RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Chicken tikka masala

  John Burton Race celebrates the British affection for Indian cooking by making this national favourite

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  Fresh ceps with chilli and garlic

  Mike Robinson celebrates wild autumnal mushrooms with perky chillies and garlic in this quick snack or starter

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  Konafa

  Nuts and dried fruit are combined to make this tooth-achingly delicious Arabic pastry from Fatima Muganzi

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  Best end of lamb with creamed Brussels sprouts

  A slick of verdant thyme oil brings the best out of Richard Phillips's lamb dish

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  Bitter and twisted

  The soulshakers shake up a grapefruit vodka cocktail with a delightfully bitter edge

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  Treacle tart ice cream with candied pecans

  Round off a dinner party with Stephen Terry’s clever twist on the gastro pub classic, treacle tart

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  Coq au vin

  Jun Tanaka makes the traditional French dish of chicken in red wine

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  Soy-braised short ribs

  Matt Tebbutt serves up a beefy Thai-inspired recipe with an intense soy sauce glaze

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  Vegetarian Christmas pudding

  In Roopa Gulati's suet-free Christmas pudding, vegetarians get to enjoy all the highlights of Christmas without compromising on any of the taste

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  Bacon and egg fried rice

  Jun Tanaka brings our favourite breakfast items into a comforting meal of fried rice