RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Shredded lamb with mint and pomegranate

  Warm, succulent, slow cooked lamb mingles with sweet pomegranate in this fabulous recipe from Nigella Lawson

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  Thai fishcakes wrapped in crisp noodles

  Paul Rankin’s creamy salmon fishcakes are pressed with egg noodles and fried until crisp – perfect with an Asian-style salsa

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  Creamy fennel

  Gary Rhodes combines lemon juice, crème fraîche and fennel in this simple starter or side dish

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  Beetroot borscht

  Try Ainsley Harriot's version of the Eastern European beetroot soup - it's low in fat and incredibly good for you

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  Fillet of beef with green apple, blueberries and redcurrants

  Chef Gennaro Contaldo shares a simple family recipe which one of his protégées made for him on a recent visit to Tuscany

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  Braised pigs’ cheeks and chorizo with mash

  Aaron Craze makes an unusual dish using the forgotten fruit, avocadoes,which are eaten as a sweet in milkshakes and desserts across the world

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  Pizza dei forti (gorgonzola and aubergine pizza)

  Home cook Anna Maria Forti Sheikh competes with chef Stephen Midgley on the ultimate pizza

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  Meat samosas

  Alya Rafiq's spiced lamb and vegetable parcels make a delectable Indian snack to serve with drinks or to pack up for a picnic

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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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  Corn bread

  Best served warm from the oven, Lesley Waters's recipe for a classic American corn bread makes a great side-dish