RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Pisto manchego

  This simple dish from Mario Batali is a sort-of pureed ratatouille which is served all over Spain on its own or accompanying meats, eggs, fish or bread

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  Salt and pepper prawns with tomato salad

  Bill Granger’s crispy prawns, with just a hint of chilli, make a perfect starter or even a light lunch

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  Fried fish with cou-cou and okra dressing

  Bring a spicy taste of the Caribbean to your table with comforting cornmeal mash and flavoursome fish from Patrick Williams

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  Confit of artichokes with fried sweetbreads

  In Jacob Kenedy's recipe, the creamy textures of the artichokes are mimicked by the smooth veal sweetbreads for a rich and delicious starter

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  Maple glazed pork belly with cockles

  Impress with a show-stopping dish of surf and turf from Adam Byatt

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  Paneer and creamy spinach curry

  Roopa Gulati's simple seasoning of fried garlic, ginger and chilli makes this dish particularly memorable - serve with a stack of hot, buttery breads

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  Mushroom risotto pie with ginger coriander sauce

  For an eye-catching main course, try Claire Cook's tasty mushroom risotto-filled pie, served with a flavourful cream sauce

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  Artichoke, purple sprouted broccoli and Parma ham

  Matt Tebbutt’s salad is full of the fresh flavours of spring

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  Christmas cake

  You can make this Christmas cake weeks before or even the day before - the taste will still be traditional and delicious. The recipe for almond paste, which is toasted in the oven for extra flavour, comes from Rachel's mother-in-law, Darina Allen.

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  Rack of lamb on Welsh onion cake

  Eleanor Smallwood’s Teisen nionod, or onion cake, is Welsh comfort food at its best – layers of potatoes and onion baked in butter until meltingly soft