RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Fennel, herb and chilli salad

  The aniseedy twang of Mitch Tonks' salad has a natural affinity with fish

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  Beetroot, st. tola cheese and herb salad

  The creamy Irish goats' cheese, St. Tola, is perfectly complemented by earthy beetroot and fresh herbs in Matthew Fort's quick recipe

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  Pigs' ear cake

  Nope this isn't a novelty-shaped kids' cake, Claude Bosi really does add strips of blanched pigs’ ears to a parmesan and parsley sponge – you heard it here first!

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  Lemon posset

  Using just three ingredients, James Martin's lemon posset couldn't be easier

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  Pork and leek sausages with black pudding and leek mash

  Wholesome British flavours - pork, apples, cider and black pudding - make a delicious (and quick) sausage supper

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  Black bun with whisky

  Tom Lewis makes black bun - an incredibly dense and spicy fruit cake served on Hogmanay and after midnight to the "first footers" of the New Year. The secret to a really moist filling is soaking the fruit overnight. This is a recipe for real whisky lovers!

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  Sirloin beef burger

  Tom Parker-Bowles shares his best burger recipe, made with sirloin beef and topped with a slice of Swiss cheese and gherkins, lettuce and tomato

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  Chicken thighs stewed with summer vegetables

  Tamasin Day Lewis’s simple summer dish can be left to cook unattended for nearly an hour, then brought to the table in the pot

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  Strawberry jam omelette soufflé

  Jun Tanaka whisks egg whites and egg yolks separately to achieve a super-light omelette, flavoured with lemon zest, vanilla and jam

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  Shepherd’s pie

  Brian Turner’s traditional farmhouse favourite is a simple and economical way to feed the family