James Sommerin, owner and Head Chef at Restaurant James Sommerin on the seafront at Penarth, Cardiff serves up a delicious, light and summery mackerel dish, great for eating al fresco.   Mackerel is very much in season and readily available  – and we all know seasonal is best!

Tesco has the ingredients to fire up the nation’s taste-buds this summer by partnering with Salt Yard Chef Director, Ben Tish, to launch the Flame Academy; a one stop shop for brilliant barbecue food, offering expert BBQ tips, great recipes and ideas to make the nation’s summer sizzle.

Salad with breaded Reblochon

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Sole from la Cotinière Roasted in lemon butter In the spirit of a paella By Nicolas Magie A recipe from the marvellous St James Hotel in Bordeaux

This takes a traditional authentic dish and adds a modern street food twist for a new generation of food lovers and globe-trotting gourmands. This dish is easy to prepare, making it perfect for light lunches or al fresco suppers.

Florence Knight; Head chef at Polpetto restaurant and Sunday Times Magazine’s Cook, has created a beautiful Taste of Summer Menu 

You can always indulge in a Dickinson & Morris Melton Mowbray Pork Pie, however, this recipe shows how you can have a go at making A Pork Pie yourself at home. 

All the weather might be a bit up and down, there’s no denying that BBQ season had begun.

• Steak Sandwich
• Spicy Chicken Wings
• Peppercorn Burger
• Marinated Beef Skewers
• Turkey, Chorizo And Mushroom Skewers
• Mustard And Horseradish Pork Skewers
• Lamb Kebabs

Tom Kerridge, Michelin starred chef, restaurant owner and ambassador of Love Porks’s 2015 Pulled Pork campaign has released his first in a series of recipes aimed at inspiring people to put Pulled Pork on the menu at home.

The recipes are easy to follow, nutritious and absolutely delicious! 

This week is national vegetarian week and to celebrate here are a few recipes which show that meat-free definitely doesn’t mean flavour free!