RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Ale and mushroom puff pastry pie with champ

  These individual golden pies from The Vegetarian Society are delicious with a spring onion mash

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  Barbecued wild boar and apple

  Arthur Potts Dawson pairs rich gamey boar chops and sausage with sweet, soft cooked apples and a chimichurri sauce

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  Poached eggs in red wine

  This classic French recipe of poaching eggs in wine is what inspired Merrilees Parker to become a chef, with its bold flavours and colours

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  Wild salmon with parsley and sorrel sauce

  Jeremy Lee serves wild salmon fillets with a vibrant herb sauce and garlicky spinach

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  Greengage steamed pudding

  Gary Rhodes' microwave steamed pudding is served with homemade custard and can be made in a jiffy

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  Apple and rhubarb crumble

  Tom Parker Bowles makes a traditional British pud for when you need a bit of home comfort

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  Sicilian fisherman’s stew

  Aaron Craze’s recipe for warming fish stew served with bruschetta, aioli and zingy salsa is the perfect foil for those chilly autumn nights

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  Delicious cocktail koftas

  Madhur Jaffrey's koftas make a wonderful snack on cocktail sticks or are equally tasty served as a main with spicy tomato sauce

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  Cauliflower cheese

  A little James Martin magic adds fabulous flavour and a good deal of oomph to the old British classic, cauliflower cheese

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  Strawberry jam mousse with shortbread

  Thomas Souter goes strawberries galore with a strawberry jam mousse, strawberry jam shortbread and poached whole strawberries