RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Bulgur pilaf with toasted almonds and dried fruit

  Fluff up your ideas with this light pilaf, full of succulent slivers of dried apricot and prunes and crunchy toasted nuts

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  Monkfish à la Franchise

  James Martin poaches monkfish tail with fresh spring vegetables for a quick and easy supper dish

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  Mackerel en papillote

  James Martin creates an easy and healthy fish recipe on his road trip around Brittany.

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  Heather honey cake

  Emma Sturgess' fabulous cake is made with heather honey from north-east England and as it bakes, will fill the kitchen with the distinctive heather honey aroma

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  Chicken liver and chorizo salad

  Made in minutes, this smoky salad from Tom Parker Bowles is just what’s needed for a lazy summer lunch, perfect with a pile of crusty bread and a glass or two of chilled dry sherry

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  Risotto soup with peas, mint and feta

  Silvana Franco’s delicious soup has all the flavour of a traditional risotto without all the tedious stirring

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  Classic Thai green curry paste

  Add this easy-to-prepare Thai green curry to lightly fried Chicken strips and/or your favourite vegetables; serve with basmati rice and lime wedges

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  Christmas kiss

  Get your party off to a good start with Diana Henry's festive cocktail brimming with champagne, cranberry juice and Cointreau

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  Raspberry and elderflower trifle

  Paul Rankin is proud of his trifle combination; however feel free to use up what you have in the house: biscuits instead of Madeira cake, raspberries instead of blackberries… After all isn’t that just how trifles came about in the first place?

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  Bon paa with sticky rice

  A traditional Laotian dish with the distinctive tastes of fermented fish and smoky chillies from Natacha Du Pont de Bie