RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Herb crepes with smoked salmon, crème fraiche and cucumber

  Smoked salmon with crème fraiche and cucumber inside golden herb-speckled crepes, make a stylish starter from Claire Macdonald

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  Ottoman lamb with sultan’s pleasure

  Diana Henry serves a Turkish classic of stewed lamb on a creamy purée of aubergines, the latter of which is also known as hunkar begendi, meaning ‘the sultan likes it’

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  Warm pear, cinnamon and almond zabaglione

  Paul Merrett uses pears in this traditional Italian dessert of lightly whipped custard flavoured with Amaretto.

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  Lamb with yogurt marinade

  Slake lamb cutlets with Caroline Hire's zesty mint-flecked sauce for tender barbecued meat

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  Full English breakfast

  Kane Planken cooks the ultimate morning meal, complete with his special homemade baked beans

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  Salmon with sourdough and fresh herb crust

  Treat your body to a little winter de-tox with Jess and Laura Tilli's favourite healthy and delicious fish dish

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  Chicken in creamy asparagus sauce

  Brian Turner serves chicken pieces in a rich white wine and cream sauce, topped with buttery spears of asparagus

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  Sweet soy and spring onion chicken

  A nutty vegetable stir-fry ready in 15 minutes, from Amoy's Chef Yang

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  Quick roast chicken with fresh veggies

  Ideal for feeding a hungry family, Rachel Allen rustles up a hearty roast meal

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  Wild asparagus and broccoli salad

  This speedy start-of-summer salad combines crisp spears of wild asparagus and broccoli with olives, fontina cheese and a sprinkling of Japanese breadcrumbs