RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Smoked haddock chowder

  Ainsley Harriott makes this New England speciality grander by adding prawns or cooked mussels

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  Fish and Chips with tartare sauce

  Home-made fish and chips are much easier to make than you think, and so much better than queueing up at the chippers.

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  Pizza dei forti (gorgonzola and aubergine pizza)

  Home cook Anna Maria Forti Sheikh competes with chef Stephen Midgley on the ultimate pizza

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  Melanzane alla Parmegiana

  Matthew Fort’s dish of aubergines with passata and parmesan is based on a family recipe from Syracuse, and makes a superb starter

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  Carrot cake

  This classic cake is perfect with a cup of tea or coffee, and Rachel Allen’s version is chock-full of raisins and pecans and with a zesty orange cream cheese icing

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  Jam cookie sandwiches

  These jam cookies are the perfect nibble to serve with coffee - the icing sugar is a lovely finish

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  Cantonese-style fish

  Ken Hom's steamed fish fillets with a medley of oriental flavours make a memorably tasty meal. Created for Seafood Week

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  John Dory with beurre noisette and white asparagus

  James Martin has an easy fish recipe using John Dory that's topped with a traditional beurre noisette and served with white asparagus

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  Scotch lamb broth

  Slow-cooked lamb shanks and sweet root vegetables make this an unctuous soup from Nick Nairn

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  The perfect hummus

  Sophie Michelle’s homemade hummus owes its wow factor to the garnishes of spicy shallots and pomegranate seeds, and plenty of spices