RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Peppered nugget steak

  A boozy mushroom sauce makes for sheer decadence in this fruity peppered nugget steak by Ainsley Harriott

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  Chanukah courgette latkes

  The Vegetarian Society adds a cream cheese and beetroot topping to pan-fried latkes

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  Pork dumpling and salt-fish hotpot

  Jason Atherton cooks his favourite dish from Singapore - this traditional dish combines the flavours of prawns, pork, spring onions, aubergines and ginger and is always served in a clay pot

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  Real banana custard

  Silvana Franco serves up nursery food at it’s finest with this simple pudding that can be devoured hot or cold

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  Rum and pumpkin tart with bitter chocolate

  A wickedly indulgent dessert from Giorgio Locatelli: meltingly crisp pastry filled with caramelised pumpkin, rum and oozing bitter chocolate

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  Spaghetti primavera

  A light and tasty pasta dish that makes the most of spring - primavera - vegetables.

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  Wiggly worm jelly

  This easy recipe from Rachel Slack for green and orange worm-filled jelly will delight your little monsters

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  African pilaff

  Tender pieces of marinated chicken add flavour to Samara Rolt's pilaff served with a refreshing chilli salad

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  Potato salad with caviar a la raisa

  Anton Edelman created this special potato salad recipe for Raisa Gorbachev, the wife of the former Russian president

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  Sri Lankan pork curry with pandanus

  Sophie Grigson uses a roasted spice blend to give her black Sri Lankan curry its characteristic flavour