RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Cheesy fish

  Gabby Logan's child-friendly dish is a perfect introduction to fish

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  Ham in coca-cola

  Brought to you by Nigella Lawson, this traditional recipe from the Deep South, involves simmering a juicy ham joint in sweet spiky cola

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  Lambs’ kidneys with samphire on toast

  Don’t settle for the same old pre-packed lunches when you’re pushed for time – Richard Corrigan uses spectacular ingredients in a simple way

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  Marzipan fruits

  Katie Caldesi shows how to make the most beautiful edible decorations for your Christmas tree

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  Steamed sea bass

  John Burton Race serves oven-steamed sea bass with a rich buttery basil sauce on a bed of cannelloni beans and Italian vegetables

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  Pistachio and cardamom cake with warm spiced figs

  Transport yourself to the Arabian Nights with Diana Henry's beautiful spiced cake

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  Home-made tomato sauce

  Matthew Fort thinks classic simplicity is best, so doesn’t add anything to his tomato sauce but tomatoes, onion, garlic and olive oil

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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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  Loin of lamb with black pudding and creamy leeks

  Fromage frais leeks and a simple butter sauce add the finishing touches to James Martin’s mustard-crusted lamb

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  Fish and chips served with mushy peas

  Flaky fish in a crisp beer batter, perfect golden chips and a glorious pea puree make a meal to remember from Jean-Christophe Novelli