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.

Ainsley serves up dishes that are delicious but also easy on the wallet - good quality and good value. The menu includes a Bake Off masterclass featuring Sussex suet pond pudding, a James Martin tomato soup with garlic bread, the Hairy Bikers' version of a ploughman's lunch and Ainsley's own perfect potato tart.

Ainsley looks at homemade meals that you normally turn to when you are craving a takeaway. The menu includes fish and chips from James Martin, a pizza recipe from Keith Floyd, a curry from Lorraine Pascale, Nigel Slater's Chinese chicken thighs and the Hairy Bikers' take on a pork chow mein.

In this episode, our chefs are dusting down recipes that are the staples of the great British diet. These are dishes that seem to have always been around and will always be around - comforting, traditional, old school classics. The menu includes Keith Floyd's Irish stew, the Hairy Bikers' meatloaf, James Martin's ultimate bacon butty, a good old treacle tart from Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood, and a classic chilli con carne from Lorraine Pascale.

Ainsley serves up a seafood special and his catches of the day include a fish pie from Mary Berry, a crab and leek tart from the Hairy Bikers, Nigel Slater's mackerel and bacon salad, a lobster dish from James Martin and Lorraine Pascale's good old fish and chips.

It is party time, and all our chefs are helping us get in the mood with a selection of dishes that will guarantee your guests have a good time. We have got white chocolate lollipops from Lorraine Pascale, James Martin serves up some fantastic seafood, Rachel Khoo cooks coq au vin on a stick, and there is a slice of Bake Off to finish, featuring a truly impressive cake.

Ainsley picks dishes where the combination of ingredients initially seems a little unlikely, until you see the results. The menu includes Michel Roux Junior's beef cheeks with pears, garlic and chocolate, Nigel Slater's cheesy apple pie, Rachel Khoo's figs and chicken livers and a Bake Off masterclass that combines blackcurrant and liquorice.

Ainsley asks 'are you game for game?' because these dishes are all made with some of the least-used but most tasty meats you can buy. The menu includes a venison dish from Rachel Khoo, a Keith Floyd recipe with pheasant, Paul Hollywood and Mary Berry's raised game pie, Raymond Blanc cooking with pigeon and a rabbit dish from Nigel Slater.