Home comforts

If you like, make a larger version of these mini trifles and pack into a container to take on picnics. To make it nut-free, ensure the madeira cake doesn’t contain ground almonds, and swap pistachios

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

It will be game, set and match to the host who serves up these Wimbledon-inspired treats

Keep things sweet, whatever your dietary requirements

A true summer fruit, currants are at their peak between July and August. Whether red, white or glossy black, these jewel-like fruits are well worth seeking out. Grown in clusters on trusses, each one

SERVES 4 PREP 10 mins plus 1 hr macerating NO COOK EASY V 400g mixed summer fruits (such asraspberries, blueberries, halvedstrawberries and redcurrants), anystems removed2 tbsp icing sugar½ lemon, zes