RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Pan-fried mango

  Silvana Franco's quick and easy mango dessert takes your tastebuds straight to the tropics

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  Roast chicken with lemon and bay leaves

  Matt Tebbutt serves bruschetta rubbed with roasted garlic and preserved lemon and topped with slices of lush, roasted chicken

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  Christmas Cracker

  Sweet, bubbly loveliness in a glass – this is THE ultimate treat for a Christmas celebration.

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  Classic crème brulée

  For this classic French dessert, Merrilees Parker tries out an old recipe dating back from 1909

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  Bitter and twisted

  The soulshakers shake up a grapefruit vodka cocktail with a delightfully bitter edge

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  Sautéed salmon fillets with champ-style sauce

  Paul Rankin serves salmon fillets with a creamy mashed potato sauce – you can add sliced spring onions to make true Irish champ

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  Rice pudding with boozy prunes

  Stewed in tea and Armagnac, prunes add a kick to Diane Johnson's traditional rice pudding

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  Monkfish poached in spiced red wine

  Big on impact, low in effort: a stunning dish of monkfish and creamed leeks from Jun Tanaka

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  Courgette 'spaghetti'

  Gary Rhodes serves thin strips of courgette with a creamy beenleigh blue cheese sauce

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  Molly malone crouton pot

  Neelia Hutchins' makes an unassembled fish pie with a crisp crouton on top