RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Barbecued vegetable antipasti

  Arthur Potts Dawson grills vegetables and mushrooms on the barbie for a lovely smokey note

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  Spooky Halloween cupcakes

  Scary to look at but delicious to eat, Rachel Slack's cupcakes are a terrifying treat

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  Pockmarked grandmother’s beancurd (mapo tofu)

  Gary Rhodes cooks a famous Sichuan dish of silky tofu with, known convivially as 'pockmarked grandmother's beancurd'

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  Venison liver with butternut squash

  Make the most of what autumn has to offer with Jun Tanaka's seasonal dish of game, sweet squash compote and buttery ceps

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  Garlic soup with duck livers and garlic crisps

  Matt Tebbutt makes a garlic soup, which is delicious on its own, and not at all overpowering as might be expected

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  Lobster thermidor

  Matt Tebbutt’s classic French dish of lobster slathered in béchamel sauce and topped with bubbling gruyère is perfect with skinny fries and a green salad

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  Meringue roulade with pomegranate seeds

  A pretty pink, bejewelled dessert with delicate floral flavours from Darina Allen

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  Orecchiette pasta with broccoli and prosciutto

  Antonio Carluccio demonstrates a simple dish featuring orecchiette, a small ear-shaped pasta

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  Mini toad-in-the-holes with onion gravy

  Mini versions of classic dishes make fabulous party canapés - try these teeny toad-in-the-holes for a definite crowd pleaser

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  Orechiette and fennel salad

  Miguel Meastre combines pasta, courgette flowers, fennel, watercress and fresh goats’ curd in this magnificent summer salad – use goats’ cheese if you can’t get hold of curd