RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Health in a bowl

  A one pot supper from Anthony Worrall Thompson that will make you feel good

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  Almond, apricot and cranberry yogurt bites

  Serve Tana Ramsay's fruity morsels with a steaming mug of hot chocolate for a great winter snack

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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

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  Espresso and chocolate ice cream sandwiches

  Manu Feildel makes lush chocolate meringues and fills them with espresso cream and two types of ice cream - pure decadence!

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  Lemongrass and ginger cake

  The winner from our summer, 2008, baking competition, Catherine Hudspith, shares her winning cake recipe with the fresh flavours of lemongrass and ginger.

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  Spatzle with chicken, trevisse and garlic butter

  Oliver Rowe shares an easy recipe for a traditional egg pasta dish from southern Germany. The richness is off-set by trevisse, a bitter vegetable similar to chicory

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  Individual banana tarte tatin with white chocolate custard

  Simon Rimmer makes an upside down tart with crisp golden pastry and sticky glazed bananas

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  Double ginger cake

  Lightly crisp on top and with a good, open texture, Nigel Slater's ginger cake is light, moist and delicately gingery.

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  Chanterelle mushroom and ricotta ravioli

  Jade Jones makes pasta from scratch for his tasty mushroom ravioli tossed in sage butter.

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  French onion soup

  For a warming and invigorating meal try Trish Deseine’s rich and flavoursome soup packed with slow-cooked onions and topped with melting gruyere croutons