Please don’t be put off by the long list of ingredients that go into these scones, they’re actually really easy to make and are delicious eaten with some cream cheese flavoured with roughly chopped fresh herbs or some soft creamy goats cheese. Depending on the occasion I’d suggest making tiny weeny ones if you’re sharing your picnic with a large group or make more traditional sized scones for the family and serve with a thermos of hot soup (we’d eat these after a days surfing on a rather cold Cornish beach).

These are really useful and you can store them in an air tight container for up to 2 weeks. You can substitute the baguette for ciabatta or foccacia that might be beginning to go stale.

These are a family favourite and I never have any left over! If you don’t have any grainy mustard try replacing with a small handful of sesame seeds and spoonful of soy sauce which works so well with the sticky runny honey.

This Minty little potato salad goes really well with a Higgidy quiche. It's made with yoghurt rather tha mayonnaise so it has a clean crispness about it that's perfect with warm pastry. You can make it the day before and store it in a Tupperware which will prevent any deterioration. If your garlic cloves are chubby and fat you may only need one not two but if you like it pretty garlicky then don’t hold back!

So you are wanting to serve a pie to your friends for a tasty lunch? Perhaps the perfect way to finish it off would be some chunky wedges of Roasted Butternut Squash...