RECOMMENDATIONS

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  English ale-soaked Christmas pudding

  Let everyone in the family have a stir and make a wish when you prepare Diana Henry's fabulous traditional Christmas pudding on 'Stir-up Sunday'

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  Drambuie set cream with warmed raspberries

  A rich tempting dessert from Eadie Manson, that's liberally laced with Drambuie and ginger wine and served with warm, sweet raspberries

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  Moqueca de camarao

  Merrilees Parker serves a typical Bahian king prawn and coconut stew, a recipe that is a mix of Indian, African and Portuguese influences

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  Mushroom duxelle tartlet with poached eggs and hollandaise sauce

  Paul Heathcote cooks up a treat of mushrooms and puff pastry, served with a poached quail egg and spring onions

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  Lemon posset

  Using just three ingredients, James Martin's lemon posset couldn't be easier

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  Roasted lamb with spiced butternut

  A roasted lamb rump goes beautifully with curry-spiced vegetables and chickpeas in Paul Merrett’s recipe

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  Cornish crab cocktail with avocado and sweetcorn sorbet

  Jason Atherton shows that it doesn't have to be difficult to create a thoroughly stylish starter for a special dinner

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  Spanish-style omelette

  Jun Tanaka’s Spanish-inspired omelette has an unusual ingredient – an ostrich egg

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  Turbot on the bone with erbette

  Simplicity is key in this stunning recipe from Theo Randall that brings the best flavour out of turbot

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  Barbecued vegetable antipasti

  Arthur Potts Dawson grills vegetables and mushrooms on the barbie for a lovely smokey note