RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Lemon rice pudding with confit of plums

  Tom Aikens takes an old favourite right out of the nursery with this elegant and oh-so-grown-up dessert

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  Pork tenderloin with cabbage and bacon

  Savoy cabbage, bacon and apples complement pork tenderloin in Gary Rhodes' traditionally British supper

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  Baked goat's cheese with pear, pecan nuts and rocket

  A sweet and sour dressing is the perfect foil to melting goat's cheese in this simple salad from the British Cheese Board

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  Chicken with apricot and sage stuffing

  Aaron Craze's dinner party chicken, stuffed with apricots and sage, is served with fresh baby vegetables and a tangy lemon sauce

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  Blackberry, apple and maple brown betty

  A spiced crumble layer is at the top and bottom of Diana Henry's autumn comfort pud

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  Spinach and lentil soup (rishta)

  Patricia Kateb has devised this lightly spiced, warming soup with a great combination of flavours, textures and colours

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  Fire roasted pequillo pepper hummous with crispy lamb mince

  Paul Bloxham's tempting pepper-spiked hummous marries beautifully with crispy lamb mince and caramelised onions, in this magical Middle Eastern style appetiser

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  Wild asparagus and broccoli salad

  This speedy start-of-summer salad combines crisp spears of wild asparagus and broccoli with olives, fontina cheese and a sprinkling of Japanese breadcrumbs

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  Roast chicken with herbed cream cheese

  Galton Blackiston prepares a colourful dish of crispy skinned chicken with a vivid tomato sauce

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  Clementine, fennel and pomegranate salad

  Bright colours, crisp fresh flavours and a scattering of feta make up a vibrant wintry salad from Matt Tebutt