RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Steamed chicken stuffed with mushroom mousse

  Rosemary Schrager shows a great way to cook chicken for a dinner party, keeping it wonderfully succulent

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  Pistachio and cardamom cake with warm spiced figs

  Transport yourself to the Arabian Nights with Diana Henry's beautiful spiced cake

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  Guinea fowl with plums and vin santo

  Originally a dish for Tuscan nobility, Giancarlo Caldesi gives poultry a royal roasting in this smart dinner party dish

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  Egyptian chicken with flatbread

  Diana Henry serves marinated griddled chicken with a yoghurt and mint sauce and homemade flatbread

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  Sausage and mash with onion gravy

  Gary Rhodes serves up a sausage feast with onion gravy and mashed potatoes

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  Lemon caramel strawberry nests

  If you like the taste of toffee apples, just wait until you taste these sticky summer puddings that are literally assembled in minutes.

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  The Gran Turismo cocktail

  Expert mixologist Andy Pearson shakes up an exhilarating cocktail with zingy flavours from lemon curd, lemon juice and limoncello with grappa and cognac

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  Lamb shish kebabs

  Tom Parker Bowles’ tasty kebabs can be assembled ahead, then cooked and served quickly when everyone comes home starving

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  Chicken in creamy asparagus sauce

  Brian Turner serves chicken pieces in a rich white wine and cream sauce, topped with buttery spears of asparagus

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  Bengali-style lamb with chickpea stew

  Atul Kochhar combines marinated roasted lamb rump with a fragrant Indian chickpea stew, known as Mangsho Chugni