RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Spiced Gujarati potato balls (bateta wada)

  These fragrant, golden potato balls with a creamy yogurt dip from Bill Meswaniamake an ideal snack for when vegetarian friends are visiting

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  Porridge with almond roasted peaches

  Tana Ramsay dresses up oats with syrupy, toasted almonds and plump, oven-roasted fruit

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  Chitterlings and potato salad

  Chitterlings get the soul food treatment from Charita Jones to make a hearty dish full of Southern comfort

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  Aubergine supper stacks

  Parmesan-crusted aubergine surrounds melting mozzarella in this delicious vegetarian recipe by Ainsley Harriott

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  Grenadian fried chicken

  Be transported to a Caribbean beach with Aaron Craze’s finger lickin’ good chicken with its notes of chilli and allspice

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  Ice cream sandwich

  Simon Rimmer brings a traditional summertime seaside favourite firmly into the 21st century

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  Rice pudding with toffee apples

  Creamy and comforting, Arthur Potts Dawson’s rice pudding will bring warmth to the coldest winter day

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  Shortbread served with set pot crème

  Claire Clarke shares her mother’s recipe for a traditional buttery shortbread – perfect with pumpkin-based custards

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  Seven hour braised shoulder of lamb

  Andrew Fairly roasts lamb so slowly that the connective tissue melts and bastes the meat to keep it unimaginably tender

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  Jane's last minute Christmas cake

  Don't worry if you haven't made your cake weeks ahead - Jane Asher's luscious cake packed with alcohol-soaked fruits and nuts can be made as late as you like