RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Roast wild duck with braised cabbage, garlic and shallots

  Chris Galvin dishes up the perfect winter meal for duck lovers

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  Fish pies

  This is one fish pie the whole family will love!

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  Baked rice pud

  This rich, milky rice pudding is brought to you from Alastair Hendy's Home Cook

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  Fish pie

  Nothing comforts like home-made fish pie, with succulent pieces of fish, prawns, mussels and scallops under a fluffy cloud of mash potatoes.

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  Lamb samosas with a mint yogurt dip

  Ideal for a cocktail party or mezze, Tana Ramsay's little parcels are a contrast of succulent lamb and crunchy filo pastry

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  Rhubarb galette

  Enjoy the sweet tang of rhubarb baked into a traditional French pastry, served with lashings of smooth crème anglaise in Claire Ptak’s recipe

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  Meatball balti with coriander breads and raita

  The balti originated in Birmingham and it’s basically a saucy curry served with bread - Silvana Franco’s version also comes with a cooling raita on the side

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  Game pie

  Kyle Hogg's pie is packed with a game, both furred and feathered, cooked until meltingly tender in red wine and then encrusted in the golden pastry of your choice

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  Herb omelettes stuffed with ricotta

  Orlando Murrin’s thin delicate omelettes are left to cool, then rolled up around a ricotta filling and sliced in the style of sushi -tasty, elegant and all ready in advance

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  Dtom kha

  Start the New Year with a restorative, cleansing Thai soup from Ian Pengelley made with lemon grass, kaffir lime and coconut