RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Spiced apple samosas

  Hot golden pastry pouches filled with delicious apple, sultanas and cinnamon is a triumph of a dish from Paul Merrett

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  Vegetable and chervil soup

  Raymond Blanc cooks his mum’s recipe for vegetable and chervil soup which serves 4 for under a fiver

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  Cuttlefish with chilli dipping sauce

  Marinated, then flash fried, cuttlefish is served with a tangy, fresh dipping sauce that will make your tastebuds sing!

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  Pork chops with apple and sage sauce

  A creamy apple, pear and sage sauce makes this pork dish by Gary Rhodes rather special

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  Spicy beef salad

  A quick dish packed with zingy flavours from Paul Merrett

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  Rhubarb and strawberry compote

  Matthew Fort’s sweet fruit compote is a taste of summer, with hints of elderflower and fresh basil

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  Chicken fajitas

  Gino D`Acampo combines a sizzling pepper stir-fry, marinated chicken and warm tortillas in these moreish Mexican fajitas

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  Green banana curry

  Sophie Grigson cooks Vanessa Hewitt’s recipe for savoury bananas in a spiced coconut sauce

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  Smoked eel with pineapple and basil jelly

  Complex yet complementary flavours distinguish Jason Atherton's sophisticated dish from world-renowned restaurant El Bulli

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  Black bean beef

  Chef Yang from Amoy uses black bean sauce and fresh green beans in his Chinese beef stir-fry