RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Steamed spinach and rice dumplings

  Anjum Anand never serves a starter at dinner parties, just nibbles when her guests arrive. Try these light, vibrant dumplings with chutney as finger food or for a snack or light meal

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  Apple and date chutney

  Add a little pizzazz to a Ploughman's, with Lesley Water's tangy and versatile Apple and Date Chutney

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  Espresso martini

  Vanilla and hazelnut liqueurs impart a sweet and nutty flavour to Tristan Stephenson's caffeine-kicking cocktail

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  Chicken and sun-blushed tomato salad

  Fragrant chicken and olives, spices and succulent sun-blushed tomatoes make up this tempting salad by Ainsley Harriot

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  Macaroni cheese

  Tuck into an upmarket macaroni cheese with Simon Rimmer's tasty recipe, flavoured with shallots and sun-blushed tomatoes

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  Ox tongue salad

  Giorgio Locatelli uses a sharp salsa verde which cuts through the meaty richness of ox tongue

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  Honey and mustard prawn skewers

  Bring sunshine cooking to the British table with these sizzling prawn kebabs made by Danny Boome

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  Duck with parsnips, pomegranate and vin santo sauce

  Aaron Craze serves succulent Gressingham duck in a sweet-savoury sauce with honey-roasted roots

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  Warm wild mushroom and Italian squash salad

  A warm winter salad that is set to impress from Stuart Gillies

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  Sebadas

  Sweet Sardinian parcels served with myrtle liqueur ice cream is a favourite of chef Giorgio Locatelli