RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Vignole with lamb

  Aaron Craze makes a classic Italian spring vegetable stew topped with Parma ham and served with lamb cutlets

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  Dhal with chilli and garam masala mash

  Rachel Allen makes a delicious Indian-inspired dish accompanied with a spicy mash

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  Mince pie baked Alaska

  If you think you don't like mince pies, try Matthew Fort's jazzed up version

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  Roasted Rooster Potatoes with Garlic and Rosemary

  Andrew Fairlie, well known chef at the Gleneagles hotel has developed this flavoursome recipe, highlighting the tasteful attributes of the Bartlett Rooster potato

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  Bramley apple crumble

  Chef Adam Penney from Hampstead gastropub The Horseshoe encapsulates modern pub food with this do-ahead crumble scented with lemon thyme and black pepper

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  Veal and ham pie

  A double layer of puff pastry makes this pie from Cass Titcombe a really buttery treat

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  Peppered nugget steak

  A boozy mushroom sauce makes for sheer decadence in this fruity peppered nugget steak by Ainsley Harriott

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  Pigeon with juniper sauce and crispy salad

  Radish and turnip provide a delicious crunchy contrast to meltingly tender pigeon breasts in Oliver Rowe’s elegant starter

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  Turkey mole

  Bitter chocolate, spiked with warming spices work well together in this traditionally hearty Mexican casserole

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  Sloe recovery

  Andy Pearson makes a healthy cocktail packed with vitamins and sloe gin to boost the immune and digestive systems