RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Sri Lankan pork curry with pandanus

  Sophie Grigson uses a roasted spice blend to give her black Sri Lankan curry its characteristic flavour

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  Kiddley broth

  A hearty vegetable and bacon soup that Stuart Hutchings cooks to warm him up in winter

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  Pepper crusted monkfish with mustard dill sauce

  A cracked pepper crust adds oomph to monkfish and a creamy dill sauce rounds off this splendid offering from James Martin

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  Lamb korma

  A classic korma of melting lamb on the bone, Qorma Bahadur Shahi, from Muglai cook Salma Husain

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  Pigs' ear cake

  Nope this isn't a novelty-shaped kids' cake, Claude Bosi really does add strips of blanched pigs’ ears to a parmesan and parsley sponge – you heard it here first!

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  Crema catalana

  If you fancy something different for dessert, try Spain's version of crème brulée - from Arthur Potts Dawson

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  Egg noodles with ginger prawns

  Aaron Craze’s super speedy stir fry with crunchy cashews and ginger and garlic prawns makes an ideal last minute meal

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  Grilled veal chops

  Like the Italian salsa verde, this is a simple, easy-to-make sauce for any grilled fish or meat, and Rick Stein thinks it is perfection with a grilled veal chop

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  Home-made pot noodles

  It only takes a few minutes to make your own! It's fun to serve them in a cup, a bit like pot noodles, from Annabel Karmel

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  Gnocchi ravioli primavera in a lemon butter broth

  Aaron Craze's interpretation of Gennaro Contaldo's recipe combines fresh spring vegetables in ravioli-shaped gnocchi