RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Baked goat's cheese with autumn truffles

  Jun Tanaka combines two sublime flavours with a sweetly crisp salad in this elegant starter, just perfect for cooler weather

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  Cheesecake with strawberries and balsamic vinegar

  Strawberries and balsamic vinegar were made for each other, as Frank Bordoni's irresistible cheesecake reveals

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  Steamed sea bass in hot beer and ginger lime sauce

  Ching He Huang makes an Asian-inspired dish of whole steamed fish with a tangy sweet and sour sauce spiced with zingy ginger

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  John Dory with beurre noisette and white asparagus

  James Martin has an easy fish recipe using John Dory that's topped with a traditional beurre noisette and served with white asparagus

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  Leg of lamb with couscous

  Couscous studded with pomegranate and raisin makes a pretty accompaniment to Aaron Craze’s rosemary, garlic and lemon lamb

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  Elderflower cordial

  Sophie Grigson captures the essence of warm English summers with this refreshing and versatile elderflower cordial

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  Bucatini with bacon and mascarpone

  Matt Tebbutt’s cheap and easy-to-prepare pasta dish uses a piece of bacon to make a stock - a great thrifty tip

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  Potato chips

  Jun Tanaka likes to serve his perfectly cooked potato chips with ketchup

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  Light fig tarts with yogurt soured cream

  These are simply some sliced fresh figs baked on puff pastry rounds, then glazed and served with what Rick Stein calls yogurt soured cream.

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  Pumpkin soup

  Hot mugs of parmesan-rich, rosemary-scented pumpkin soup from Tana Ramsay are just the thing on a cold night