RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Aubergine and mozzarella stacks

  This rich dish from James Martin, combining chargrilled aubergine with buffalo mozzarella, makes a great vegetarian meal

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  Pistachio and cardamom rice pudding

  This creamy spiced rice pudding, Mewa Ki Kheer, makes a delightful ending to an Indian meal, from Marwari cook Gunjan Goela

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  Dark sticky gingerbread

  This deliciously treacly gingerbread from Rachel Allen comes with a lemon drizzle-like topping.

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  Mexican beef stew

  For a warming winter dish with a hint of spice, try this slow-cooked stew with chipotle chilli from Tom Parker-Bowles

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  Pigeon bruschetta with red wine sauce

  Impress your guests with Matt Tebbutt’s sophisticated game starter with a wonderfully rich sauce

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  Kakori kebab

  These minced lamb kebabs from Mughlai cook Salma Husain are enriched with kidney fat and sweetened with cloves - ideal to cook over a hot barbecue

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  Honey and mustard prawn skewers

  Bring sunshine cooking to the British table with these sizzling prawn kebabs made by Danny Boome

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  Warm spring vegetable salad with bacon vinaigrette

  Getting your daily serving of vegetables is deliciously easy with Mark Jankel’s varied and tasty vegetable salad

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  Strawberry jam mousse with shortbread

  Thomas Souter goes strawberries galore with a strawberry jam mousse, strawberry jam shortbread and poached whole strawberries

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  Greenest of green salads

  Sophie Grigson celebrates the best of British spring-summer greens with a salad of dandelion leaves, marjoram, sorrel, broad beans and more