RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Stracotto al vino rosso

  This rustic Italian beef and red wine dish is one of Theo Randall’s favourites. He cooks it on a Sunday, serving it with purple sprouting broccoli and polenta

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  Thai green curry with chicken

  The flavours of Thai cooking are so simple, and because you can use a ready-cooked chicken, this recipe by Delia Smith is actually incredibly easy

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  Honey roast duck confit with tomato beans

  James Martin gives rich duck confit a mouth-watering bite with piquant red wine sauce and serves it with tasty tomato and butterbeans

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  Crispy duck with roasted vegetables and beetroot sauce

  Nell Nelson serves a fantastic looking dish of crispy duck sitting on roasted vegetables on a bed of stunning pink beetroot sauce

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  Lemon grass and lime fish stew

  Ainsley Harriott's fragrant Thai-style stew is perfect for a summer evening - substitute cod with any firm-fleshed white fish if you prefer...

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  Trio of smoked salmon

  Royal smoked salmon, gravalax and beetroot smoked salmon are served with three salads in this smart starter by Gary Rhodes

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  Quince and polenta crumble

  Perfumed quince and musky spices combine in Matt Tebbutt's delicious crumble

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  Braised halibut with wild mushrooms, cabbage and garlic cream

  Stuart Gillies cooks the perfect seasonal fish supper using halibut, the largest flat fish in the ocean

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  Cottage pie

  Cheesy potato-topped beef in a wine enriched sauce adds a special touch to cottage pie in this hearty recipe from Tamasin Day-Lewis

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  Orechiette and fennel salad

  Miguel Meastre combines pasta, courgette flowers, fennel, watercress and fresh goats’ curd in this magnificent summer salad – use goats’ cheese if you can’t get hold of curd