RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Miso poussin with pickled cucumber

  Master of Japanese cooking, Nic Watt, uses a sensational blend of Japanese flavours in this exquisitely marinated baby chicken dish - perfect for a glamorous sharing platter

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  Chicken in a jar

  Paul Bloxham serves a dramatic dinner party dish of chicken cooked in a preserving jar with a deluxe salsa verde and crisp slices of French sourdough bread

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  Rhubarb, lemon and mascarpone whip

  Poached rhubarb, lemon zest and juice and pine nuts are stirred into mascarpone in Clodagh McKenna’s pretty dessert

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  Chocolate and vanilla semifreddo

  Angela Hartnett creates a truly indulgent layered ice cream cake, lightly flavoured with amaretto liqueur

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  Apple pie

  For a comforting winter treat, try Matt Tebbut’s recipe for traditional home-baked apple pie

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  Chocolate pistachio truffles

  Clodagh McKenna was taught this delicious recipe by a chocolatier from the area where she lives in Italy

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  No-fuss vinaigrette

  Use this multi-purpose dressing on summer salads or warmed up as a sauce - leave overnight for the flavours to infuse

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  Sea bream with pomegranate, fennel and orange salad

  A fresh flavoured winter salad with pan-fried bream makes a great lunch dish, from Jun Tanaka

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  Tarka dahl

  Tarka dahl is prepared in four stages: soaking, boiling, seasoning and tempering - Parpeet Basi explains all to John Torode

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  Spicy wild boar meatballs with spaghetti

  Using ready-made wild boar sausages, it takes no time to make Aaron Craze’s delicious pasta dish