RECOMMENDATIONS

• 

  Gravadlax and crème fraiche tartar

  Allegra McEvedy’s dinner party classic is easy to make at home and won’t break the bank

• 

  Rooster Potato, Cheese and Bacon Pie

  Andrew Fairlie makes a simple yet hearty snack worth coming home for…

• 

  Pigeon with peas and lovage

  Rachel Allen’s pigeon is served with a light sauce of wild garlic, lettuce, peas and fresh lovage (a celery-like herb)

• 

  Grilled Cornish anchovy with crab dressing

  Tom Pemberton’s dish of fresh anchovies and broccoli in a piquant dressing makes a wonderful lunch or light supper

• 

  Blackberry and apple crumble

  Another simple, yet delicious classic from Rachel Allen, this time a heavenly autumnal dessert

• 

  Seafood platter with tamarind sauce

  Appease even the Kitchen Gods with this refreshingly exotic seafood smorgasbord, from Nancy Lam

• 

  Wine-steamed mussels

  Try Ainsley Harriott's white wine and chilli-flavoured mussels - they're delicious served with a loaf of French bread to mop up the juices

• 

  Pan-fried cod with smoked sausage and choucroute

  Daniel Galmiche makes a wintery surf and turf dish that uses the best of Alsace ingredients

• 

  Norwegian almond cream (mandel pudding)

  Jules Evans serves up this traditional almond flavoured Norwegian pudding with a luscious blueberry compote

• 

  Moroccan chicken with saffron honey

  Cinnamon, coriander and orange flower water impart exotic North African flavours to Diana Henry's casseroled chicken