Occasion: Easter

Serves: 6

Norman’s Butterflied Leg of Lamb with Lively Salsa

My dad is a pro at barbecuing, especially lamb. This may look like a large, daunting piece of meat, but it’s actually very simple to cook and a hassle-free way to feed a crowd. The marinade and salsa are based on classic Italian flavour combinations and always work.

Serves: 4

Crispy Lamb Cutlets with Aromatic Green Bean Salad

Recipe by Anjali Pathak

From: Four Live

This recipe tastes great hot or cold. Easy to cook for entertaining or a mid week supper.

Serves: 6

Mini Butterfly Chocolate Layer Cake

Recipe by Dr Oetker

For a decadent treat that's sure to impress, the layers of heavenly moist chocolate in this cake are sandwiched together using pink vanilla buttercream and delicately finished with pretty Wafer Butterflies

Makes: 12

Neon Cake Pops

Recipe by Dr Oetker

Cake Pops are always a great hit with children, so they are great for a birthday party!

Makes: 18

Chocolate and hazelnut biscotti

Recipe by Edward Hayden

Biscotti are Italian twice-baked biscuits. They are quite dry and crispy and are a perfect accompaniment to dunk into coffee, crème brulées, mousses or pannacottas. Again these make a very tasty edible Christmas gift and look very attractive packaged in a jar tied with ribbon.

Serves: 6

Garlic and rosemary-smeared lamb cutlets

Recipe by Edward Hayden

Sometimes you are just looking for something a little extra special for a quick midweek meal. Take note if you are planning on getting a little amorous after supper, with six cloves of garlic, this is definitely not the dish for you!

Makes: 10

Chocolate and hazelnut terrine

Recipe by Edward Hayden

This gives a real wow factor, so why not give it a try if you really want to impress your date? Take your time making and assembling it – it is well worth the effort.

Yummy brownies - This is a simple recipe but it turns out to be absolutely scrumptous!

Serves: 20

Total Time: 35

Yummy brownies

This is a simple recipe but it turns out to be absolutely scrumptous!

Rich chocolate hazelnut truffles - I have a "thing" for hazelnut and chocolate! I think the combination of the two is just delicious and sensational so when I was trying to decide on a recipe which hazelnut and chocolate played the main part, I decided to do my own thing and hope for the best!

Makes: 25

Total Time: 40

Rich chocolate hazelnut truffles

I have a "thing" for hazelnut and chocolate! I think the combination of the two is just delicious and sensational so when I was trying to decide on a recipe which hazelnut and chocolate played the main part, I decided to do my own thing and hope for the best!