RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Rabbit wrapped in serrano ham

  Paul Heathcote makes a stunning dinner party dish with both slow-cooked rabbit leg and pan-fried loin with a rich red wine sauce

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  Chocolate pistachio truffles

  Clodagh McKenna was taught this delicious recipe by a chocolatier from the area where she lives in Italy

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  Lamb kofta with herby couscous

  Bring a taste of the Middle East to your table with these cumin-scented koftas, served with coriander and parsley couscous

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  Apple and quince tart with honey and hazelnut crème fraiche

  Perfumed quince puree takes apple tart to another dimension in James Martin’s stunning yet simple recipe

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  Red snapper with refried beans

  Thomasina Miers’ Mexican-inspired fish dish is a healthy combination of fish, beans and tomato salsa

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  Stir-fried eel with black bean sauce

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  Fricassee of pig's liver

  Matthew Fort makes a quintessentially English dish of liver with an ale and mustard sauce

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  Catalan chicken with picada

  Diana Henry shows you how to thicken a casserole the traditional Catalan way – with a paste of bread, sweet biscuit and nuts

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  Herbed partridge with sprout and chestnut risotto

  For an elegant alternative to the traditional Christmas lunch, try Jason Atherton's flavoursome game bird with a suitably festive risotto

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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