaroni will soak up much of the sauce and give you a perfectly creamy yet easy-to-cut dish.

Christmas Fruitcake Hermits

Bake these traditional Christmas cake flavours into easy last-minute bite-size cookies. Loaded with lots of candied fruit and nuts, these full-flavoured morsels will surely delight everyone.