RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Mussels and clams with serrano in sherry

  Silvana Franco’s classic Spanish dish combines mussels and clams in a chilli-laced sherry sauce with strips of serrano ham

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  Cheesecake

  For a gloriously indulgent treat try Paul Young's classic cheesecake recipe, simple but delicious . . .

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  Thai green curry

  It's so simple to prepare your own curry paste - make Frank Bordoni's Green Thai Curry and you'll wonder why you didn't try it before!

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  French-Italian alps fondue

  A rich and creamy cheese fondue with Italian fontina, French reblochon and kirsch from Clodagh McKenna

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  Contemporary cup cakes

  Bring out your inner child with Paul Young's creative recipe for cup cakes, fun to make and to eat

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  Rosemary chicken with herby lentils

  Arthur Potts Dawson cooks a whole boned chicken on the griddle for tender meat with a slightly smoky flavour

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  Lobster with garlic butter

  Nothing goes better with lobster than garlic butter, and lots of it.

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  Chocolate, coffee and cardamom mousse

  Try Ainsley Harriott's rich, light and fluffy mousse - use chocolate with a minimum of 50% cocoa solids for best results

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  Squidgy chocolate cake

  Jane Asher's rich flourless cake will be an instant hit with chocolate lovers

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  Coffee meringue with cream and summer fruits

  Galton Blackiston’s dessert looks dramatic, but is a cinch to make - just be sure your oven is turned down really low and you give the meringue a good hour and a half