Treat yourself to a slice of apple pie with a cup of coffee

A beautiful way to display a nutty desert

With ice cream or cream, this is the perfect after dinner sweet warmer

Fresh pastry for this autumn warmer artichoke pie

Using an avgolemono sauce brings this veal and artichoke dish to life

Chicken and artichoke casserole with mushrooms

A light artichoke salad for fasting

First cousins to the ubiquitous Mediterranean thistle, they look like medieval chevaliers, wrapped in impenetrable green armour – they are artichokes and perfect for lent

A delicious sauce to accompany these lamb meatball make for a great week night dinner.

Former associate editor of Neos Kosmos English edition Ross Karavis lent his tastebuds to judge Melbourne’s best hot cross buns for the Epicure