RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Grilled bananas with rosemary, toffee sauce and instant ice cream

  James Martin's hot bananas topped with luscious toffee sauce are served with creamy banana buttermilk ice cream, that's made in just minutes

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  Spiced fishcakes

  Anjum likes these fishcakes best with salmon and trout, but they work really well with many types of fish – Indians often eat fishcakes as bite-sized morsels before dinner

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  Ultimate meatballs with spaghetti

  Inspired by The Godfather, Fergus O'Sullivan recreates Clemenza's recipe for meatballs with a rich tomato and red wine sauce

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  Hazelnut cake

  Theo Randall gives an Italian twist to the traditional British dessert of cake and custard, by serving warm hazelnut cake scattered with grated chocolate and light, frothy zabaglione

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  Asparagus pesto (with penne)

  Merrilees Parker blitzes up a quick and tasty asparagus pesto that's perfect with a bowl of penne pasta

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  Sea bass en croûte with mousseline sauce

  Michel Roux’s regal dish takes time, but all the elements can be prepared ahead, then all you do is take the fish in its pastry crust from the fridge to the oven 40 minutes before you want to serve it.

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  Fig crostata

  A fruity tart with vanilla-flecked pastry that would be equally well received at a picnic or dinner party, from Giancarlo Caldesi

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  Mango, passion-fruit and papaya lassi

  This refreshing Indian yogurt drink is packed with tropical flavour and makes a great match with spicy food

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  Dovedale & beetroot layered yorkshire pudding

  A colourful dish with tangy vegetarian blue cheese from The Vegetarian Society

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  Chocolate simnel cake

  Matt Tebbutt’s chocolate simnel cake is made with two types of marzipan sandwiched between sponge and topped with chocolate truffles and glazed almonds