Diana Henry

Meaning courgettes in the ‘escabeche' style. The term is borrowed from the Spanish and is used to describe a dish – usually fish – that has been marinated in an acidic liquid.

Burrata is very rich (I can only ever eat half of one), and is brilliant against strong flavours such as sweet peppers and salty capers.

You don’t have to chill or brown the meatballs; the whole thing just undergoes a transformation in the oven

An effortless dish to elevate your vegetarian recipe repertoire

Skordalia is a Greek dip usually made with potatoes, but the bread version is quicker. You can also serve it with roasted vegetables, roast chicken or sardines. Hold on to this recipe!

This has so few ingredients and is very restrained, but it tastes absolutely wonderful. It's simple to make, too. Overview Prep time

A simple supper for the whole family, using sausage meat and a rich, homemade tomato sauce

Apricot upside-down cake is one of my favourite summer desserts. This version is sweetened further by the cornmeal and has a tangy, moist crumb because of the buttermilk.

I do so much roasting that I was surprised at just how happy I was to eat a sautéed chicken when I made this.

Prepare in just five minutes then let the oven do the hard work