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Valencian paella, where the dish originates, is made with rabbit and/or chicken, green beans and fat white beans. This version combines seafood and meat. Paella shouldn’t be stirred (like risotto) as

Refresh dull dinner times with these recipes you will want to eat time and again

Bring the joy of a beach-shack supper to your back garden with fried nibbles, barbecued fish and a cocktail-inspired sweet treat

Taken from her new book Pull Up A Chair, these recipes from Martha Collison are perfect for summer entertaining.

Making the most of the season’s fresh and tangy bounty, these colourful dishes are perfect for sharing in the sun

■ Makes 12-15 ■ Prep 40 mins plus cooling, chilling and 1 hr setting ■ Cook 15 mins unbaked dough only 175g softened butter, plusextra for the tin100g golden caster sugar250g plain flour, plus extrafo