RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Ginger nut key lime pie

  A taste of sunny USA is encapsulated in this zesty dessert by Charita Jones

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  Lamb cutlets with minty mustard crosnes

  Arthur Potts Dawson cooks the latest delicacy to hit the markets, crosnes (pronounced crones) also known as Chinese artichokes

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  Herring salad with dulse

  Gary Rhodes uses an Irish sea vegetable, to add an extra hint of the sea to his potted herring salad

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  Moules à la normande

  Impress your dinner guests with Matt Tebbutt's glorious Normandy recipe of juicy, plump mussels with apple brandy and bacon

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  Singin' hinnies with spiced butter

  Sophie Grigson recalls a fond childhood favourite - a Sunderland recipe of fried scones that appear to 'sing' as they sizzle while being cooked

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  Baklava

  Enjoy these sweet treats of syrupy, nutty filo pastry with refreshing mint tea or strong coffee after dinner, with a recipe from Rachel Allen

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  Kozhi Melagu Veruval

  Atul Kochhar’s fried chicken dish is spicy with pepper and other Indian ingredients but is not chilli-hot

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  Crispy pig’s trotters

  Matt Tebbutt’s recipe takes a little time, but the result is sublime and well worth the effort

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  BBQ chicken with salbitxada sauce

  Bill Granger’s chicken recipe is a taste of hot Spanish sun, served with a delicious Catalan sauce of tomatoes, almonds and garlic

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  Spiced lamb steaks with pomegranate couscous

  The key to Tiffany Goodhall’s dish is the marinade, which has lots of cumin to give a warm, spicy feel