RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Stuffed breast of veal with fennel and green olives

  For a winning way to feed friends for a special occasion, try Tamasin Day-Lewis' stuffed breast of veal with wine-enriched sauce

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  Lily kwok's curry

  Helen Tse shares her grandmother's recipe for Chinese chicken curry

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  Rib of beef with salad

  Gary Rhodes' herby butter-smeared beef steaks are divine with a simple salad

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  Jellied bacon and parsley with potato salad

  Matt Tebbutt plays with texture in this sensational starter of savoury bacon and creamy Jersey Royal potatoes

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  Bread sauce

  There's nothing like home-made bread sauce gently flavoured with cloves and nutmeg to jazz up a Sunday roast. From James Martin

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  Fire roasted pequillo pepper hummous with crispy lamb mince

  Paul Bloxham's tempting pepper-spiked hummous marries beautifully with crispy lamb mince and caramelised onions, in this magical Middle Eastern style appetiser

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  Pickled cucumber

  For a splendid accompaniment to salmon and rice noodles, try James Martin's hot cucumber pickle with the zing of Szechuan pepper

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  Hake with clams and parsley

  This simple but impressive Basque recipe from Mario Batali consists of pearly white hake with baby clams in a garlic and parsley sauce

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  Panna cotta with confit tomato and basil syrup

  Stephen Terry creates an unusual fragrant dessert with sweet tomatoes and a basil sauce

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  Breast of lamb st ménéhoulde

  Matthew Fort recreates an original Elizabeth David recipe using a much-neglected but tasty cut of meat