RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Steamed spinach and rice dumplings

  Anjum Anand never serves a starter at dinner parties, just nibbles when her guests arrive. Try these light, vibrant dumplings with chutney as finger food or for a snack or light meal

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  Italian bubble and squeak

  Arthur Potts-Dawson, London’s leading eco-friendly chef, cooks ribollita – an Italian take on bubble and squeak that literally means ‘reboiled’

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  Lemon chicken (Pollo ai limoni)

  Matthew Fort serves spatchcock chicken drenched in lemon juice, garlic and chilli with a bitter leaf salad

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  Venison steaks with beetroot and horseradish pesto

  From A Cook's Tour of Scotland by Sue Lawrence. The contrasting flavours of venison and beetroot are a match made in heaven. The pesto can be made a day or so in advance

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  Drunken prawns

  With a marinade of rum, pineapple juice and Cajun spice, Charita Jones creates seafood soul food to die for

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  Egg with minced lamb

  Comedian Shazia Mirza shares her recipe for eggs wrapped in minced lamb in a tomato curry sauce

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  Rack of lamb niçoise

  Angela Hartnett serves succulent roast lamb with a garnish of courgettes, tomatoes and olives

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  Fast rabbit and prawn casserole

  Jun Tanaka's easy casserole is packed with seasonally spring flavours of peas, asparagus and morel mushrooms

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  Fat boy prawn curry

  Matthew Wright’s prawn curry in a rich, creamy sauce is bound to please the whole family

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  Sprout tops and gorgonzola frittata

  Silvana Franco uses sautéed sprout tops in this delicious cheesy frittata – try it with a salad for a quick mid-week supper