RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Herb-crusted lamb

  Michael Caines serves a wonderful parsley and breadcrumb-coated lamb with a rich lamb jus and peas

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  Welsh spring puddings

  Enjoy a delicious taste of Wales with Simon Rimmer's creative fruit puddings, made with traditional Welsh fruit cake and soft fruits

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  Blue cheese, white grape and red onion tart

  Red, white and blue combine in this impressive homemade tart from Paula Richards

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  Herb omelettes stuffed with ricotta

  Orlando Murrin’s thin delicate omelettes are left to cool, then rolled up around a ricotta filling and sliced in the style of sushi -tasty, elegant and all ready in advance

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  Orecchiette pasta with broccoli and prosciutto

  Antonio Carluccio demonstrates a simple dish featuring orecchiette, a small ear-shaped pasta

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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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  Fideos

  A Mexican dish of baked pasta with chillies, tomatoes and herbs from Thomasina Miers

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  Meatball noodle soup with stuffed pork “tang yuan” dumplings

  Ching He-Huang makes her one pot dish for Chinese New Year with traditional sticky dumplings and meatballs in a savoury broth

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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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  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!