Layered picnic pie

Bring all the beloved flavours of the classic tart together into a showstopping cake. Almond-rich sponges are sandwiched with black cherry conserve and finished with silky buttercream – just the thing

Share the load with your guests and ask each to make one of these delicious dishes for your next alfresco gathering

Ingredients 320g sheet of ready-rolled puff pastry, roughly 35 x 23cm Drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil Handful of dill, torn Salt and black pepper 3 types of skinless fish, roughly 300g in total, cut

These easy all-in-one dinners will be a hit with the whole family

Ingredients (Serves 8) 3 figs, halved 160 g flour 80 g butter 75 g caster sugar 2 eggs 125 g unsalted butter 90 g self raising flour 50 g ground almonds 1 Rub the butter into the flour until it resemb

Ingredients (Serves 2) ◆ 2 x 250g pouches microwaveable Spanish-style grains ◆ 150ml vegetable stock ◆ 200g frozen cooked mixed seafood (prawns, squid, mussels) ◆ 1tsp paprika (optional) ◆ 200g mussel