Peaches, though not grown in the UK are always best when they have travelled the least distance. Buy up the spoils of the early autumn glut from the south of France now and make this intensely sweet and sticky jam that your child will adore.Makes 3 small jarsIngredients8 ripe pea...

This is a Japanese childhood favourite: its sweet stickiness will tempt the fussiest of eaters. It has a certain amount of salt and sugar in it, which is reduced here by using a low-salt variety of soy sauce, and a natural sugar such as agave nectar or honey. Serve with white ric...

on top of each cupcake. Tint 3 tsp of the frosting black and pipe eyes on the ghosts. Finally, sprinkle with edible glitter.Adapted from Halloween Treats by Annie Rigg (£9.99, Ryland Peters & Small)More spooky recipes...Pumpkin whoopie piesSwampy slimy

at different depths and refrigerate again until the jelly is completely set.Serve with a few extra creepy-crawly sweets scattered around the jars.Adapted from Halloween Treats by Annie Rigg (£9.99, Ryland Peters & Small)More spooky recipes...Pumpkin whoopie

drops onto the buttercream eyes. Cut the liquorice strips into spider-leg lengths, 8 for each cookie – and tuck under the top half of each spider to serve. Adapted from Halloween Treats by Annie Rigg (£9.99, Ryland Peters & Small)More spooky recipes

. Cut each chocolate stick into 6 pieces and stick in the middle to look like stalks. sandwich the halves together to finish the pies.Adapted from Halloween Treats by Annie Rigg (£9.99, Ryland Peters & Small)More spooky recipes...Swampy slimy jellies

Monika’s Prawn & Courgette CouscousThis ten-minute supper from corner-shop ingredients results in a steaming, fragrant bowl of couscous. You could replace the prawns with any cooked protein: cubed tofu, or even simply a couple of handfuls of pumpkin seeds.Feeds 4 adults, or hungr...