RECOMMENDATIONS

• 

  Chargrilled courgettes

  Clodagh McKenna's simple side dish, flavoured with lemon juice and crumbly cheese, works well on the hob or barbecue

• 

  Mutton curry with rice and peas

  Aaron Craze cooks a Jamaican-inspired low-fat dish of spicy mutton curry with rice and peas

• 

  Blackberry and apple pie

  Blackberries, apples and Devonshire clotted cream make Marjorie Reeves's pie the perfect English dessert

• 

  Classic carbonnade

  Tom Parker Bowles' recipe for this famous Belgian casserole of beef cooked in a rich, dark beer sauce is ideal for both family and entertaining

• 

  Baklava

  Tonia Buxton’s version of this famous sticky, nutty Middle Eastern sweet is the perfect accompaniment to a cup of coffee

• 

  Jamaican brown chicken stew

  Levi Roots cooks a spicy Caribbean stew that he learned from his Jamaican grandmother

• 

  Hot buffalo southern fried chicken wings

  Charita Jones’s recipe for a North American favourite, spiced up with a special homemade Cajun seasoning, will be a sure-fire hit at any dinner party

• 

  Egg fried rice

  This speedy but special egg fried rice from Ross Burden makes a great accompaniment to all manner of Chinese style dishes

• 

  Pork and stilton sausages with apple and plum relish

  Pork and Stilton sausages, onion mash and a spicy fruit relish make a fabulous trio in this yummy sausage supper

• 

  Spicy moules mariniere

  Andrew Turner looks to south-east Asia for an inspired touch to traditional mussels cooked in white wine and cream, using piquant herbs, spices and coconut milk