RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Chinese duck stir-fry

  Healthy, quick and full of flavour: try Tana Ramsay’s easy recipe

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  Orange and Brazil nut cake

  A magnificent cake from James Martin - moist, nutty and deliciously flavoured with citrus, with an optional creamy chocolate coating

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  Pears braised in Perry

  Matthew Fort gives braised pears an unconventional kick with perry and plenty of warm spices

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  Slim spag bol

  Clever use of low-fat turkey mince, made using the white meat, makes this Italian-style ragu sauce as light as a feather

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  Melba toast

  Melba toast is a perfect accompaniment for potted shrimp, pate or soup. From James Martin

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  Mussels in a bin lid

  You will need to use scrupulously clean metal bin lid for Arthur Potts Dawson’s fabulous barbecue dish of mussels with fennel, pineapple and beer

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  Treacle tart ice cream with candied pecans

  Round off a dinner party with Stephen Terry’s clever twist on the gastro pub classic, treacle tart

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  Home-made pot noodles

  It only takes a few minutes to make your own! It's fun to serve them in a cup, a bit like pot noodles, from Annabel Karmel

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  Lemony leeks & sprouts

  Spruce up your Christmas sprouts by adding leeks and lemon juice, in this simple citrus inspired recipe from the Vegetarian Society

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  Coronation chicken

  Alastair Hendy's fabulously fruity, curry spiked concoction is a sassy, sensational version of the classic salad created for the Queen's Coronation!