This is a lovely, light summer salad with lots of texture and flavour combinations. Any blue cheese can be used, if gorgonzola isn’t on hand. And peaches can be replaced with the nectarine if you wish.

There are few things as satisfying as assembling a salad which has been entirely grown yourself.

Courgettes grow at a rapid pace during the summer months, so be sure to harvest them while still young. This delicious zesty cake is a good way to use up your harvested crop. With its super tangy lime icing, it’s a great treat to enjoy on a hot summer’s day.

Sweet crab and crispy chicory come together in this easy summer salad. It only takes minutes to prepare, and is great served for friends at lunch with a glass of chilled Riesling.

This fresh and crunchy take on the classic Waldorf salad has lots of bite and tang from the added goat’s cheese.

Simple to make, yet worthy of a gold star, this carrot cake really is a winner in the afternoon tea department. Rich, moist and flavourful, it’s an all-round winner.