RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Poached oysters with dill-pickled cucumber

  Impress guests with Adam Byatt's super-trendy starter, served with foamed oyster sauce

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  Fish and chips

  Double cooked chips are the secret to this British favourite from Roopa Gulati

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  Quesadillas

  These wraps will be a sure-fire winner with your little banditos!

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  Pennette al forno (four cheese pasta bake with ham)

  For a simple, hearty meal al'Italiano try Gino D'Acampo's pasta bake, flavoured with four tasty cheeses

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  Sri Lankan pork curry with pandanus

  Sophie Grigson uses a roasted spice blend to give her black Sri Lankan curry its characteristic flavour

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  Beetroot, st. tola cheese and herb salad

  The creamy Irish goats' cheese, St. Tola, is perfectly complemented by earthy beetroot and fresh herbs in Matthew Fort's quick recipe

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  Haunch of venison with red wine and tangy beetroot puree

  Paul Rankin creates a ruby red venison dish complementing the rich gamey meat with a red wine sauce and zingy beetroot puree

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  Pan-fried mango

  Silvana Franco's quick and easy mango dessert takes your tastebuds straight to the tropics

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  Tagliatelle with walnuts

  For a quick and delicious meal, try Theo Randall’s tagliatelle with an unusual nutty bread and milk sauce

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  Steamed sea bass

  John Burton Race serves oven-steamed sea bass with a rich buttery basil sauce on a bed of cannelloni beans and Italian vegetables