SERVES 4-6 PREP 20 mins plus cooling COOK 50 mins EASY 1 medium pumpkin or butternutsquash2 tbsp olive or rapeseed oilpinch of Aleppo chilli flakes, plusextra to serve (optional)3 tbsp maple syrup100g

To get the best from a kale salad, you need to chop it up finely. I love using curly kale, as I find it’s more tender. If you have time, dress the salad 10 minutes before you serve it, as the kale lea

Pack these moreish little tarts into a freezerproof container for an easy cook-from-frozen solution. MAKES 6 PREP 30 mins plus cooling COOK 1 hr 15 mins EASY ❄ 4 red onions, thinly sliced2 tbsp sunflo

A crowd-pleasing pie with a rich, buttery filling. Sage leaves are baked into the pastry while the beetroot adds vibrant colour. SERVES 8 PREP 30 mins plus40 mins chilling COOK 1 hr 30 mins MORE EFFOR

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I cannot overemphasise how utterly sublime Brussels sprouts cooked this way taste: the leaves charred and crisp, then tumbled in a sticky sweet-and-sour sauce of mashed dates and balsamic vinegar… the