RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Smoked eel with beetroot

  Eel, a fairly rich fish, goes perfectly with the tanginess of beetroot in Arthur Potts Dawson’s recipe

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  Treacle tart ice cream with candied pecans

  Round off a dinner party with Stephen Terry’s clever twist on the gastro pub classic, treacle tart

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  Sichuanese dan dan noodles (dan dan mian)

  Authentic Chinese flavourings, including fragrant Sichuan pepper, combine to tasty effect in Fuchsia Dunlop's homely noodle dish

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  Roast rack of pork with crackling

  Galton Blackiston adds lemon, garlic and sage to classic roast pork - for really top-notch crackling, look for dark, dry skin when buying pork

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  Loin of lamb with black pudding and creamy leeks

  Fromage frais leeks and a simple butter sauce add the finishing touches to James Martin’s mustard-crusted lamb

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  Miso poussin with pickled cucumber

  Master of Japanese cooking, Nic Watt, uses a sensational blend of Japanese flavours in this exquisitely marinated baby chicken dish - perfect for a glamorous sharing platter

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  Green garden soup

  Gary Rhodes' soup is a good excuse to bring gorgeous green vegetables together. If some are not available broccoli and spinach also offer rich flavours

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  Coconut macaroon tart

  The rich oiliness of coconut in Rachel Allen’s simple recipe helps keep this sweet treat moist for a few days

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  Lime cheesecake

  For a scrumptious dessert serve up Annie Rogers' lime cheesecake, a delicious citrus-flavoured concoction of cream cheese and cream

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  Welsh rarebit with stout

  Another great ‘food for a fiver’ dish from Matt Tebbutt – an easy peasy snack that’s full of flavour