RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Baked beans with potatoes and cheese

  Matthew Fort jazzes up a simple baked beans with chunks of potato and hot bubbling cheese

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  Chilli and tamarind barbecued fish

  Mild Kashmiri chillies give a little heat while tamarind gives a sweet and sour note to this Pomfret Recheado, from Ananda Solomon

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  Hake and potato bake with chicory

  Gennaro Contaldo advises baking the potatoes first for extra crispiness to contrast with the tender fish in this comforting dish

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  Soupe au pistou

  Matthew Fort cooks a delicious summer soup using tomato and basil-packed pistou, the Niçoise version of pesto

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  Halibut with cabbage and oysters

  Pan-fried fish with bacon, oysters and cabbage from Paul Merrett

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  Santa’s Little Helper

  Cup your hands around this tasty tipple and feel toasty inside and out. Fruity and comforting, the smooth warmed golden rum perfectly complements the dry cranberry and sour apple. This drink can easily be made in larger quantities for groups or parties.

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  Baked Alaska

  This retro dessert is coming back in fashion, so try this recipe with raspberries from Tom Kerridge

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  Fruit crumble cheesecake

  For a crumble with a difference, make good use of seasonal fruit and bake Nigel Slater's scrumptious pudding

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  Langoustine prawn cocktail

  James Martin makes an easy prawn cocktail with a difference, using delicious langoustine and homemade mayonnaise

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  Spanish Rooster Potato Omelette

  A winsome brunch dish or satisfying lunch or supper meal, Andrew Fairlie makes a meal out of the ever-popular Spanish Omelette