RECOMMENDATIONS

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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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  Veal Holstein

  Go over all retro with Allegra McEvedy’s 1970s dish of veal escalopes topped with a fried egg and anchovy fillets

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  North African pickles

  A tangy spiced pickle from Adam's Café in West London

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  White chocolate mousse with black pepper and fresh mint

  Black pepper gives a lovely warm kick to this creamy mousse from Gino D’Acampo

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  Salt fish with akee

  Catherine Dyer serves up this traditional Jamaican dish with rice and breadfruit

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  Hot-smoked salmon, lobster and leeks

  Gary Rhodes warms lobster tails with leeks, crème fraîche and hot-smoked salmon, served with lemon dressing

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  Wild salmon with parsley and sorrel sauce

  Jeremy Lee serves wild salmon fillets with a vibrant herb sauce and garlicky spinach

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  Cornish crab cocktail with avocado and sweetcorn sorbet

  Jason Atherton shows that it doesn't have to be difficult to create a thoroughly stylish starter for a special dinner

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  Roast lamb with shallot purée

  Ask your butcher for this fantastic cut of lamb and make the most of it with Galton Blackiston’s creamy roasted shallot purée

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  Spicy wild boar meatballs with spaghetti

  Using ready-made wild boar sausages, it takes no time to make Aaron Craze’s delicious pasta dish