RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Salmon and smoked haddock fishcakes

  David Massey demonstrates the simple pleasure of a well-crafted fishcake using fish poached in milk with bay leaf

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  Baked apples stuffed with ginger, ricotta and chocolate

  Peter Gordon's spiced apples sit in a moat of palm sugar and coconut cream sauce

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  Spanish-style meatballs with chanterelles

  Benjamin Tish, executive chef at Salt Yard Restaurant in London, cooks a Spanish favourite

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  Chicken in a jar

  Paul Bloxham serves a dramatic dinner party dish of chicken cooked in a preserving jar with a deluxe salsa verde and crisp slices of French sourdough bread

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  Deep-fried monkfish and halibut with pea purée and parsley oil

  The kids might well fight you for James Martin’s yummy adult version of fish fingers

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  Truffle omelette

  Fresh mushrooms and luxurious black truffle shavings are combined in Mike Robinson's fabulous omelette

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  Lamb shish kebabs

  Tom Parker Bowles’ tasty kebabs can be assembled ahead, then cooked and served quickly when everyone comes home starving

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  Pork chops with morels and wild garlic

  Jun Tanaka puts an interesting spin on pork chops, with the smoky flavour of lapsang souchong tea

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  Cereal rye bread

  For a deliciously flavourful loaf try Paul Hollywood's recipe for bread made with rye and assorted seeds

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  White chocolate and avocado semi-freddo

  Aaron Craze makes an unusual dish using the forgotten fruit, avocadoes,which are eaten as a sweet in milkshakes and desserts across the world