Forced rhubarb

With cosy season just around the corner, try one of these tempting treats that taste as good as they look

Ingredients (Serves 4-6) 350 g potatoes, peeled,diced225 g swede, peeled, diced2 eggs50 g butter50 g plain flour600 ml milk, plus extra formashing450 g smoked haddock,skinned and cubed110 g frozen pea

Put the British into baking with these nostalgic classics, 2 0 2 5 guaranteed to bring everyone to the table

■ Serves 8 ■ 20 mins plus 1 hr chilling ■ Cook 5 mins 50g frozen mixed berries4 tbsp golden caster sugar4 tbsp crème de cassisabout 250g madeira cake, sliced250g mascarpone500g fresh custard2 tsp vani

Ingredients (Makes 16 squares) ◆ 300g white chocolate, broken into pieces ◆ 75g butter ◆ 3 eggs ◆ 175g caster sugar ◆ 175g self-raising flour ◆ 175g shelled hazelnuts, roughly chopped ◆ 5ml vanilla es

YOU WILL NEED ✔ 500g (1lb) bunched beetroot, peeled and cut into 2cm (¾in) wedges ✔ 5 tbsp extra virgin olive oil ✔ salt and pepper ✔ 2 x 250g (8¾oz) packs beluga lentils ✔ 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar ✔ 1