RECOMMENDATIONS

• 

  Bill's scrambled eggs

  Bill Granger stirs up a speedy treat of creamy scrambled eggs for a brilliant breakfast or anytime snack

• 

  Garlic crostini with goats' cheese and red onion marmalade

  Salty cheese and sweet red onions make Gee Charman's party morsels very moreish

• 

  Partridge pot roasted with thyme, hay and cider

  Mike Robinson's intriguing cooking method seals in all the fabulous flavours of this appetising main course

• 

  West country cheese straws

  Ring the changes with these dressy cheese straws made with full-flavoured farmhouse cheddar cheese, walnuts and crunchy sunflower seeds

• 

  Smoked salmon millefeuille

  Paul Rankin’s no-cook starter is easy to assemble, but looks fantastic

• 

  Loin of lamb with black pudding and creamy leeks

  Fromage frais leeks and a simple butter sauce add the finishing touches to James Martin’s mustard-crusted lamb

• 

  Escarole and smoked mozzarella pie

  Gennaro Contaldo cooks a gutsy pie with a relative of the endive; also eaten cold, it’s an ideal dish for sunny outdoor snacking

• 

  Rabbit paella

  A quick-cook paella with spicy chorizo, prawns and mussels from Jun Tanaka

• 

  Chocolate mousse

  Light and fluffy, yet deeply chocolaty - a perfect fuss-free pudding from Eleanor Smallwood

• 

  Saffron and cardamom rice trifle

  Cyrus Todiwala’s Anglo-Indian trifle combines rose and raspberry jelly with sponge soaked in vodka raspberries and a saffron and rice base