This is a fabulous fennel recipe – it’s great with roast lamb or can be eaten as a vegetarian dish on its own. Preheat the oven to 170C/325F/Gas 3. Melt the butter in a casserole dish over a ...

Both the base and stems of Florence fennel can be cooked by braising or roasting, which make it sweet and tender. Cut off the root end and the leaves and peel the outer layer of skin away ...

Cover tightly with foil and bake for about 1 1/2 hours, until the onions are very tender. Meanwhile, in a small skillet, toast the fennel seeds over moderate heat until fragrant, about 3 minutes.

This baked antipasti is veering towards a warm salad. I wanted to use the fennel in my garden and I love baked feta — the good-quality stuff will hold its shape and it goes well with these flavours.

But food enthusiast Emilie Pullar from The Burnt Butter Table has come to the rescue with her "easy and insanely delicious" sausage pasta bake recipe ... the garlic and fennel seeds and let ...