An Easter feast may seem a daunting prospect if you’ve just turned vegan. As Lent draws to a close and abstainers from chocolate, meat and alcohol anticipate breaking their fast with a clutch of foil-wrapped eggs and a glass of bright-fruited merlot alongside their roast leg of lamb, those pursuing a plant-based diet might find options at the table wanting. All those butter-rich cakes, and eggs, chocolate or otherwise…

The best approach if you’re hosting an Easter get together, says Aine Carlin, is to steer clear of replacing the starter or centrepiece roast dish for dish. ‘Instead I go for lots of smaller options that people can share and help themselves to,’ she advises. ‘Get some great dips on the table, serve up some substantial grains, throw in dishes to create your own menu.’

It relieves the pressure of having to tick all the traditional boxes, and for the food writer, who decided to turn vegan overnight eight years ago, it’s an approach that forms the basis of her new book, Cook Share Eat Vegan.