RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Tea barm brack

  Matthew Fort makes an old Irish teatime classic of rich fruit bread, traditionally made at Halloween with a ring and a coin baked into it. According to legend, whoever finds the coin will be rich and if you find the ring you'll marry within the year!

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  Proper 'old fashioned' pork pie

  This appetising traditional pork pie from Mike Robinson and Alan Haywood combines juicy pork and bacon in crisp golden pastry

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  Raised game pie

  Galton Blackiston's scrumptious pie is served cold, with palate-pleasing piccallili or pickled onions, to complement the rich flavours

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  Plum frangipane

  Rosemary Shrager bakes a beautiful tart with classic French frangipane cream and seasonal plums

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  Roast pigeon with Jerusalem artichokes

  Rediscover the flavour of game with Thomasina Miers’ simple wood pigeon with charred Jerusalem artichokes and a vivid green parsley oil

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  Baked marrow stuffed with two cheeses

  This tasty vegetarian dish from The British Cheese Board makes a healthy light meal

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  Chicken and sun-blushed tomato salad

  Fragrant chicken and olives, spices and succulent sun-blushed tomatoes make up this tempting salad by Ainsley Harriot

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  Marinated beetroot with goat's cheese and chard

  Wow your dinner party guests with Jason Atherton's stylish starter

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  Molten chocolate dessert cakes

  Popular Aussie chef, Donna Hay, shares her recipe for a very impressive - and very easy - winter dessert

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  Fish goujons with tartar sauce

  Fish fingers aren’t just for kids, as Tana Ramsay shows in this version, adding parmesan and paprika for a more grown-up flavour