RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Roast chicken with herbed cream cheese

  Galton Blackiston prepares a colourful dish of crispy skinned chicken with a vivid tomato sauce

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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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  Chipolatas with smoked streaky bacon

  Enjoy a taste of tradition with James Martin's tempting side dish of meaty chipolatas wrapped in smoked streaky bacon

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  French onion soup

  Supposedly invented by King Louis XV of France when he only had onions, butter and champagne in his hunting lodge, Matt Tebbutt’s favourite soup is delicious - even without the champagne!

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  Duck with caramelised rhubarb and braised beetroot

  Paul Heathcote cooks a stunningly colourful game dish that’s as much a treat for the eyes as for the stomach

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  Crab samosas with tomato and chive dip

  Reza Mahammad’s crispy samosas were a huge hit with comedian Sanjeev Bhasker, who found them dangerously irresistible when filming Dehli Belly

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  Garlic bread

  Perk up a plain ciabatta with Galton Blackiston's garlic rich butter

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  Minted gnocchi with chicken and peas

  For a simple dish that’s bursting with flavour, why not tray Aaron Craze’s favourite gnocchi recipe

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  Mussels and clams with serrano in sherry

  Silvana Franco’s classic Spanish dish combines mussels and clams in a chilli-laced sherry sauce with strips of serrano ham

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  Fava and sausage stew

  This is Clodagh McKenna’s take on the Italian classic, salsiccia con lentils, using new season fava beans and pork