The ultimate simple and sweet canapé. Use the best strawberries and chocolate you can and make sure the strawberries are bone-dry before dipping into the melted chocolate. Serve on long wooden skewers.

Chocolate and chilli make a delicious partnership.

Chocolate pastry filled with a creamy coffee filling, a recipe from chocolate queen and AGA Demonstrator Patricia Dunbar. This dessert can be made in advance.

French Toast is a great way to start the day and was the typical breakfast to prepare you for a full day of ice hockey among French Canadians. By Derek Stump, Assistant Manager at Divertimenti.

Just the thing for a leisurely breakfast, baked eggs nestling in juicy tomatoes, with the warmth of chilli and a hint of garlic. Serve with lots of hot buttered AGA toast!

Hot Cross Buns are traditionally served on Good Friday and mark the end of the Lent.

Any health guru will tell you that porridge is a perfect start to the day and this recipe is particularly virtuous, as it needs only water, not milk. That’s not to say it can’t be made more indulgent with any number of delicious toppings.

Replicate a lovely lazy-day café brunch with this scrumptious dish. Just add orange juice, good coffee and your favourite paper and sit back happy in the knowledge that this light protein-rich breakfast is doing all sorts of good.

This Farmhouse Fruit Cake is a perfect afternoon treat all year round. 

The Victoria Sandwich, named after and a favourite cake of Queen Victoria, represents classic English baking and in our opinion should only be made with butter for the best flavour. I find it therapeutic to make it the traditional way once in a while, alternatively use a hand or stand mixer.

A marbled plain and chocolate cake enhanced by orange liqueur is a recipe from chocolate queen and AGA Demonstrator, Patricia Dunbar. 

These cakes or pies are a cross between a cookie and a cake and originated from the Amish community in America. Be as creative as you like in decorating them!

Lavender is perfect for adding flavour to baked goods and desserts, enjoy this easy AGA recipe for Lavender Shortbread.

AGA toast is renowned for its golden crisp outside and soft centre.

Wonderful to serve with dips and drinks, these Cheese Straws are the perfect accompaniment.

Makes a large pot of soup for the colder evenings using autumnal vegetables. If you do not have tiny pasta, break up some spaghetti into small pieces.

A traditional English recipe lovely for summer entertaining. There is no need to top and tail the gooseberries as they are sieved to make the purée.

A classic recipe, which can accompany roast lamb or it can be served as a lunch or supper dish with a simple green salad. The potatoes need to be very thinly sliced.

These savoury pancakes are delicious with crispy bacon and cooked bananas. Ideal for breakfast or brunch.

Quick and easy to roast in the AGA, many vegetables can be cooked this way depending upon the season. This recipe uses summertime varieties.

Cook your carrots to perfection in the AGA.

Getting in your five a day has never been easier, or more delicious, with this rustic soup. A steaming thermos on a crisp country walk will keep everyone toasty.

This curry is delicious as a vegetarian meal, however, if like a few people we know, dinner doesn’t count unless there’s meat involved, a diced chicken fillet can easily be added when frying...

The perfect accompaniment for salads or soups, this Feta and Olive Loaf is bursting with Mediterranean flavours.

Perfect the art of cooking with wine on the AGA with this easy Mussels recipe.

Full of fresh flavours, this Shropshire Pea and Mint Soup makes for a delicious starter or light lunch.

Chicken Liver Pâté is a great appetiser for entertaining. Guaranteed to impress your guests, it's easier than you might think to whip up.

These can be prepared in advance, then chilled and cooked just before serving. Serve one each for a starter.

Jerusalem artichokes are very easy to grow and can be inter-planted with sunflowers, of which they are a variety. The tubers are in season all through winter.

Red Windsor or Windsor Red, is an English cheddar marbled with port, elderflower or red wine. It gives the scones a lovely hint of pink!

This festive dessert will delight your guests after dinner. Delicious served warm or cold.

Deliciously fresh and fruity, this dessert is beautiful served with vanilla ice cream or custard.

The tart damson jam pairs perfectly with the sweetness of the meringue in Dawn's Damson Meringue Roulade.

For a fruity twist on a classic, try this recipe for Raspberry Buttermilk Scones with Clotted Cream. 

Not just for Halloween but a fantastic pie for the Autumn season whilst pumpkins are readily available.

Rhubarb and ginger is a classic combination of flavours which works wonderfully in this crumble.

Perfect for dipping in to a big mug of tea, these Orange and Chocolate Whirls are a tasty treat.

The perfect dessert for festive gatherings, this Chocolate and Chestnut is a rather decadent treat.

Make the most of delicious ripe peaches by griddling them on the AGA.

Winter is the perfect time for comforting, steamed puddings and what better flavour than using your own home-made marmalade?

This is a recipe from Richard Maggs, the AGA Cookery Doctor, he says 'apple cakes originated from my home county of Kent where fruit is something you find everywhere.'

Crisp meringues and billowing folds of freshly whipped double cream flavoured with rosewater, truly scrumptious for a decadent afternoon tea.

These scones are cooked direct on the hotplate on a simmering to moderate heat. They are also known as Scotch Pancakes, Griddle Scones, Crempogs or just plain Pancakes!

Fresh cherries partner well with almonds, if fresh cherries are not available then used drained bottled or canned. Make sure the cherries are pitted, stones removed, to avoid expensive dental bills!

A delicious 'cut and come again' cake for eating with a cup of tea or coffee. You can substitute pecans for the walnuts and it freezes well.

This is such an elegant dessert and looks beautiful when simply presented with a few artful drizzles of sauce.

Cherries and almonds are great friends and this neat tart works equally well served cold at a picnic with cream or warm with ice-cream after dinner.

A summer favourite, this cheesecake is simple, stunning and so moreish, you may have to make a couple just to keep everyone happy

Traditionally a cake made by girls in service for their Mothers on Mothering Sunday, not only as a gift but as an indication of their baking skills. Nowadays it is eaten as an Easter cake.

Smoked Haddock and Parsley Fishcakes is one of our favourite dishes and ideal to make if you have left-over fish and mashed potato.

A quick and tasty appetiser to serve for a Christmas celebration party. Accompany with a good chilli sauce and garnish with watercress.

French Onion Soup is a culinary classic and so simple to create. Enjoy as a starter or a light supper.

This vegetarian dish is perfect as a starter or as a main meal. Make one large quiche or several smaller ones.

Delicious warm or cold, this light and tasty Asparagus and Goat's Cheese Tart makes for an ideal starter or lunch.

Delicious recipe for vibrantly coloured, healthy Beetroot Soup. Serve with a swirl of crème fraîche and a sprig of fresh dill.

These are individual Yorkshire Puddings filled with horseradish cream topped with a slice of beef. Ideal for a substantial starter or light lunch.

 A comforting simple soup easily and quickly made. Serve in espresso cups for elegant entertaining or in a soup mug with sandwiches for lunch.

This is a light soup which is very low in calories. Don’t be tempted to cook the cauliflower for longer because the soup will lose its delicate flavour.