RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Romana gnocchi with Napoletana sauce

  Gennaro Contaldo’s traditional Italian dish can be assembled the day before it is needed and baked just before your guests arrive

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  Oyster chowder

  Instead of the traditional clam chowder, Martin Blunos gives the dish a sophisticated twist with freshly shucked oysters

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  Huevos rancheros

  Eggs are sunny-side-up in Tom Parker Bowles’ version of this famous Mexican breakfast dish

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  Miso-marinated salmon

  Merrilees Parker adds a deep umami flavour to salmon steaks with sweet yellow miso paste; perfectly matched with a light sushi rice salad

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  Bread and butter pudding

  Giorgio Locatelli creates a sweet sensation using beautifully moist Italian panettone in this well-loved classic nursery pudding

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  Kashmiri chicken

  Anjum Anand’s easy peasy curry is made with a tomato-based masala flavoured with whole spices – serve it simply with boiled rice

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  Chocolate truffle pudding

  Tamasin Day Lewis's wickedly indulgent vanilla-scented chocolate pudding will impress your guests and have them clamouring for more

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  Custard tarts

  Classic cooking, Nigel Haworth creates irresistible individual tartlets using his grandmother's recipe

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  Coconut and raspberry millefeuilles

  Create Anjum Anand’s light-as-a-feather pastry dessert for a special dinner party

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  Momma's meat jambalaya

  A Louisiana Creole dish with a Cajun kick from Charita Jones' homemade seasoning mix