RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Poached chicken and pine nut salad

  Matt Tebbutt’s fantastic springtime salad recipe is a refreshing mix of herbs, aromatics and fresh citrus notes to pep up some meaty chicken

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  Bang bang chicken

  Ching He Huang makes her speedy Chinese fast food dish which serves two for less than a fiver

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  White chocolate and berry pavlova

  James Martin's crisp meringue has a soft chewy interior and is topped with white chocolate, whipped cream and luscious selection of berries

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  Crab thermidor

  Carla Lagan Brown has come up trumps with this easy but indulgent shellfish recipe, creating an impressive alternative to the more traditional lobster thermidor

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  Herbed rack of lamb with potato and fennel gratin

  Lavish your loved one this February 14 with this fabulous recipe from Harrods.

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  Christmas bread and butter pudding

  Diana Henry turns this traditional 17th century peasant pudding into a luxurious Christmas dessert with the addition of a few winter warming ingredients and a slug of whisky

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  Huevos rancheros

  Eggs are sunny-side-up in Tom Parker Bowles’ version of this famous Mexican breakfast dish

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  Meatball and lovage soup (ciorba di perisoara)

  Frances Jones-Davies' soup brings out the musky, lemon flavours of this herb complementing the beef and vegetables

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  Roast pheasant with bread sauce and baby spinach

  An impressive dish from Curtis Stone - pheasant legs slowly braised in garlicky goose fat, with succulent quick-roasted breasts

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  Spiced vegetable pot pie with chestnuts

  Roopa Gulati gives warming winter veggies an Indian spin, by cloaking them in masala and vibrant spices