Pies, salads, wraps, drinks, loaves, sweets ... and a tartan rug

For a light dinner or lunch

With a few choccie chips and cranberries thrown in

Learn how before we say goodbye for another season

We love 'em boiled with mint and butter too, but have you tried...

For picnics, lunchboxes and desserts

Use up those garden courgettes and basil

Build your menu around our produce report

One of Nadia Lim's Vietnamese favourites, ban xeo is a crispy savoury pancake filled with pork, prawn and bean sprouts.

Make your own crumpets from scratch, and serve with your favourite jam, golden syrup or grill with cheese and ham.

Using two resealable bags, magically create your own soft-serve ice cream in minutes.

Peter Gordon has tips on preparing the best grilled corn, plus flavoured butter recipes to serve with it.

Satisfying yet simple, the act of baking bread is a beautiful thing.

Buttermilk pancakes from The Fed's Kyle Street; decadence is in the blueberry compote and maple and cinnamon butter.

Whip up this fabulous dessert with only six ingredients, and dollop chantilly cream on the side.

An eggplant and shiitake mushroom pate with big flavours.

Bacon-wrapped chicken thighs that are perfect for the barbecue, deliciously served with a fruity peach salsa.

Cut a medley of vegetables to serve with one of these lighter on the hips dips

Enter your favourite special occasion dessert recipe for our judges' scrutiny

New Zealand's favourite mid-morning treat

Ray McVinnie is assembling more than cooking at this time of year

Plum sauce, blueberry coffee cake and a peachy avocado salad

Serve these babies with a big scoop of ice cream

Miso roasted eggplant with rice

Louise Thompson on the new year new you thing

Add some oats, honey and cardamom for extra goodness and flavour

Ice creams, sorbets, semifreddos... 50+ of the best cool desserts for summer.

Make the most of fresh sweet apricots. This is delicious in thin slices for afternoon tea, or with ice cream for dessert

Have fun mixing and matching these dressings all summer long.