RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Swiss chard rice cakes on liquorice coconut curry

  Peter Gordon serves up a tasty vegetarian dish, transforming classic winter ingredients with the addition of some more exotic flavours

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  Easter orange cake with lemon icing

  Instead of an overload of chocolate or crème eggs, try Tana Ramsay’s light cake for afternoon tea this Easter, complete with adorable shredded wheat birds’ nests

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  Tropical fruit colada

  Try this sumptuous (and non alcoholic) variation on pina colada, packed with mango, passion-fruit, orange and coconut milk

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  Rabbit casserole in cock robin cider

  A parsnip mash with cream cheese and chives is the perfect accompaniment to Ricky Andalcio’s low-fat rabbit casserole

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  Smoked pigeon with rice and tea

  Impress your guests with a fabulous starter of home-smoked pigeon from James Martin using long-grain rice and tea leaves

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  Toad in the hole

  Malt vinegar is the surprise ingredient in Brian Turner's take on a traditional British favourite

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  Mackerel with fennel compote

  A quick, simple and healthy dish from Ricky Andalcio that’s great as a midweek meal or smart supper

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  Wild strawberry trifle

  Matthew Fort cooks up a taste of British summer with Paul Heathcote’s trifle recipe

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  Chilli con carne

  Tana Ramsay makes an easy version of this winter warmer that everyone will love

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  Niçoise salad with rhubarb and orange dressing

  Gary Rhodes puts a fruity twist on a classic French Nicoise salad