Easter recipes

A great meal to make when entertaining, this is all cooked in the oven, leaving you more time to mingle.

Easter feast! Save room for this tempting celebratory spread. Stain eggs with a delicate pattern by soaking them in tea.

Lightly spiced with cinnamon, this carrot cake slice is always popular. Piping the decorations is easy if you use a little sandwich bag with the corner snipped off.

Why choose between cake and lollies when you can have both in one handy slice?

Adding a few drops of almond essence will give this tasty Greek almond crescents by recipes+ a lovely flavour. Wrap them in colourful paper and present them as a lovely Easter gift.

Beef fillet is a beautiful, premium cut of meat. This dish can be created successfully with a boneless mini lamb roast or lamb rump. It's all cooked in the one baking dish, minimising the washing-up, and is so easy it could be delegated to anyone in the family.

Cinnamon, mixed spice and treacle combine together to give these cookies a rich, dark colour and flavour. Their crown of chopped walnuts make them the perfect treat for grownups.

For a change, try filling the egg halves with Easter novelties or lollies before joining halves together. For a special touch, use coloured writing gel or fudge to decorate eggs with flowers of anything that takes your fancy. Find them in the baking aisle of your supermarket. Note

We used blue sugared almonds, available from confectionery and speciality nut shops, but you can use any colour you like. Note

Use up leftover hot cross buns to make this speedy, delicious dessert.