Make ahead

Add some spice to your classic burger with these lamb mince patties, filled with chilli-paste, garlic, and topped off with some Greek-style yoghurt.

Sprinkled with a light dusting of icing sugar, these pretty biscuits add a celebratory note to your Christmas or birthday festivities. Use your favourite jam to fill.

Make ahead: You can make pie up to 4 hours ahead. Cover, then refrigerate. Low fat: Use reduced-fat or skim milk. We used a frozen chunky vegetable mix of cauliflower, broccoli and carrot. Choose a potato variety that’s suitable for mashing. Note

This lemon meringue pie has the more simple biscuit base, rather than the classic pastry. The tart, citrusy filling topped with lightly baked meringue is true to tradition.

Lattice Biscuits are no longer being made, but any plain un-iced biscuit can be used.

Line base and 2 sides using 1 strip of paper Repeat with remaining 2 sides. These will act as levers when removing slice from pan. Note

Sure it's convenient to buy liquid or cubed beef stock from the supermarket, but nothing quite beats the natural goodness and flavour of the home made version. Freeze in convenient batches to use in sauces and gravies.