RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Sichuan sweet chilli prawns

  The tongue-tingling flavours of Sichuan come alive in Ching-He Huang’s recipe for spicing up prawns

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  Baked Alaska

  This retro dessert is coming back in fashion, so try this recipe with raspberries from Tom Kerridge

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  Roast chicken with artichokes

  Tom Parker Bowles serves a rich and satisfying bread sauce with this excellent roast dinner

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  Fish pie

  Allan Galway adds a twist to the classic fish pie, by putting the mash on the bottom and topping with a golden layer of melted cheddar

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  Fruit crumble cheesecake

  For a crumble with a difference, make good use of seasonal fruit and bake Nigel Slater's scrumptious pudding

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  Jerk mussels

  Charita Jones adds a touch of soul to a simple bowl of mussels, with a vibrant taste of the Caribbean

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  New potatoes with samphire and broad beans

  Galton Blackiston cooks with spring’s seasonal produce, along with pullet’s eggs – a slightly smaller egg from a young hen

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  Mulled wine

  Combining citrus, spice and sweetness, James Martin's recipe for our favourite tipple at Christmas is deliciously aromatic

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  Rabbit with lemon dumplings

  Diana Henry slow-cooks rabbit joints wrapped in bacon and serves them with little lemon and watercress dumplings

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  Whisky potted prawns

  Matt Tebbutt’s mum used to make these when he was a child. He says this dish is “unashamedly rich and old-fashioned but really hits the spot”