RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Mini iced buns

  A real winner with young children, these iced buns are small enough to vanish in one bite - just the thing for kids parties

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  Fudge

  Winner of the Taste Awards 2007, Helen Eastwood shares the recipe for her award-winning fudge

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  Scrambled ostrich egg

  One egg makes Gino D’Acampo's breakfast for two – if you use an ostrich egg

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  Liquid toffee

  A smoothie from Karen Knowler that feeds the child in all of us, yet is super high in nutrition owing to the secret ingredient - mesquite powder

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  Leg of lamb with couscous

  Couscous studded with pomegranate and raisin makes a pretty accompaniment to Aaron Craze’s rosemary, garlic and lemon lamb

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  Blood orange mousse with blood orange sorbet

  Galton Blackiston uses blood oranges to create a velvety mousse complemented with a vivid red sorbet which can be made ahead for an impressive dinner party dessert

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  Nachos with cauliflower guacamole

  Aaron Craze puts an unusual slant on nachos using Middle Eastern flatbread and cauliflower guacamole

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  Wild mushroom pâté

  Calling all mushroom maniacs, choose your favourite wild varieties for this rich creamy pâté from David Monks

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  Stuffed fish with onions and honey

  James Martin enhances the subtle flavour of sea bass with a piquant stuffing and cooks it in foil to seal in the fabulous flavours

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  Saffron-poached pears with chocolate mousse

  Jun Tanaka makes a deliciously decadent dessert of dark chocolate mousse and golden poached pears that serves two for less than £5.