The trick and treat of pumpkin dishes: smaller varieties are much easier to prepare
Gráinne O’Keefe: Crown Prince and Hokkaido are much less of a horror show to prep and they taste better, too
Pumpkin and beef short rib lasagne
Using thin slices of baked pumpkin instead of pasta sheets is a great way to make a gluten-free lasagne
Roasted pumpkin stuffed with orzo and blue cheese
If you aren’t a blue cheese fan, goat’s cheese or smoked cheddar work really well
Pumpkin tart with Velvet Cloud sheep’s milk yogurt
The yogurt adds a slightly savoury note to counteract the sweetness
Three simple bakes anyone can make: fudgy chocolate cake, cinnamon swirl traybake and some savoury scones
Gráinne O’Keefe: These recipes are perfect for sharing or making a batch for the freezer
Chocolate cake with whiskey and almonds
This chocolate cake is one of my favourite recipes, and is very simple
Jalapeño and smoked cheese scones with brown butter and bacon
These savoury scones are the simplest of all recipes
The return of the big roast dinner: the simple way to cook it
Gráinne O’Keefe: As I got older, I started to lament the dinners I had when I was growing up in the 1990s
Roast dinner sides: Potato dauphinoise, broccoli gratin and horseradish sauce
This dish takes just 10 minutes to prepare
Three comforting slow cooker dinners for busy days
Gráinne O’Keefe: As the evenings get darker and cooler, we’re craving tasty stews and soups
Pulled pork sandwiches with barbecue sauce and chimichurri
Shredded, slow cooked pork on toasted brioche buns, drizzled over with barbecue sauce and with finished with Gubbeen, watercress and chimichurri
Creamy chicken soup with wild rice and leeks
Prep time of just 10 minutes before slow cooking this dish and finally ladling out your creamy soup, garnished with curly parsley