RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Cod and prawn fishcakes with tartare sauce

  Diana Henry creates quick and simple fishcakes, sprucing up a jar of mayonnaise to go on the side

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  Pan-fried seafood Xiamen style

  Seafood in its shell is cooked with ginger and spring onions for Chinese finger food at its best – from Gary Rhodes

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  Shortbread

  For a light buttery flavour try James Martin's grandmother's mouth-in-the-mouth shortbread

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  Roquefort and gruyère quiche

  Real men will eat quiche with Matt Tebbutts easy, cheesy recipe

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  Crayfish cocktail

  James Martin's sophisticated twist on prawn cocktail using sweet tender crayfish and fresh mayonnaise makes a delightful starter

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  Chilled borscht with baby vegetables

  Alastair Little serves a jellied beetroot soup with a selection of crisp baby vegetables

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  Double ginger cake

  Lightly crisp on top and with a good, open texture, Nigel Slater's ginger cake is light, moist and delicately gingery.

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  Coconut macaroon tart

  The rich oiliness of coconut in Rachel Allen’s simple recipe helps keep this sweet treat moist for a few days

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  Roast chicken with bacon and Marmite

  Flossie Squires uses a British favourite to give her oven-cooked bird a savoury and beautifully-brown skin

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  Baklava

  Tonia Buxton’s version of this famous sticky, nutty Middle Eastern sweet is the perfect accompaniment to a cup of coffee