RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Jam shortbreads

  From James Martin, scrumptious buttery shortbreads with a jammy 'button' in the middle

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  Rice and spinach cake

  Clodagh McKenna’s rice cakes use creamy goats’ cheese, parmesan and nutmeg, and are perfect with a red pepper salsa

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  Braised ox cheeks with mash

  As supermarkets seek to bring back customers with cheaper cuts of meat, Tom Parker-Bowles cooks a dish that is both cheap and comforting

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  Beetroot borscht

  Try Ainsley Harriot's version of the Eastern European beetroot soup - it's low in fat and incredibly good for you

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  Salmon with beetroot and cauliflower cream

  James Martin's colourful recipe pairs richly flavoured salmon with piquant marinated beetroot and luxurious cauliflower cream spiked with horseradish

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  Tarka dahl

  Tarka dahl is prepared in four stages: soaking, boiling, seasoning and tempering - Parpeet Basi explains all to John Torode

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  Spiced chicken legs

  Galton Blackiston value-for-money marinade is made up of plenty of store-cupboard ingredients, including apple juice to keep the meat moist

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  Raspberry and elderflower trifle

  Paul Rankin is proud of his trifle combination; however feel free to use up what you have in the house: biscuits instead of Madeira cake, raspberries instead of blackberries… After all isn’t that just how trifles came about in the first place?

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  Pheasant with prosciutto, marsala, glazed turnips and game chips

  Arthur Potts Dawson proves that you don’t have to compromise on taste to save money with his thrifty game dish

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  Salmon fillet with datterini tomatoes

  Theo Randall cooks together sweet datterini tomatoes with capers and olives and braised fennel to give ordinary salmon a taste of Mediterranean sunshine