Baking: To ensure that half of us aren’t missing out on this supremely savoury treat, we set the record straight with a trio of quiches thickly filled with smoky chorizo, spinach and ricotta, and a puff-pastry number with pancetta

It’s the season for chocolate guzzling, but don’t limit yourself to foil-wrapped treats ... Spike cookies, tiramisu cupcakes, brioche, macaroons and even simnel cake with the good stuff for one very happy Easter

Claire Ptak recipes: Simply tossed in sugar and eaten on its own, or added to a chocolate drop, candied citrus peel is not only a delicious sweet treat but a great way to use up something that is often thrown away

Quick desserts: This week, we’re giving everyday vanilla ice-cream a makeover. Behold it transformed into a sundae with blood oranges and caramel, or – combined with another sweet staple, digestive biscuits – into the sandwich of dreams

Baking: This southern belle hides a delicate, pale crumb and layers of figgy filling beneath a frilly bonnet of marshmallow-like icing

Baking: As Pooh Bear will tell you, honey can be a tricky ingredient. But here its sweetness deftly balances bitter dark chocolate in a gooey cake, and allies itself with almonds in a tray of crumbly macaroons

Baking: Add a few extra ingredients or change your cooking method and a simple batter can flip the end result from savoury – as in these American popovers – to sweet, like lemony, puffy Dutch babies

Baking: Oranges are in season just when we need their colour, flavour and nutrition to brighten up winter’s muted palette. Make the most of these globes of sunshine in an upside-down cake or a zesty, fragrant salad

Baking: When the winter stodge is weighing you down, these sweets offer a ray of sunshine – and a lower dose of sugar. Start with an avocado and chocolate mousse, then move on to an anglicised peanut butter cup

Christmas baking: The dishes are washed, the games packed away and all that remains is some broken mince pies and a wedge of stilton. These bakes – one sweet, the other savoury – will make heroes of your Christmas leftovers

Christmas baking: Does ‘Christmas pudding’ have to come in only one form? This year, take traditional flavours – dried fruit, booze, spices – and shape them into seasonal sweet goods with a difference

Thanksgiving dessert recipes: A light and palate-cleansing pomegranate prosecco gelee and a granita to keep you cool

Baking: Get your nutcrackers ready for the first walnuts of winter: it’s time for an adult take on those childhood favourites the Walnut Whip and the French financier. The leftovers will even spice up your hot chocolate

Baking: Whether cooked into a sweet paste for cheese or simply poached with vanilla, these quince treats bring warmth to the crisp, dark days of autumn

Baking: Squash season is in full swing, with butternuts and pumpkins in abundance. They add lovely moisture to cakes, like in this all-American bundt with maple and spice, or you could simply caramelise them into a condiment

Baking: From Mexico to America and Europe, many cultures celebrate this time of year with fires, fancy dress and sweet treats. Try adding some bitter bonfire toffee or ghoulish meringue bones to your repertoire

Baking: The sweet notes really sing in these sheet cakes. First up is a gorgeously moist Latin American ‘three milk’ cake, then a nostalgic sponge glowing with egg yolks – a rectangular tin makes both a breeze to cut into party-perfect portions

Baking: Fig leaves are great for infusing custards and ice-creams with flavour, and they’re quite easy to find. They bring a surprising note of coconut to these creme brulees, and pair brilliantly with buckwheat shortbread

Baking: This pair of recipes takes two traditional desserts into fresh territory to create toothsome slices of candied pear dipped in chocolate and a fruity twist on a classic eve’s pudding

Baking: Are you chewy or chunky? Either way, there’s no doubt a plateful of homemade cookies will make you popular with friends, colleagues, and tutors alike