Desert island dishes

Imagine a bowl of linguine in rich tomato sauce, topped with crispy Parmesan breadcrumbed chicken, drizzled with the most delicious garlic butter… This Chicken Parmesan Garlic Pasta is going to become your new midweek favourite!

The best whole roasted cauliflower recipe, roasted until golden on a bed of tahini yoghurt topped with homemade chimichurri sauce.

Turkish Eggs: a simple breakfast that makes for a balanced choice. Poached eggs on garlic yogurt with a spiced paprika melted butter

Pasta Alla Norcina is originally from a region called Umbria, right in the middle of Italy. It’s from an old town called Norcia and originally used black truffle shavings. Since most people don’t have truffles lying around on a weeknight, this creamy sausage pasta recipe doesn’t use it but if you were feeling fancy, a drizzle of truffle oil would be delicious.

This gorgeous gratin is bursting with the flavours of sweet tomatoes, courgettes and fresh basil. A true celebration of summer...

Like a Pasta Fagioli, this easy Tomato and Bean Pasta recipe is perfect for busy weeknights - as told to me on my podcast Desert Island Dishes by Stanley Tucci. What better recommendation is there than that?!

Chocolate, eggs and sugar - you are just 3 ingredients away from the most delicious dessert...

This baked boursin pasta with artichokes is so simple and packed with so much flavour. Simply bake the sauce, cook the pasta and mix.

To celebrate 200 issues of Observer Food Monthly, Nigel Slater revisits and updates 10 of his all-time favourite dishes, including roast lamb and couscous, scallops with yuzu and apple bread and butter pudding

This Baileys Tiramisu is inspired by an authentic Italian tiramisu - but with a little twist... Discover layers of coffee and Baileys-soaked lady finger biscuits, creamy Baileys-infused mascarpone and intense cocoa powder. What could be more delicious?