RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Poached oysters with dill-pickled cucumber

  Impress guests with Adam Byatt's super-trendy starter, served with foamed oyster sauce

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  American pancakes with crispy bacon and maple syrup

  Whisking the egg whites separately to the yolks produces light and fluffy pancakes - perfect for this American-style maple and bacon pancake brunch dish

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  Braised hare biryani

  A classic Indian banquet dish made the traditional way by Atul Kochaar

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  Smoked paprika lamb neck fillets with ratatouille

  Peter Gordon makes a simple lunch dish that can be served warm in winter or cold on a hot summer day

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  Salmon filo parcels with dill sauce

  A creamy mustard and dill sauce compliments tender salmon wrapped in crisp filo pastry in this smart, yet simple dish

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  Bird in a bird roast

  James Martin spurns the turkey for his Christmas lunch, instead cooking up a stunning four-bird roast

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  Baby guinness chocolate puddings

  Clodagh McKenna makes chocolate mousse with a difference served in baby beer glasses

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  Smoked eel with pineapple and basil jelly

  Complex yet complementary flavours distinguish Jason Atherton's sophisticated dish from world-renowned restaurant El Bulli

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  Cream sauce with morels

  Tristan Welch’s mushroom, Madeira and cream sauce makes a great accompaniment to meat or fish dishes - or try it with pasta

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  Roast chicken with bacon and Marmite

  Flossie Squires uses a British favourite to give her oven-cooked bird a savoury and beautifully-brown skin