RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Singin' hinnies with spiced butter

  Sophie Grigson recalls a fond childhood favourite - a Sunderland recipe of fried scones that appear to 'sing' as they sizzle while being cooked

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  Cannon of lamb with fresh liquorice

  An elegant restaurant-style dish of lamb medallions with griddled courgettes and confit tomatoes from Daniel Galmiche

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  Chicken, barley and parsley broth

  Paul Rankin shares his mother’s recipe for a hearty and warming chicken soup

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  Baklava

  Tonia Buxton’s version of this famous sticky, nutty Middle Eastern sweet is the perfect accompaniment to a cup of coffee

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  Tagliatelle with walnuts

  For a quick and delicious meal, try Theo Randall’s tagliatelle with an unusual nutty bread and milk sauce

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  Mama's beef stew with dumplings

  Faith Brown rustles up winner of a dinner with this hearty stew and light-as-air dumplings - just like Mama used to make

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  Coddled eggs with butternut squash

  Sat Bains serves an impressive autumnal dish baked in kilner jars – but make sure your scales are accurate to the gram!

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  Pot roasted pheasant with buttered apples

  Celebrate great English ingredients in Tamasin Day-Lewis' recipe for pheasant pot-roasted in Somerset cider with buttery Cox's apples

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  Rice and peas

  Junior Francis shows Gary Rhodes how to make this traditional Caribbean dish, which is the perfect accompaniment to high spiced meat or poultry dishes. It should really be called rice and beans though, since there is not a pea in sight.

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  Homely fish pie

  Jun Tanaka’s comforting fish pie is chock full of salmon, cod and haddock and topped with creamy mash