RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Easy berry jam

  Silvana Franco’s raspberry and blackberry jam tastes lush smothered over scones with clotted cream, and is a cinch to make

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  Ottoman lamb with sultan’s pleasure

  Diana Henry serves a Turkish classic of stewed lamb on a creamy purée of aubergines, the latter of which is also known as hunkar begendi, meaning ‘the sultan likes it’

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  Haggis stuffed chicken with roasted root vegetables

  John Quigley’s twist on the modern British dish also known as ‘Balmoral Chicken’ is to brush it with Dijon mustard to add another element of flavour

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  Kipper kedgeree

  Jun Tanaka’s classic combination of spicy rice, peas eggs and fish makes a dreamy weekend brunch or lunch

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  Garlic soup with duck livers and garlic crisps

  Matt Tebbutt makes a garlic soup, which is delicious on its own, and not at all overpowering as might be expected

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  Spiced vegetable pot pie with chestnuts

  Roopa Gulati gives warming winter veggies an Indian spin, by cloaking them in masala and vibrant spices

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  Rack of lamb niçoise

  Angela Hartnett serves succulent roast lamb with a garnish of courgettes, tomatoes and olives

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  Spicy sausages with Bombay mash potato

  Spice up your bangers 'n' mash with this perky recipe - serve with mango chutney and a crunchy salad of radishes, cucumber and coriander

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  Coconut canapes

  Crisp sweet potato puffs with a coconut dipping sauce from The Vegetarian Society

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  Salmon mayonnaise

  Paul Rankin poaches salmon in white wine to make a herby salmon mayonnaise, perfect with the sharpness of pickled cucumber