Raw or cooked, oysters give a sense of occasion to any menu.
These buttery chocolate and vanilla cake-like treats are best enjoyed the same day they're made, meaning they're a great dessert to make on short notice. To preserve the freshness of any leftover ground almonds, store them in an airtight container in your freezer.
These jam-filled sandwich cookies are based on one of Austria's most famous desserts, the Linzertorte. For soft, chewy cookies, assemble a day in advance. For crispier cookies, sandwich the same day as serving.
Pumpkin pie spice adds an autumnal flavour to this scrumptious coffee cake.
Tart grapefruit gives refreshing flavour to these savoury shortbread cookie bars. Gradually add the food colouring to the glaze, alternating between red and orange, until you get a light coral colour. The tint will intensify as the glaze dries, so stop adding food colouring when it's a touch lighter than your desired shade.
A crunchy almond streusel takes this show-stopping free-form pie to a higher level. Make it with locally grown strawberries, since the flavour and texture of the filling depends on the quality of the berries.
Crisp on the outside and gooey in the middle, these flaky turnovers are a cinch to make.
