RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Italian sausage, porcini and tomato penne

  Theo Randall makes a simple pasta dish that’s bursting with flavour and serves two for less than £5

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  Carrot cake

  Home baking without effort - this fresh tasting carrot cake by Roopa Gulati is flecked with chopped walnuts and topped with a cream cheese frosting

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  Sea bass in a lemon, basil and vermouth sauce

  Theo Randall cooks an Italian coastal classic of Sea bass baked “en papillotte” with Amalfi lemons and fresh basil

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  Sticky toffee pudding

  John Burton Race shares a sweet family recipe passed down through generations

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  Stout and demerara glazed whole ham

  In this tasty recipe from Northern Ireland, Caroline Workman cooks a whole ham with stout and demerara sugar, to ensure a flavoursome and succulent result

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  Valerian hot chocolate

  James Wong’s simple drink calms anxiety and promotes sleep at the end of a stressful day, by mixing in soothing herbs with dark chocolate

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  Roast crispy pork

  Ken Hom shares the secret to getting crispy skin with a technique similar to the one used for Peking Duck. Then the skin is slowly roasted so that most of the fat cooks off, leaving soft tender pork flesh marbled with velvety fat

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  Roast pork belly

  Nigel Slater recommends roasting pork on the bone for maximum flavour - try this recipe for delectable, foolproof results

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  Polenta-crusted hake with pea custard

  If you tire of traditional breadcrumbed fish, try Simon Rimmer’s crisp polenta creation

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  Beijing-style lamb with dipping sauce

  Gary Rhodes makes an unusual twice-cooked lamb dish from the Northern region of China