Cuisine

Chicken and corn chowder
Fill your child’s flask with this when the weather gets colder. For a vegetarian option, leave out the shredded chicken and use vegetable stock

Phil Vickery's green fish curry with coconut milk and bramleys
The apple deliciously offsets the richness of the coconut milk. Add more or less curry paste depending on how hot you like it

Chicken in coconut milk broth
Chicken and coconut go together brilliantly. And what’s more, our Oriental meal-in-a-bowl takes only half an hour so it’s great for a midweek meal

Clams linguine
Clam shells must either be closed, or should shut tightly if tapped. A glass of cold, crisp white wine is the ideal complement

Goosegog chutney
A perfect place to start pickling with this summery fruit

Carrot and beetroot salad
This easy peasy salad is so colourful and crunchy and what’s more it’s bursting with carotenoids, great for summer skin, with an anti-oxidant effect. Serve it at barbecues with fish or grilled meats.

Green mango salad with crispy smoked mackerel à la Rick Stein
A hot, salty, sweet and sour recipe influenced by the celebrity seafood chef

Sensational savoury cheesecake
This cheesecake would be the crowning glory of any warm-weather meal. Perfect with a selection of salads

Silvana Franco's pot roast chicken with mushrooms and marsala
Serve this with a bowl of chunky fries and you have the ultimate brunchtime special

Aktar Islam’s Nawabi Pilau