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Serves 4

Grilled Autumn Fruits with Sabayon Cider Sauce

A lovely versatile fruity dessert that can be made ahead for stress-free entertaining. Serve the sauce warm or cooled: either way this is a sensation for autumn and winter.

Serves 6

Plums in Marsala

Marsala has a wonderful depth when cooked with fruit or, indeed, any other ingredient. Serve this luscious dessert with rice pudding and other creamy puddings - or simply on its own.

Makes 1¾ pints (1 litre)

Mulled Wine Sorbet

With all the flavours of Christmas this sorbet is a very special dessert with which to finish a festive meal...

Serves 6

Fresh Fruit and Mint Vinaigrette

Although this lovely recipe may sound more like a dessert than a starter, it's actually a brilliantly refreshing way to begin a meal and cleanses the palate for what lies ahead.

Serves 4

Coffee Granita

Refreshing to eat and easy to make, all you need to serve this lovely dessert is some whipped cream.

Serves 4

Compote of Figs in Port

Dessert figs that have become too dry to eat as they are can be excellent made into a compote. This is superb served with ice cream, but failing that, try it with some Greek yoghurt.

Serves 8

This is the recipe to make when there's a real glut of ripe strawberries. It's a much nicer way to conserve them than simply freezing them. The granita looks like sparkling jewels when you serve it in tall glasses.

Serves 6

Summer Fruit Compote

This wonderful summery compote is a great way to use up a glut of fruit if you grow your own or find some reduced in the shops. The joy of it is that you can use any fruit you like.

Serves 6-8

Debbie Owen's Iced Tea

Hot tea suits the fickle British climate but in hot and humid parts of America this gorgeous iced tea reigns supreme. It was given to me by my friend Debbie Owen and is authentic and wonderful!