RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Game pie

  Kyle Hogg's pie is packed with a game, both furred and feathered, cooked until meltingly tender in red wine and then encrusted in the golden pastry of your choice

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  Rice and spinach cake

  Clodagh McKenna’s rice cakes use creamy goats’ cheese, parmesan and nutmeg, and are perfect with a red pepper salsa

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  Sri Lankan pork curry with pandanus

  Sophie Grigson uses a roasted spice blend to give her black Sri Lankan curry its characteristic flavour

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  Lamb Biryani

  Madhur Jaffrey's flavoursome lamb biryani is studded with onions, sultanas and almonds and topped with hard boiled eggs

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  Rib-eye steak with bubble and squeak

  Mark Sargeant serves up juicy steak with the classic British dish made from leftover vegetables.

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  Cabbage with onion, bacon and thyme

  Crunchy veg and deliciously caramelised onions come together in Oliver Rowe’s recipe for a delicious snack on toast

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  Bacon and cabbage with champ and parsley sauce

  Try some traditional Irish cooking with Norah Brown's hearty boiled bacon, perfectly accompanied by cabbage and creamy sauce

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  Tuna with lime, coriander and sea salt rub

  For fast food with flair, try Caroline Hire's tuna steaks in a crisp, spicy coating - in the kitchen or on the barbecue

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  Fire roasted pequillo pepper hummous with crispy lamb mince

  Paul Bloxham's tempting pepper-spiked hummous marries beautifully with crispy lamb mince and caramelised onions, in this magical Middle Eastern style appetiser

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  Mixed grill Catalan style

  Mario Batali was lucky to have some espardeñas (sea cucumbers), so he mixed them with a few prawns, peppers, and onions to create a wonderful lunch.