RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Pork pies with dips

  Gary Rhodes serves pork pies with Cumberland sauce, piccalilli dip, celeriac remoulade and a fresh cucumber salad

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  Queen of puddings

  Rachel Green’s famous old-fashioned dessert is also queen of cost-cutting, at only £1.89 per person

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  Caramelised Orange Tart

  This wonderfully refreshing tart from Michael Caines combines crisp shortcrust pastry with a tangy orange filling and Chantilly cream to make a delicious dessert

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  Razor clams and scallops in whiskey butter sauce

  Fresh shellfish is an ideal match for the rich, whiskey and citrus-infused sauce in this recipe by Matt Tebbutt

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  Pork and beans (leftovers dish)

  Jane Fearnley-Whittingstall makes a dish to throw together when you have the remains of a pork joint and have picked off all the crackling when nobody was looking!

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  Liver and onions with bacon

  Sheila Day serves this great British favourite alongside creamy mash and lightly buttered carrots

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  Coconut broth with noodles and chargrilled chicken

  Paul Merrett adds seasonal vegetables to his Asian broth – this recipe is full of springtime produce, but substitute others during the rest of the year

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  Venison steak sandwich with 'no mayo' mayo and parsnip chips

  If you want to indulge on the weekend without the excess calories then chef Ricky Andalcio has the answer with his alternative venison steak sandwich and 'no mayo' mayo!

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  Beijing-style lamb with dipping sauce

  Gary Rhodes makes an unusual twice-cooked lamb dish from the Northern region of China

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  Pigeon with peas and lovage

  Rachel Allen’s pigeon is served with a light sauce of wild garlic, lettuce, peas and fresh lovage (a celery-like herb)