From: Rachel Allen's Dinner Parties
This is a gorgeous autumnal dessert with a wonderful pink colour. It’s also a great excuse to go out foraging for blackberries!
From: Rachel Allen's Dinner Parties
This divine dessert is a twist on the classic combination of peaches and cream. The bright translucent fruit jelly looks gorgeous perched on the rich smooth pannacotta.
From: Rachel Allen's Dinner Parties
This is a wonderfully light dessert of puff pastry layered with cream and raspberry. It looks very grand and impressive, so do serve it at the table as it looks best before it is sliced.
From: Rachel Allen's Dinner Parties
Like most stews, this can be made in advance and will taste even better reheated the next day.
From: Rachel Allen's Dinner Parties
Poached monkfish is quite easy to cook when entertaining as it just needs a few minutes in boiling, salted water, and can be prepared in advance.
From: Rachel Allen's Dinner Parties
Cheese soufflé is a classic and not nearly as scary a dinner party prospect as you might imagine. This version, with goat's cheese and smoked mackerel, is a fantastic variation on the theme.
From: Rachel Allen's Dinner Parties
Porcini are one of the most prized mushrooms. They are dried for preservation and when rehydrated in water they bestow their powerful, almost meaty flavour to the liquid. This tart uses that liquid and other mushrooms, as well as the porcini themselves, so it is crammed with mushroom flavour.
From: Rachel Allen's Dinner Parties
The loin is the most tender cut of lamb with a meltingly soft texture.
From: Rachel Allen's Dinner Parties
Pine nuts are such a versatile ingredient, they can add texture and depth to anything from couscous or salads to pestos and even tarts.
From: Rachel Allen's Dinner Parties
The pancakes contrast perfectly with the moist and crunchy salad, while the mint brings a real freshness.