RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Honey-roast duck breast

  Michael Caines adds a bit of oriental spice to this full-flavoured duck dish

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  Sea bass en croûte with mousseline sauce

  Michel Roux’s regal dish takes time, but all the elements can be prepared ahead, then all you do is take the fish in its pastry crust from the fridge to the oven 40 minutes before you want to serve it.

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  Lemon cheesecake

  Try James Martin's luscious lemony cheesecakes for an easy and elegant answer to a speedy but special dessert

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  Latkes with bacon and apple sauce

  Lindsey Bareham makes sweet-savoury potato cakes with crisp bacon and a tart apple sauce

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  Japanese omelette with tuna salad

  Nic Watt cooks a classic Japanese omelette with many layers, and serves it with a umami-packed tuna and edamame salad

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  Sambutes

  These stuffed miniature tortillas – adapted by Tom Parker Bowles from Mexican food author, Elisabeth Lambert Ortiz – are ideal to serve with drinks

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  Keema samosas

  Silvana Franco makes tasty Indian finger food with minced lamb and spices – perfect for entertaining.

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  Witch's eyeball punch

  Rachel Slack’s fruity lychee and grape punch is terrorific for Halloween!

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  King prawn salad

  Gioconda Scott's simple salad combines freshly-cooked king prawns with salad vegetables to make a delicious dish

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  Jaggery yogurt

  Bengalis love their sweets and with good reason, this cooling yogurt dessert, Bhapa doi, has a delicious caramel-like note