This is a lovely recipe to make anytime, but particularly in the summer while tomatoes are so sweet and flavourful and cherry tomatoes are a perfect size for a one bite canapé. They are pretty easy to make - scooping out the insides of the tomatoes is the trickiest part - but a tiny spoon or the small end of a melon scoop make it a quick job. Of course this recipe can be enlarged to make a delicious salad, but if you are rather taken with the idea of a cherry tomato filled w

This satay chicken recipe is great either as a canapé or, made a little larger, as a starter. Marinading before cooking the chicken ensures that it stays really tender, so don’t be tempted to miss this step out. The skewers can be served either hot or cold and they make a tasty addition to a picnic hamper. It’s a really versatile dish, well worth trying. Ingredients - makes about 20 250g chicken breast For the marinade 1 tbsp runny honey 1 tbsp soy sauce (tamari soy is genera

These are the easiest little cookies to make yet. Just throw the 4 ingredients plus a pinch of salt into a food processor. Blend. Chill. Roll out, place an almond on top and cook. And they are gluten free. It sounds too easy, I know, and they are really tasty. Great as a little petit four or a teatime treat. Ingredients - makes approximately 20 small cookies 140g icing sugar 140g ground almonds 1 egg white 0.5 tsp almond essence Pinch of salt To finish: 20 whole blanch