Benjamina Ebuehi’s recipe for pumpkin spice mini doughnuts with maple cream
Make these doughnuts from scratch in half an hour, and serve with seasonal spices and maple cream
Anna Jones’s winter citrus salad recipe
The modern cook: Seasonal citrus takes centre stage in this salad of sweet oranges and bitter leaves, and a simple, south Indian lemon pickle
Claire Ptak’s recipes for blueberry pie
Baking: Here are two takes on the classic blueberry pie, one a crumble cake brimming with fruit, the other a buttery lattice tart that could become an obsession …
Thomasina Miers’ recipe for baked cauliflower with roast almond and prune mole
A golden baked cauliflower smothered in a prune and almond sauce makes for a superb vegetarian centrepiece
How to make the perfect smacked cucumbers – recipe
This cool, crunchy Sichuan salad, drenched in garlicky dressing and fiery chillies, is now a global favourite. The secret? Make sure you bruise the cucumbers, rather than actually smash them
How to make the perfect raspberry jelly
There are many ways to get this berry jelly wrong, or just right – but our resident perfectionist has tried most of them, so you don’t have to
How to make perfect nanaimo bars – recipe
This Canadian staple has long been interpreted differently, with various nuts and biscuit bases, but which version nails it?
Rachel Roddy’s recipes for festive pasta
Pork and parmesan tortellini in a rich broth and a rich, celebratory pasta and mushroom bake
Benjamina Ebuehi’s no-bake mango, ginger and lime tart recipe
If you can’t stand the heat, try this zingy no-bake tart with a temptingly crunchy base and tropical mango and lime filling
How to make candied chocolate orange peel (and an orange old fashioned) – recipe
Chocolate-coated candied citrus peel always goes down well at this time of year. Why not add a cocktail with the same flavours?
Felicity Cloake's recipe for coq au vin
The definitive step-by-step guide to this quintessentially French peasant dish of boozy chicken laden with lardons and herbs
Feeling fruity: five citrussy recipes to lift the gloom
Feeling fruity: Five recipes to use citrus
Thomasina Miers' recipe for roast and whipped aubergine with chilli and mint dressing
Aubergine roasted, whipped and dressed in a zippy vinaigrette makes a memorable, meze-style centrepiece
Pillion rides off with top prize at British independent film awards
The gay BDSM biker romance won best film at the Bifas, tying with Iraq war drama Warfare for most awards on four each
Honey bombs recipe by Trine Hahnemann
A Scandinavian classic treat to eat with hot tea
Felicity Cloake's top 10 Christmas cooking cheats – recipes
Can’t face a lot of last-minute, late-night cooking? Then use these shortcuts, from an easy Scandi smörgåsbord to perfect mince pies
Alice Zaslavsky’s strawberry and stracciatella salad with orange dressing – recipe
Anything tomatoes can do, strawberries can do sooner writes Alice Zaslavsky, who pairs the berries with stretchy cheese and a sweet-sour dressing
Don’t chuck your orange peel – save it to make a zero-waste cake
Orange rind gives this polenta cake wonderful depth of flavour
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's polenta recipes
Yes, it's traditionally a winter food, but there's no reason you can't cook with polenta when the sun's out
Rachel Roddy’s favourite low-stir risotto recipe
Peas pop in the mouth to great delight in this low-maintenance spring vegetable risotto based on a recipe by a favourite Italian cook