RECOMMENDATIONS

• 

  Slow-roast shoulder of lamb with barley and mushrooms

  Warm up a cold day with this hearty dish of lamb in a creamy tarragon sauce from Ollie Rowe

• 

  Mussels in beer

  Silvana Franco steams mussels in Belgian wheat beer - ideal with some crusty bread to mop up all the creamy juices and strips of bacon

• 

  Raspberry and vanilla fool

  Low fat yogurt, fresh vanilla, honey and raspberries combine to make instant fruity indulgence without the guilt!

• 

  Smoked haddock with avocado oil

  Nell McAndrew's tasty fish recipe takes just a short time to cook and is ideal if you want a delicious healthy meal but don't have much time. Created for Seafood Week

• 

  Lamb chops and artichoke

  Arthur Potts Dawson serves griddled lamb with violet artichokes smothered in a tahini and lemon dressing, dotted with sesame seeds

• 

  Aubergine, potato and chick pea balti

  This richly spiced curry from The Vegetarian Society is a wonderful example of the Birmingham Balti

• 

  Poached chicken salad with pomegranate molasses

  A pomegranate dressing gives a beautiful sweet-tart flavour to Sophie Grigson’s chicken salad

• 

  Cauliflower and green bean salad with dolcelatte

  Italian cheese, pine nuts and herbs give cauliflower an Italian makeover in Silvana Franco's special lunchtime salad

• 

  Choux pastry swans filled with vanilla cream and raspberries

  Impress your dinner party guests with Michel Lemoine's truly decorative dessert, which tastes as good as it looks

• 

  Lotte a l'americaine

  Sophie Grigson makes one of her mother's favourite dishes