Perfect outdoor eating for 2

Stuffed Cabbage Leaves with Toasted Pistachios and Pine Nuts

You can make all sorts of stuffings if you follow the basic recipe – you could use cooked lentils or other chopped nuts or whatever ingredients happen to be handy. 

Spiced Pork Kebabs with Apricots

Needless to say you use dried apricots for this pleasantly spicy dish, and although it is simple, you do need to leave time to make it, because the pork should marinate for several hours before cooking.

Rhubarb Compôte

Sometimes the simplest recipe can be a star if it's done properly. Rhubarb suffers from being over-boiled and smashed to a pulp, but if you cook it gently in the oven with just sugar and no water, it will slowly release its juice, keep its chunky shape – and taste wonderful.