RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Bloody Mary cottage pie

  Tiffany Goodall cooks comfort food on a student budget, giving an old favourite a contemporary twist

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  Rabbit paella

  A quick-cook paella with spicy chorizo, prawns and mussels from Jun Tanaka

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  Chicken tikka masala

  Lengthy marinating gives a real depth of flavour to Reza Mahammad's simple but seriously tasty chicken dish, great for barbecues

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  Salmon filo parcels with dill sauce

  A creamy mustard and dill sauce compliments tender salmon wrapped in crisp filo pastry in this smart, yet simple dish

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  Arctic Summer

  This cocktail is the picture of Christmas itself. A fabulously attractive drink that mixes mint and cranberry in an icy taste explosion. It’s incredibly easy to make.

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  White chocolate cheesecake

  Decorate this luscious cheesecake with seasonal fruit for a cool dessert - it's great prepared in advance for a dinner party...

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  Loin of venison en croûte

  Parsley pancakes, chopped fennel and mushroom and venison loin are encased in deliciously crisp puff pasty in Galton Blackiston’s dinner party centrepiece

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  Grilled Dover sole

  For an elegant fish try Brian Turner's recipe for Dover sole served with parsley sauce

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  Baked rice pudding with poached rhubarb

  Michael Caines shares a warming, and quintessentially English, dessert from his childhood

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  Mushroom risotto

  A classic risotto using both fresh and dried mushrooms to give it depth of flavour from Helen Cristiofoli