RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Gong bao ji ding (kung pao chicken with peanuts)

  A glorious medley of chicken, golden peanuts, and bright red chillies with a sweet-sour sauce from Fuchsia Dunlop

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  Ratatouille

  Enjoy the best vegetables the summer has to offer in this healthy, meat-free dish from Tana Ramsay

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  Quiche Lorraine

  Named after the Lorraine region of north-east France, Rachel Allen’s recipe for this classic quiche is delicious served with a green salad and tangy relish

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  Cornish smoked mackerel with salsify

  Homemade pickled ginger peps up Arthur Potts Dawson's simple fish dish

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  Courgette salad with sultanas and pine nuts

  This tasty vegetable salad from Tamasin Day Lewis couldn't be simpler to make

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  Bramley apple crumble

  Chef Adam Penney from Hampstead gastropub The Horseshoe encapsulates modern pub food with this do-ahead crumble scented with lemon thyme and black pepper

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  Thai chicken curry

  Making your own Thai curry paste is easy than you might think - substitute chicken for tofu, fish or any other meat to vary the recipe

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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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  Raspberries with chocolate mousse and sponge finger biscuits

  Lavish your loved one this February 14 with this fabulous chocolate recipe from Harrods.

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  Dulse oatcakes

  Dulse gives a mild salty-savoury flavour to Eleanor Smallwood’s oatcakes, traditionally cooked along the coastlines of Northern Ireland and the Hebrides