RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Scouse stew

  Welshman Bryn Williams shares his recipe for a Liverpool classic of lamb stew with vegetables, potatoes and swedes

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  Tartar of beef with Carpaccio of cauliflower

  Nigel Haworth’s elegant starter is an inspired combination of tastes and textures

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  Thai beef and noodle salad

  Thai food is all about creating a balance between spicy, sweet, sour, salty and bitter tastes and Simon Rimmer has the perfect mouth-watering salad to fire up your palate in any weather!

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  Stir-fried prawns with XO sauce

  A homemade seafood sauce gives a perky kick to Gary Rhodes' prawn and vegetable stir-fry

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  Cote de boeuf with chunky chips and chateaubriand sauce

  For an indulgent dinner dish, try James Martin’s steak cooked on the bone with goose fat chips and a rich mushroom and tarragon sauce

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  Boiled eggs and soldiers

  What better way to start the morning than with Eleanor Smallwood's soft boiled eggs and buttery toast soldiers?

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  Molten chocolate dessert cakes

  Popular Aussie chef, Donna Hay, shares her recipe for a very impressive - and very easy - winter dessert

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  Lamb with baby vegetables, artichoke hearts and pesto dressing

  A vibrant dish from Sophie Grigson with all the colours and textures of summer

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  Caipirinha

  Jamie Oliver makes Brazil’s national cocktail with zingy lime juice, sugar and cachaça.

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  Tropical fruit colada

  Try this sumptuous (and non alcoholic) variation on pina colada, packed with mango, passion-fruit, orange and coconut milk