RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Salmon cream tagliatelle

  Try Debbie Cottis's simple but luxurious pasta dish, ideal for serving up to friends for an informal meal

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  Asparagus pesto (with penne)

  Merrilees Parker blitzes up a quick and tasty asparagus pesto that's perfect with a bowl of penne pasta

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  Vietnamese tamarind beef with peanuts

  Tom Kime cooks trai me thit bo, a classic Vietnamese dish that offers an extraordinary burst of flavour and textures

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  Fresh tomato sauce for spaghetti

  Annabel Karmel's children love this meal. You will need to choose good-quality, ripe plum tomatoes to get the best flavour - look for ones with a dark-red colour

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  Roast belly pork

  Paul Rankin knows that the secret to perfect crackling is lots of patience… and some salt and vinegar

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  Floating islands with rhubarb compote

  Rachel Humphrey, head chef at Le Gavroche, makes a delicious dessert of crisp meringues floating on crème anglaise with a vivid sauce

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  Oysters in stout batter with carrageen moss

  Mark Hix shares a very British recipe from Hix’s Oyster and Chop House in Spitalfields

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  Duck livers wrapped in Serrano ham

  Serve Paul Merrett's elegant duck livers as a dinner party starter or weekend lunch, with plenty of crusty French bread to mop up the garlic parsley butter

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  Chicken with proscuitto and sage

  Arthur Potts Dawson uses a hot brick to weigh down chicken as it cooks, resulting in succulent meat and crisp, golden skin

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  Magic beans

  Allegra McEvedy prepares a toothsome mezze dish of green beans slowly cooked with plenty of garlic, herbs, and lemon juice