RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Coq au vin

  An overnight marinade adds depth to Daniel Galmiche's French classic

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  Beetroot ravioli

  Chad Sarno, of vegetarian and vegan restaurant Saf in London, serves a healthy pasta dish with cashew herb boursin, asparagus salad and balsamic figs

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  Buffalo blue cheese soup

  Gary Rhodes uses award-winning buffalo blue cheese to make a rich and creamy soup

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  Bread

  Jean-Christophe Novelli shows just how simple yet delicious home made bread can be in this easy to follow recipe

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  Flatbread

  Allegra McEvedy’s method for making these chewy Middle Eastern flatbreads couldn’t be simpler – and you can choose whether to bake or grill them

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  Green chicken biryani

  Anjum Anand’s unusual biryani is from one of the south-western regions of India and is a spectacular dish that deserves to be better known

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  Feta, watermelon and mint salad

  A vibrant and refreshing summer salad that's ideal for al fresco eating from Diana Henry

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  Lamb cutlets with minty mustard crosnes

  Arthur Potts Dawson cooks the latest delicacy to hit the markets, crosnes (pronounced crones) also known as Chinese artichokes

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  Greenest of green salads

  Sophie Grigson celebrates the best of British spring-summer greens with a salad of dandelion leaves, marjoram, sorrel, broad beans and more

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  Christmas plum pudding

  Tamasin Day-Lewis creates the perfect Christmas pud – dark, delicious, chock-full of fruit, and boozy to boot!