RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Rooster Potato, Cheese and Bacon Pie

  Andrew Fairlie makes a simple yet hearty snack worth coming home for…

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  Traditional Scottish shortbread

  For a terrific treat to accompany a cuppa, Mary Berry bakes buttery golden shortbread the traditional Scottish way

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  Lemon trifle

  Sink your spoon into deep, billowing layers of cream, sponge and lemon or orange curd in this luxuriously easy trifle from Nigel Slater

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  White chocolate, almond and raspberry cake with raspberry frosting and white chocolate drizzle

  This mixture can also be made as cup cakes - it will make eight - bake for half the time then ice as for the cake.

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  Carpet bag steak

  An oyster tucked into the middle of the steak makes this dish from Arthur Potts Dawson a real surprise

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  Spiced pumpkin in broth (d'ba zigni)

  Celia Brooks Brown makes a spicy Eritrean dish using sweet-fleshed pumpkin - serve it as a chunky soup, with rice or beans

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  Artichoke, purple sprouted broccoli and Parma ham

  Matt Tebbutt’s salad is full of the fresh flavours of spring

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  Duck with caramelised rhubarb and braised beetroot

  Paul Heathcote cooks a stunningly colourful game dish that’s as much a treat for the eyes as for the stomach

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  Tomato soup (pappa al pomodoro)

  Matt Tebbutt dresses up oh-so simple tomato soup with freshly torn basil, parmesan and extra virgin olive oil

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  Grilled norfolk sausages with crushed peas and onion marmalade

  Galton Blackiston puts a fresh take on the classic sausages and beans combination