RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Grilled rattlesnake fillet

  Snake fillet with black eye beans and a smoky chilli jelly from Robert Staegemann - try it if you dare!

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  Roast fillet of beef with provençal tomatoes

  Rick Stein dresses-up a prime cut of roast beef with deliciously flavoursome tomatoes

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  Chargrilled chicken with courgettes

  A colourful dish with yellow and green courgettes, fresh herbs and chilli makes Arthur Potts Dawson’s dish a firm summer staple

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  Venison steak sandwich with 'no mayo' mayo and parsnip chips

  If you want to indulge on the weekend without the excess calories then chef Ricky Andalcio has the answer with his alternative venison steak sandwich and 'no mayo' mayo!

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  Chocolate fudge

  The Women’s Institute fudge makes a great Christmas or birthday present wrapped up in a pretty home-made presentation box

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  Cannon of lamb with fresh liquorice

  An elegant restaurant-style dish of lamb medallions with griddled courgettes and confit tomatoes from Daniel Galmiche

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  Gin martini

  Enjoy a cocktail classic with Chris Sheldon's recipe for a gin martini, James Bond's favourite drink

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  Griddled pork with leek and butterbean cassoulet

  Ben Ebrell combines juicy pork steaks with store cupboard butterbeans in a speedy mid-week supper for two.

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  Lemon grass and lime fish stew

  Ainsley Harriott's fragrant Thai-style stew is perfect for a summer evening - substitute cod with any firm-fleshed white fish if you prefer...

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  Roasted rack of lamb with red cabbage puree and juniper foam

  Jason Atherton makes an impressive dish of roasted rack of lamb with red cabbage puree, savoy cabbage and cabbage butter and juniper foam