RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Orecchiette with purple sprouting broccoli and anchovy

  Taste the difference with Aaron Craze's easy homemade pasta, served with a classic Italian combination of broccoli, cheese and anchovy

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  Vegetable bhaji

  Marut Sikha's version of the rich and butery Pao Bhaji, the most popular of the many street foods on offer in Mumbai

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  Crab thermidor

  Carla Lagan Brown has come up trumps with this easy but indulgent shellfish recipe, creating an impressive alternative to the more traditional lobster thermidor

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  Jam shortbreads

  From James Martin, scrumptious buttery shortbreads with a jammy 'button' in the middle

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  Charred vegetable and couscous salad

  Jun Tanaka’s salad makes a great accompaniment to a Moroccan-style stew or is perfect on its own as a light summer supper

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  Chicken in a jar

  Paul Bloxham serves a dramatic dinner party dish of chicken cooked in a preserving jar with a deluxe salsa verde and crisp slices of French sourdough bread

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  Green garden soup

  Gary Rhodes' soup is a good excuse to bring gorgeous green vegetables together. If some are not available broccoli and spinach also offer rich flavours

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  Pastel de nata (custard tarts)

  Recreate this Portuguese deli treat with Lia Baiao and John Torode’s simple recipe, made with puff pastry

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  Pockmarked grandmother’s beancurd (mapo tofu)

  Gary Rhodes cooks a famous Sichuan dish of silky tofu with, known convivially as 'pockmarked grandmother's beancurd'

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  Roe deer with sesame and coriander

  Inspired by the recipes of Indian royalty, Atul Kochhar serves a light game dish with sweet tomato fondue and spicy apples