RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Feta, watermelon and mint salad

  A vibrant and refreshing summer salad that's ideal for al fresco eating from Diana Henry

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  Beef Wellington parcels with red wine jus

  Try this all-time classic dish from Ainsley Harriott, combining a juicy fillet steak, wild mushrooms and pâté in a crisp pastry crust

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  Welsh lamb dinner

  Marilyn Monteith puts together all the components of a hearty Welsh dinner by accompanying a succulent meat casserole with root vegetable mash, new potatoes, leeks and cabbage

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  Quince and polenta crumble

  Perfumed quince and musky spices combine in Matt Tebbutt's delicious crumble

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  Thai beef and noodle salad

  Thai food is all about creating a balance between spicy, sweet, sour, salty and bitter tastes and Simon Rimmer has the perfect mouth-watering salad to fire up your palate in any weather!

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  Chocolate truffle pudding

  Tamasin Day Lewis's wickedly indulgent vanilla-scented chocolate pudding will impress your guests and have them clamouring for more

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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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  Spiced tuna with crab polenta

  Coriander, fennel and cardamom add wonderful fragrance to Sanjay Dwivedi's tuna served with chilli-spiked crab polenta and creamy chutney

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  Chump of lamb with olive oil mash

  Potatoes mashed with olive oil are the perfect accompaniment to Galton Blackiston's rich herby lamb

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  Mushroom risotto

  A classic risotto using both fresh and dried mushrooms to give it depth of flavour from Helen Cristiofoli