• Recipe collection
• Mango

20 refreshing ways to make the most of peak, cheap mango season

Mangoes are plentiful and juicy right now. Put them to delicious work in the kitchen with these mouth-watering recipes.

• Christmas

Adam Liaw’s pavlova Barbara

Based on a Palestinian Christian dessert, this pav-with-a-difference is decorated with fresh fruits, nuts and seeds.

• 2 hrs +
• Adam Liaw

• Substantial salads

Heirloom-tomato salad with peaches, mint and almonds

I make a version of this salad every Christmas, it makes for a wonderful side for ham or roast meats.

• < 30 mins
• Julia Busuttil Nishimura

• Baking

Apricot, almond and cardamom cake

This gently spiced cake contains nuggets of sun-dried apricot for a perfect balance of sweet and tart.

• 1-2 hrs
• Julia Busuttil Nishimura

• Baking

Helen Goh’s melt and mix cinnamon tea cake topped with pears (or plums)

This quick and easy cake batter only requires a mixing bowl and a whisk (OK, and a small saucepan).

• 1-2 hrs
• Helen Goh

• Baking

Karen Martini’s apple and cherry brown butter cake meets clafoutis pudding

This satisfying and comforting cake is reminiscent of the French pudding, and you can vary the recipe to bake it year-round.

• 2 hrs +
• Karen Martini

• Fruit desserts

Sweet whipped ricotta with roasted vanilla plums

This make-ahead ricotta mousse is a wonderful dessert base for all kinds of fresh or roasted fruits.

• 30 mins - 1 hr
• Helen Goh

• Recipe collection
• Baking

Peachy keen: 33 sweet and savoury summer stone fruit recipes to savour

Peaches, apricots, nectarines and plums are at their absolute best right now. Make the most of them with these seasonal recipes.

• Baking

Adam Liaw’s cherry and almond pavlova

Switching to icing sugar in your pavlova helps stabilise the meringue.

• 2 hrs +
• Adam Liaw

• Baking

Cherry pavlova with almond and yoghurt noyaux cream

Noyaux, a liqueur made from apricot or cherry pits, imparts a wonderful almond flavour to this luscious cherry dessert.

• 2 hrs +
• Helen Goh