RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Berry mess

  Quick, easy and berry berry good!

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  Crispy nibbles with spicy tuna crepes

  Strong flavours in the form of cheddar, smoked sausage and tuna are the highlights in Martin Blunos’s recipe

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  Not entirely traditional guinness stew

  Dominic Cauldwell gives an oriental influence to this traditional beef stew

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  Parsnip crisps with sea salt

  Mark Hix’s vegetable crisps are great as snacks, or to serve as an accompaniment to game birds

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  Herb-crusted lamb

  Michael Caines serves a wonderful parsley and breadcrumb-coated lamb with a rich lamb jus and peas

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  Classic carbonnade

  Tom Parker Bowles' recipe for this famous Belgian casserole of beef cooked in a rich, dark beer sauce is ideal for both family and entertaining

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  Lemon rice pudding with confit of plums

  Tom Aikens takes an old favourite right out of the nursery with this elegant and oh-so-grown-up dessert

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  Austrian apple strudel

  Margaret Rees takes no shortcuts making the paper thin pastry and spiced apple filling for this traditional Austrian pudding

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  Scrambled eggs with garlic, mint and lemon

  Bored with breakfast? Allegra McEvedy adds a Lebanese flavour to simple scrambled eggs

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  Choux pastry swans filled with vanilla cream and raspberries

  Impress your dinner party guests with Michel Lemoine's truly decorative dessert, which tastes as good as it looks