RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Carrot and cashew crisp with hot lentil salad

  This delicious vegetarian dish from Marise Maddison combines the sweet flavours of carrot and toasted cashew with hot puy lentil salad and an orange and cardamom sauce

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  Grilled red snapper with citrus souscaille

  Souiscaille is a spicy citrus salsa - Jonathan Deardon shows Gary Rhodes how it's done

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  Prune and almond tarts

  Pure indulgence from James Martin - crisp, golden pastry cases filled with frangipane and juicy prunes

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  Beef steaks with chop house butter

  Mark Hix cooks up a simple beef dish that’s perfect with a creamy butter flavoured with herbs, relish and mustard

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  Vacherin with truffles

  Stuart Gillies uses a shaving of pungent white truffle to transform cheese on potatoes into a dinner party spectacular

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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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  Haddock with bacon pancakes

  Richard Corrigan's 'urban breakfast', with its big and bold flavours, is a surefire way to wake up in the morning

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  Tempting turkey, leek and mushroom pies

  If you like a kick to your food, Ainsley Harriot suggests adding a teaspoon of cayenne pepper to the flour in this tempting turkey pie

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  Leg of lamb with Indian flavours

  Bill Granger serves his spices roast lamb with golden potatoes, a peppery radish and spinach salad, and homemade tomato chutney

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  Blind scouse with herb dumplings

  A Liverpudlian bean and vegetable soup with dumplings from The Vegetarian Society