RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Wild sea bass with melted onions

  Smoked mussels add an extra layer of deliciousness in Matt Tebbutt's recipe for pan-fried fish with intensely flavoured onions

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  Scottish bramble 'mess'

  Meringues, cream and brambles come together in Gary Rhodes' Scottish twist on Eton mess

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  Cumberland tattie pot

  A hearty one pot meal, Richard Muirhead cooks succulent lamb and vegetables in cider topped with golden potato slices and black pudding

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  Sloe gin

  Give in to a little tipsy temptation with this fabulous fruity Sloe Gin with va-va-voom by Marcia Ross

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  Chickpea and potato curry with Bhatura bread

  Use Ravinder Bhogal’s delicious deep-fried bread to scoop up the sauce of his easy vegetarian curry

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  Empanada

  The name of this traditional savoury pastry from Mario Batali comes from the verb empanar which means to cover with pan (bread).

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  Designer fish and chips with pea emulsion

  Andrew Nutter's sophisticated elegant take on traditional fish and chips incorporates ginger flavoured batter, spicy brill fillets and a light petit pois dressing

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  Pistachio pavlovas with poached apricots

  Beautiful meringue puddings with cardamom-spiked apricots from Rachel Allen

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  Chocolate pancakes

  The whole family will love Silvana Franco’s quick and easy dessert

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  Cod and lobster chowder

  This chowder from Rick Stein is really special, made with lobster (but not a great deal) and using the soft parts of the lobster to thicken the broth