Squid ink tomato pasta and honey and fig semifreddo: Chris Leach’s Italian recipes for the end of summer

Cooking at this time of year is all about low-effort, maximum-impact options.

This savoury dish comes together quickly but looks striking, while the dessert showcases figs at their most flavoursome The secret to late-summer/early autumn cooking is to keep things relatively low-effort, not least to assuage those back-to-work/school blues. And that rule applies across the board, whether you’re making a midweek meal, entertaining or serving up a long, slow Sunday lunch.…