RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Langoustine risotto with courgette flowers

  James Martin's creamy risotto incorporates delicately flavoured langoustines and is served with a crisp batter-coated courgette flower

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  Chinese seafood omelette

  The traditional Chinese street snack, oyster omelette works well with prawns or other seafood too – from Gary Rhodes

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  Planters’ punch

  Party on with Dan Redman’s version of planters’ punch – a fruity, sweet and sour rum delight!

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  Swedish Christmas ham

  Trina Hahnemann makes homely roast ham covered with a rich mustard and sugar glaze.

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  Garlic karahi chicken

  Saadia Usmani combines simple, fresh ingredients to create this lightly-spiced chicken stir-fry from South Asia

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  Latvian gingerbread biscuits

  Enjoy a traditional Christmas treat with Martin Blunos's recipe for fragrant, home-made gingerbread biscuits

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  Peachy Christmas ham

  Clodagh McKenna's easy Christmas ham is glazed with preserved peaches, mustard and cinnamon - and ready in half an hour

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  Baked sprats with kale

  Theo Randall cooks a quick winter dish of meaty fish baked in spicy breadcrumbs served with blanched kale

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  Goulash

  Stephen Midgley from Grado restaurant in Manchester prepares meltingly-tender goulash

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  Roast chicken with vinaigrette

  Matthew Fort ditches the gravy and makes a zingy French dressing for his roast chicken instead