RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Bacon chop with laver bread and cockles

  The fresh, briney flavour of the cockles are perfect with bacon. Mop up the juices with savoury laver bread to complete this traditional Welsh dish by Mark Hix

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  Lemon and garlic roast chicken with sweet-and-sour carrots

  Savory is used a great deal in Provençal cooking and is a favourite herb of chef Anthony Demetre, who uses it to wonderful effect in this flavoursome dish

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  Cured ham frittata

  Matt Tebbutt’s fancy frittata makes an excellent brunch or light lunch

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  Chicken caesar salad

  Paul Rankin turns a classic caesar salad into a main course with delicious herb-crusted chicken

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  Real hot chocolate

  Give your children a cold-weather treat when they come back from school with Tana Ramsay's piping hot drink

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  Mrs Kirkham's Lancashire cheese soufflés

  Serve these soufflés straight away for a soft, delicate texture, or chill them for a couple of days, then reheat for a still delicious soufflé experience!

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  Fresh papardelle with peas, broad beans, ricotta and mint

  Home-made pasta and fresh goat's milk ricotta make this simple Italian dish from Angela Hartnett a wholesome feast for vegetarians

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  Dover sole cooked in butter with parsley and lemon

  Mitch and Matt keep it simple with the holy trinity of flavours in this delicious fish recipe – butter, lemon and parsley

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  Fried red mullet with tomato and sardine sauce

  Get your fish fix with this Michelin-quality dish from Jason Atherton

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  Lamb samosas with coriander and lime raita

  Rachel Allen's crisp filo pastry triangles filled with spicy lamb are served with a creamy raita and make a fabulously tasty starter or side dish