RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Sausage, radicchio and barolo wine risotto

  Spicy Italian sausage, bitter-leafed radicchio and a robust Italian red wine make excellent partners in this substantial risotto from Diana Henry

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  Korean BBQ kalbi

  Judy Joo serves up traditional Korean BBQ beef called kalbi.

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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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  Soft chocolate cake with crema di mascarpone

  A flourless cake that is light and intensely chocolatey from Theo Randall

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  Roast duck and gravy

  Trina Hahnemann makes fresh duck stock for a delicious gravy and stuffs whole duck with prunes and apple for a great alternative to turkey for Christmas dinner

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  Traditional bread sauce

  For a delicious bread sauce, try Brian Tunrner's luxurious version, flavoured with fresh herbs and spices

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  Maple-roasted mushroom burgers

  The sweetness of pure maple syrup is a tasty match for a meaty Portobello mushroom burger by Celia Brooks Brown

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  Chicken satay

  Everybody's takeaway favourite, chicken satay is incredibly easy to make at home.

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  Spinach and lentil soup (rishta)

  Patricia Kateb has devised this lightly spiced, warming soup with a great combination of flavours, textures and colours

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  Pumpkin soup with cheese toasties

  Pumpkin and sage are a wonderful pairing and the toasties that accompany this velvety soup are made using Sage Derby, the flavour-packed cheese from Silvana Franco’s home city