Nigerian banquet

Beef suya | Goat suya | Boli | Sweetcorn | Barbecued Snapper in a Palm Oil marinade

This month

It's summer and the emphasis is on flavour, says Nigel Slater - white punnets of strawberries steeped in passion juice, cold cuts smothered in fiery, home-grown horseradish sauce, and lovely soft English lettuces.

This month…

Small is beautiful when the sap's rising, glorious green vegetables in tiny mouth-watering shapes and sizes, gooseberry fool, Lancashire cheese and poached wild salmon for a real treat says Nigel Slater.

Moroccan tajine with pickled lemons

Jane Grigson was The Observer’s distinguished food writer for many years. Here is a recipe that was first printed in this paper in March 1983.

This month

The greenest shoots, the tiniest Jerseys, the coolest mint, the broadest beans, the nippiest lobster, the shiniest mackerel, the gamiest duck. Oh and don't forget the rhubarb. Nigel Slater picks what's fresh for spring