Prima ’s homes and food editor, Bella Evennett-Watts, shares her top advice and insider tips for this month

■ Serves 6 ■ Prep 15 mins ■ Cook 40 mins 1kg Bramley apples, peeled½ lemon, juiced175g golden caster sugar¼ tsp ground cinnamoncustard or ice cream, to serveFOR THE CRUMBLE350g plain flour175g salted

■ Serves 6 ■ Prep 20 mins ■ Cook 2 hrs 10 mins 1 tbsp olive oil750g lamb neck, cut into chunks4 carrots, cut into chunks1 red onion, cut into wedges400ml chicken stock, plus extrafor the couscous400g

Rise and shine with a traditional Irish breakfast, from marmalade cake and banana muffins to waffles and wheaten farls

PREP: 15 MINS COOK: 25 MINS CALS: 337 FAT: 7.5G SAT FAT: 2.5G CARBS: 56G SERVES 6 Delicious banana bread and sticky toffee pud with a low-fat toffee sauce. YOU WILL NEED 150g pitted dates 1tsp bicarbo

Toast, soup, a bake, a biscuit… When the days are dark and cold, you want simple recipes with a nod to nostalgia and childhood comforts, but with flavours that feel right for now