The Best Dishes Ever

These dishes will help when you are planning the perfect picnic. The menu includes Paul Hollywood's pork pies with quail's eggs, a superb sandwich from James Martin and Ainsley's own mustard, bacon and onion tarts.

This episode features dishes that are great to turn to when time is tight - and it's speed, not vanilla, that is of the essence. The menu includes Nigella Lawson's sausage meatballs, Nigel Slater's herb butter squid, James Martin's icebox cake, the Hairy Bikers' Welsh rarebit and Mary Berry's rich chocolate tray bake with feathered icing.

Preparation is everything with these dishes that are really good to make in advance. The menu includes Mary Berry's fresh fruit salad, James Martin's delicious chicken stew, the Hairy Bikers' autumn pudding, Nigel Slater's bean soup and Nigella Lawson's ice cream cake.

Top chefs look at classic winter warmers that work equally well in spring, autumn and summer. The menu includes Keith Floyd's beautiful beef provencal, a chicken dumpling soup from Rachel Khoo, the Hairy Bikers' perfect apple pie and James Martin working wonders with the humble jacket potato.

This episode is all about staying in your cookery comfort zones with great-looking dishes that aren't terrifyingly tricky. The menu includes Nigel Slater's lazy loaf, a haddock recipe from James Martin, butterfly cakes from Mary Berry, fishcakes from the Hairy Bikers and sausage rolls and palmiers from Lorraine Pascale.

These dishes all have a bit of a kick to them and include a fiery red rice salad from Mary Berry, Nigel Slater's 'hangover' beef salad, Nigella Lawson's coffee ice cream and the great Keith Floyd cooking a spicy steak Texan-style.