Crab with potato cake and mango salad: Thomasina Miers’ recipes for a spring Sunday lunch

Asparagus is here again! If you have the self-discipline not just to scoff it all immediately in a mound of butter, here are nine simple steps to turn it into a perfect seasonal soupSoup is rarely on | Food, Soup, Starter, Vegetables, Spring food and drink, British food and drink

Beans, herbs and peppers add a tasty twist to the classic combination our parents cooked for us• Read Yotam on ditching fad dietsCooked slowly in the chicken juices, the butter beans are creamy and | Food, Chicken, Potatoes, Life and style, Beans, pulses and legumes

Perfect for easy entertaining, these party-friendly pastries can be enjoyed seedy, cheesy or even with peas, says our panel of pastry expertsFilo pies are my go-to for entertaining, but what are the b | Chefs, Food, Pastry, Cheese, Spring food and drink, Vegetables

My spicy skillet ground turkey and snap peas is a hit with readers (and my own family).

These summery snacks are based on the popular pintxo, only with the chilli blended into an artichoke tapenade that’s spread on toast and topped with the olive and anchovyGildas are such a lovely pre | Snacks, Food, Vegetables, Starter, Fish, Seafood, Bread, Spanish food and drink

An enterprising little starter in a tin bursting with familiar pizza flavours, plus two summery fishy tartsCrab, wonderful crab, an ingredient that has always been found on my restaurant menus and at | Spring food and drink, Seafood, Food, Fish, Starter, Main course, Baking, Pie, British food and drink, Shellfish

Mark Bittman’s spicy shrimp salad with mint, a recipe from 1998, still packs a fresh, lemony punch.

Just spaghetti, butter, lemon, cheese and basil. Easy to perfect, and here’s how …Al limone (no translation needed) is perhaps the perfect primo for this time of year, when we’re still waiting f | Food, Pasta, Fruit, Italian food and drink, Main course, Starter, Spring food and drink, Cheese

Dorie Greenspan’s blueberry crumb cake is a delightful vehicle for the summer’s first (or the freezer’s standby) blueberries.

These vegan burgers are child’s play and fun to make, tooThis is exactly my kind of recipe. It’s easy, flavourful and, as a bonus, it’s crispy, too. In fact, it’s so simple, you could make the | Vegan food and drink, Vegetables, Food, Beans, pulses and legumes, Burgers, Bread, Main course

Gather and prepare your gear now for an excellent summer of grilled hamburgers, jerk ribs, cabbage wedges, yakitori, soy-basted chicken thighs. …

This Mediterranean-inspired orzo bake, with sweet red peppers, Halkidiki olives, halloumi and salsa verde, makes for a stunning midweek meal as summer approachesBaking orzo in the oven leaves you some | Cook Up A Feast With Tesco Finest

Celebrate World Whisky Day on 17 May with this sort of highball/whisky sour with an intruiging turquoise tingeWe’ve all got the odd dusty bottle of liqueur hidden away at the back of the cupboard, s | Cocktails, Spirits, Food, Fruit, Whisky

This lemon cake will whack up the wow factor, while the filling and topping are a lot less fiddly and involved than they at first appearWhen I’m entertaining, I like a dessert that’s going to brin | Cake, Food, Dessert, Fruit, Baking, Nuts and seeds

Ali Slagle’s chickpea noodle soup is soothing, satisfying and built on pantry staples (because you’re not going to the store right now).

Cybelle Tondu’s new recipe combines crispy-edged chicken cutlets with tender lettuce, sweet peas, salty prosciutto and a buttery pan sauce.

Courgette and chickpea flour fritter-pancakes that take inspiration from both the Renaissance and the modern TikTok ageLike millions of people all over the world, ideas are often planted in my head by | Food, Italian food and drink, Baking, Vegetables, Main course, Side dishes

A waste-saving, resourceful and powerfully flavoured broth featuring coriander, garlic and old breadToday’s punchy and bright-green garlic and coriander soup is an intriguing Portuguese way to use u | Food, Food waste, Environment, Soup, Bread, Vegetables, Portuguese food and drink