Autumn

Celeriac is one of those ingredients that people like but they don’t really know what to do with. They usually just end up mashing it, but North Yorkishire-based chef Ruth Hansom loves using it to make a dauphinoise, and this starter is a nicer, more elegant version of that

Lightly spiced sweet pears are the perfect seasonal topping for a traditional creamy rice pudding. This is elevated comfort food at its very best

Pairing soft, earthy goat’s cheese and juicy seasonal blackberries, this panna cotta makes for an impressive dinner party dessert and is surprisingly easy to make

This hearty veggie soup will warm you up on a chilly day

A crème fraîche spider web adds a striking yet easy-to-achieve effect to this autumnal soup. Serve to your guests to warm them up on a cold and frosty evening

Make celeriac the star of the show by roasting it whole and drizzling liberally with an autumnal pesto. Serve as a vegetarian centrepiece, or as a side to a more traditional roast dinner

In-season plums add a burst of sweetness to this honey mustard-glazed chicken traybake. As the plums bake, they intensify in flavour

Serve this tasty curry with chapatis, or with rice. If you can't get Sri Lankan curry paste, this will also work well with Thai curry paste

Anjum Anand has created this aromatic fish curry using a light peppery spice mix which can be used in a variety of curries