RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Roast pork pastry puffs

  There’s enough marinade for 500g of pork in Ching-He Huang’s recipe - use the extra to make roast pork sandwiches, roast pork fried rice or roast pork salad

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  Apple strudel

  To make the ultimate apfel strudel follow award winning konditormeister, Falko Burkert’s recipe

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  Roast lamb with mint sauce

  Buy your lamb from a quality butcher for a really succulent and tender result - try your hand at Roopa Gulati's roast - too good to save just for Sunday lunches

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  Truffle omelette

  Fresh mushrooms and luxurious black truffle shavings are combined in Mike Robinson's fabulous omelette

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  Peppered sirloin steak

  Gary Rhodes keeps steak simple, seasoned with only black peppercorns

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  Fisherman’s relish

  The surprise ingredient of Theodore Kyriakou’s traditional fishermen’s spread is rabbit – perhaps because rabbits are so plentiful on the Greek islands

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  Game pie

  Kyle Hogg's pie is packed with a game, both furred and feathered, cooked until meltingly tender in red wine and then encrusted in the golden pastry of your choice

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  Prawn cocktail with 'Bloody Mary' granita

  James Wierzelewski puts the cocktail into prawn cocktail with a frozen Bloody Mary garnish

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  Sebadas

  Sweet Sardinian parcels served with myrtle liqueur ice cream is a favourite of chef Giorgio Locatelli

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  Christmas mess

  Mark Hix’s delicious cranberry, chestnut and meringue concoction makes a great alternative Christmas dessert