RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Scarborough Woof with scallops

  A zingy wild garlic mayonnaise completes Andrew Pern’s classic North Sea Coast dish, a speciality of fishermen’s wives

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  Pot roasted pheasant with buttered apples

  Celebrate great English ingredients in Tamasin Day-Lewis' recipe for pheasant pot-roasted in Somerset cider with buttery Cox's apples

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  Hot Christmas punch

  Children don't need to miss out on mulled wine, try Tana Ramsay's alcohol-free version

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  Roast rack of pork with crackling

  Galton Blackiston adds lemon, garlic and sage to classic roast pork - for really top-notch crackling, look for dark, dry skin when buying pork

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  Fish and chips

  Double cooked chips are the secret to this British favourite from Roopa Gulati

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  Vietnamese tamarind beef with peanuts

  Tom Kime cooks trai me thit bo, a classic Vietnamese dish that offers an extraordinary burst of flavour and textures

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  Treacle tart ice cream with candied pecans

  Round off a dinner party with Stephen Terry’s clever twist on the gastro pub classic, treacle tart

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  Spinach and lentil soup (rishta)

  Patricia Kateb has devised this lightly spiced, warming soup with a great combination of flavours, textures and colours

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  Quiche Lorraine

  Named after the Lorraine region of north-east France, Rachel Allen’s recipe for this classic quiche is delicious served with a green salad and tangy relish

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  The perfect hummus

  Sophie Michelle’s homemade hummus owes its wow factor to the garnishes of spicy shallots and pomegranate seeds, and plenty of spices