Relaxed food for friends

Keep it simple by serving delicious dishes of lasagne. Make the tomato and white sauces, then just assemble the different lasagnes according to taste

Classic lasagne
Roasted vegetable lasagne

Serve your lasagnes with fresh and tasty salads and crunchy garlic bread. Each dish is a classic, but updated for a modern party, so the young, old, and in-betweens will love it too

Tangy beetroot and bean salad
Green salad with buttermilk dressing
Garlic bread toasts

Win them over with this show-stopper of a dessert that's a doddle to prepare

Cherry chocolate Pavlova

Welcome your guests with glasses of cold, cold Prosecco Raboso (£7.99, Marks & Spencer) - pink Prosecco that's bubbling with raspberry fruit. Fizz at a great price.

With the food bring out the soft and juicy red Taste the Difference Argentinian Malbec 2006 (£6.99). For a white, chill down Vin de Pay des Cotes de Gascogne NV (£3.69, both Sainsbury's).

For sheer indulgence pair the Pavlova with the lightly honeyed Moscatel de Valencia NV (£3.58, Tesco). Serve cold.

Alternatively, try these summer punch recipes