RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Watermelon pickle

  Don't throw away your watermelon skins, but use them to make this unusual home-smoked pickle from Marwari cook Gunjan Goela

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  Dressed crab with egg salad

  Elegant and simple, Michael Caines’ crab dish makes a great starter or light lunch dish

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  Minted gnocchi with chicken and peas

  For a simple dish that’s bursting with flavour, why not tray Aaron Craze’s favourite gnocchi recipe

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  Raspberry soufflés

  Rosemary Shrager's fruity raspberry soufflés are light as air and make a wonderful dessert after a heavy main course

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  Shanghai dumplings

  Add these delicious pork dumplings from Dorian Chan to a dim sum dinner

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  Roquefort and gruyère quiche

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

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  Artichoke salad with bagna cauda

  Green or ‘wet’ garlic has a mild flavour and looks like leek - Jane Baxter and Guy Watson add it to braised artichoke in this magnificent salad

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  Raspberry and elderflower trifle

  Paul Rankin is proud of his trifle combination; however feel free to use up what you have in the house: biscuits instead of Madeira cake, raspberries instead of blackberries… After all isn’t that just how trifles came about in the first place?

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  Bavette steak with sautéed potatoes

  Aaron Craze uses skirt steak to create his twist on steak and chips, with garlic and rosemary sautéed potatoes and a mouthwatering butter sauce

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  Tagliatelle with roast pumpkin

  A warming yet fresh-tasting pasta dish for cold nights from Diana Henry