RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Jaggery yogurt

  Bengalis love their sweets and with good reason, this cooling yogurt dessert, Bhapa doi, has a delicious caramel-like note

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  Deep-fried mozzarella with tomato and oregano sauce

  James Martin's crisp golden mozzarella sandwiches are served with a flavour-packed sauce and make a terrific starter or light lunch

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  Haddock with bacon pancakes

  Richard Corrigan's 'urban breakfast', with its big and bold flavours, is a surefire way to wake up in the morning

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  Roast goose with foie gras, apples and rosemary

  Matt Tebbutt's incredibly rich dish requires nothing more than simple roast potatoes and maybe mustard dressed green salad to serve

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  Chocolate fondant

  This chocolate fondant from Trish Deseine is one of the moistest you can imagine, and is also very easy to make

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  Pea and coriander soup

  Try Madhur Jaffrey's Indian version of cream of pea soup - with cumin seeds, chilli and fresh coriander

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  Sea bream with pomegranate, fennel and orange salad

  A fresh flavoured winter salad with pan-fried bream makes a great lunch dish, from Jun Tanaka

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  Fidget pie

  Matthew Fort makes the Midlands equivalent to the Cornish pasty – a sweet and savoury pie filled with apples, cider and bacon

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  Cumberland sausage toad in the hole

  The addition of field mushrooms and tomatoes to Austen Davies' toad in the hole makes this dish a meal in itself

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  'Egg flower' drop soup

  In Ching-He Huang's recipe, the silky tendrils of softly cooked egg give this classic Chinese soup its unique texture