Sausages are the base of this rich cassoulet from France, writes Jan Cheshire

Jan Cheshire tackles a traditional Easter simnel cake with 11 marzipan balls on top to represent the 12 apostles – minus Judas, of course.

Soup’s a great way to use up a glut of cucumbers, writes Jan Cheshire.

Pitting cherries for a clafoutis can be a bore. Fresh plums are just as good, writes Jan Cheshire

A salad of prawn, mango and avocado brings a touch of the tropics to Christmas.

Jan Cheshire could eat this berry cheesecake for dessert every day of the week!

We now have quite a few swedes in the vegie garden and as usual it is a challenge to use them up, Jan Cheshire writes

Jan Cheshire swears by this delicious Scandinavian dessert with the intriguing name of Peasant Girls in the Mist.

Just home from a trip to Zanzibar, Jan Cheshire eases the winter cold with celeriac and potato soup

With home-grown apples still plentiful, Jan Cheshire turns back to an old favourite: lumberjack cake

Marinated and roasted salmon makes a delicious centrepiece for Easter, writes Jan Cheshire.

Berry muffins are a lovely way to eat a surplus of fruit.

Jan Cheshire celebrates the warmer weather with a lemon potato salad.

These buttermilk pancakes are very simple to make and delicious with maple syrup.

This is one of the best fish pies that I have ever made and is a very easy and economical recipe.

This is a delicious recipe from my early days in Australia in the 1970s, when I was obliged to do a fair bit of entertaining.

This year we have had our usual crop of “feral” pumpkins, so I plan on making these delicious, spicy biscuits very soon.

WE HAVE had such an overabundance of vegetables this summer that it has been hard work finding recipes to deal with it all.

I don’t usually like salads with noodles, but this one is particularly tasty and very easy to make.

Shortbread is a bit of a tradition with us at Christmastime, they are so easy to make, taste delicious and are very moreish