RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Scallops with pea puree and smoked bacon veloute

  A salty bacon cream sauce is the perfect complement to fresh scallops in this classic dish from Michael Caines

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  Artichoke and salsify salad

  Elegant and elaborate, Tom Aikens' salad of artichoke, potato and salsify is served with a decadent truffle vinaigrette

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  Hot mulled cider punch

  For a warming winter tipple packed with flavour, try Joe Wadsack's sweet and spicy mulled cider punch

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  Dark and sticky spare ribs

  This is sticky finger food at its very best from Diana Henry

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  Braised lamb shanks with champ

  A lip-smacking stew from Tamasin Day-Lewis - meaty lamb shanks in a tangy sauce with buttery spring onion mash

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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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  Root vegetable soup with parsley and pecan salad

  Warm yourself on chilly nights with this smooth autumnal soup, its golden colour and sweet flavour perfectly complimented by a herb and nut salad

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  Lasagna

  Kenny Logan’s recipe combines the traditional Italian, by the inclusion of milk which gives a wonderful mellow rather than acidy tomato flavour, and the not so traditional Scottish with the use of a sharp cheddar

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  Pizza masterclass

  Theo Randall shows how to make traditional Italian pizza with a crisp golden base and fresh tomato - you'll never get a takeaway again

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  Rum and pumpkin tart with bitter chocolate

  A wickedly indulgent dessert from Giorgio Locatelli: meltingly crisp pastry filled with caramelised pumpkin, rum and oozing bitter chocolate