SEE! TIPSY CHOCOLATE TRIFLE

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Fashionable desserts come and go but a tipsy trifle remains as richly seductive as ever, and makes the perfect sweet. 

SUMMER PASTA SALAD

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This is one of those convenient cool pasta dishes that will prove to be a real winner over the summer season. 

SEE! CRISP GREEN SALAD WITH TAPENADE

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Salads - much like desserts - allow full reign for imagination and creativity. Those composed with a fresh innovative touch can take the place of a main course at lunch or dinner. 

LAMB, TOMATO AND AUBERGINE TORTA

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Torta is the Italian word for cake or pie. In this luscious savoury version, a lining of aubergines is filled with sautéed diced lamb in a thick tomato purée. Garlic and fresh herbs; oregano, rosemary, basil or lemon thyme all add their inimitable flavour and fragrance to the robust filling. A splash of mellow red pepper purée completes the dish. 

WINTER FRUIT SALAD

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A refreshing fruit salad is always an excellent option for dessert, especially after a heavy main course. The trick is to use seasonal fruit in an inspirational way. 

GLAZED APPLES AND PEARS

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Apples and pears are great soulmates yet cooks, strangely enough, seldom think of combining them. Baked together in a light buttery orange sauce they make an elegant but easy dessert. For an added twist accompany the dessert with a frozen slice of mascarpone and blue cheese.  

LAMB CUTLETS WITH COURGETTE TIAN

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In Provence a vegetable casserole is known as a tian. It is traditionally prepared in a shallow earthenware vessel and makes an excellent side dish for meat - either lamb cutlets, roast chicken or homely braised beef. 

KIWIFRUIT AND LIME CUSTARD TART

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Kiwifruit first arrived in New Zealand at the turn of the century. Seeds were brought from China and commercial cultivation began here just before World War Two. Originally called Chinese gooseberry, the fruit was renamed by exporters to avoid confusion with the green gooseberry and to identify it more closely with New Zealand. 

EGGS IN CROUSTADE

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Creamy eggs baked in crisp, individual bread cases with feta, wholegrain mustard, watercress and chives make a breakfast or brunch dish that looks and tastes utterly delicious. 

ROASTED TOMATO TART

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A stunning summer tart, using tomatoes when they are at their ripest, sweetest and most reasonable.