RECOMMENDATIONS

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  White chocolate mousse with black pepper and fresh mint

  Black pepper gives a lovely warm kick to this creamy mousse from Gino D’Acampo

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  Olive and cheese scones

  Gary Mehigan’s savoury cheddar, feta and olive scones make a great tea-time treat lathered in butter or crème fraîche

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  Chicken fricassée

  Anton Mosimann presents a classic dish, adding a surprise touch with oyster liquor

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  Smoked haddock and quail egg canapes

  Your guests will be talking about Tana Ramsay's easy canapes for much longer than it took you to make them

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  Hake with clams and parsley

  This simple but impressive Basque recipe from Mario Batali consists of pearly white hake with baby clams in a garlic and parsley sauce

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  White chocolate, almond and raspberry cake with raspberry frosting and white chocolate drizzle

  This mixture can also be made as cup cakes - it will make eight - bake for half the time then ice as for the cake.

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  Twice-cooked pork

  Gary Rhodes cooks a sweet and spicy dish from the Sichuan region of China

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  White chocolate and berry pavlova

  James Martin's crisp meringue has a soft chewy interior and is topped with white chocolate, whipped cream and luscious selection of berries

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  Shahi maanh daal (creamy black lentils)

  India's staple vegetarian dish of black lentils in a spiced sauce from Punjabi chef Manjit Gill Watch the video recipe

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  Coconut and mustard prawns

  As well as an array of Indian flavours, Anjum Anand adds English mustard to her spicy prawns