RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Tea barm brack

  Matthew Fort makes an old Irish teatime classic of rich fruit bread, traditionally made at Halloween with a ring and a coin baked into it. According to legend, whoever finds the coin will be rich and if you find the ring you'll marry within the year!

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  English ale-soaked Christmas pudding

  Let everyone in the family have a stir and make a wish when you prepare Diana Henry's fabulous traditional Christmas pudding on 'Stir-up Sunday'

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  Chocolate, pear and almond tart

  For a delectable treat try Ed Baines's tart recipe, a delicious combination of fresh pears, dark chocolate and almond frangipane

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  Sweet and sour aubergine

  Jun Tanaka's delicious recipe for aubergine on toast combines classic Mediterranean ingredients including pepper, chilli, pine nuts, capers and olives

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  Prawn and mango noodle salad

  Chef Wan’s traditional Malaysian salad – known as a kerabu – is a taste-tingling combination of sweet, spicy, hot and sour flavours

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  Mixed vegetables in a mustard and cumin sauce

  Black mustard, cumin and onion seeds give a kick to potatoes, cauliflower, carrots and tomatoes in Madhur Jaffrey's flavoursome vegetarian dish

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  Berry crumble

  Sat Bains uses hi-tech equipment to cook up his take on a British classic. Our adapted recipe shows you how you can make it at home.

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  Mojito

  Bring the taste of old Havana into your home with Matt Tebbutt's classic minty rum cocktail. It's revolutionary!

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  Chilli and herb cajun cornbread

  Try Ainsley Harriot's version of an all-American classic - it tastes best warm out of the oven, but can be made up to one day in advance and stored in an airtight container

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  Rabbit stew

  Andrew Naylor flavours this rustic casserole with beer, mustard, garlic and ginger with the addition of sultanas for a fruity twist