RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Chocolate, pear and cinnamon tart

  With a spiced festive flavour, Giancarlo Caldesi's dessert is a prepare-pudding that's great for celebrations

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  Orecchiette pasta with cavalo nero and ricotta

  Matt Tebbutt makes a simple thrifty supper with store-cupboard staples

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  West Indian fried snapper with celeriac coleslaw

  Aaron Craze turns to the Caribbean for inspiration with this spiced fish served with refreshing coleslaw.

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  Poached duck eggs with spinach and cheese sauce

  Gary Rhodes rich breakfast dish gives a nod to Eggs Florentine, but with a creamy cheddar cheese sauce

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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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  Chocolate amarone slice

  Paul Heathcote makes the perfect weekend hot weather dessert – a slice of chocolate heaven

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  Cashel blue and port dip

  A creamy dip from Clodagh McKenna, delicious served with breadsticks, fennel, celery or wedges of pears

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  Maple-poached pears with bourbon cream

  If you want to satisfy your sweet tooth, try Diana Henry's syrupy pears with caramalised pecans

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  Salt-crusted lamb with sweetbreads

  Matt Tebbutt’s spring dish is served with the season’s best broad beans and baby leeks

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  Fruit crumble cheesecake

  For a crumble with a difference, make good use of seasonal fruit and bake Nigel Slater's scrumptious pudding