RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Chilli con carne

  Rachel Allen's classic retro dish is a hearty meal that's well worth coming home for

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  Lemon curd with drop scones

  Glorious and easy to make, Rachel Allen's drop scones are best served warm with her creamy, zingy lemon curd

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  Kashmiri chicken

  Anjum Anand’s easy peasy curry is made with a tomato-based masala flavoured with whole spices – serve it simply with boiled rice

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  Pavlova (two ways)

  Jane Johns' pavlovas are studded with fresh berries in summer and cherries and angelica in winter

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  Dauphinoise potatoes

  In this classic French recipe, James Martin indulges in wafer-thin potato slices, simmered in lashings of cream

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  Seared scallops with black pudding

  Paul Rankin whips up a classic combination of sweet scallops with rich black pudding and comforting mashed potatoes

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  Knickerbocker glory

  Silvana Franco updates this classic British dessert with some crisp, moreish coconut wafers

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  Chicken curry

  Keen home cook Paddy Roberts pitches his chicken curry against top chef Tom Green

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  Rhubarb, lemon and mascarpone whip

  Poached rhubarb, lemon zest and juice and pine nuts are stirred into mascarpone in Clodagh McKenna’s pretty dessert

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  Carpet bag steak

  An oyster tucked into the middle of the steak makes this dish from Arthur Potts Dawson a real surprise