RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Mediterranean vegetables with tahini dressing

  Diana Henry's colourful platter of vegetables with a spicy kick are perfect for an informal dinner party

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  Chicken and leek stew with parsley dumplings

  Silvana Franco makes a delicious lemon-scented broth of tender chicken and leeks with fluffy parsley dumplings

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  Bonne maman raspberry jam hearts

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  Victoria sponge with lemon curd

  Helen Hosker bakes a light sponge cake with a tangy filling of homemade lemon curd

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  Goat's cheese and pear crostata with chilli and lime dressing

  Golden orchard fruits, melting goat's cheese and chilli-lime glaze all atop crisp puff pastry make a sensational dessert from Ed Baines

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  Birria

  Thomasina Miers cooks a traditional Mexican celebration dish of spicy beef stew with ancho chillies, served with a zingy salsa

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  Steamed game pudding

  Choose your favourite game to fill this succulent steamed suet pudding from Martin Blunos

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  Gratin dauphinois

  Matthew Fort’s simple recipe will yield perfect potato dauphinois every time

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  Le pot au feu with piquant sauce

  Matt Tebbutt’s recipe for a simmered dish of beef, veal and pork with vegetables is a classic French favourite

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  Rolled roast pork with butternut squash

  Sarah Thatcher cooks up a pork roast with all the trimmings