RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Butternut squash and sausage soup

  This is a favourite with Sophie’s kids. It can be made with all sorts of roast veg, but the sweetness and texture of the squash are great as a main ingredient or alternatively leave the sausages out if you want a veggie dish.

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  Spanish chicken stew

  This colourful, rustic dish from Tom Parker Bowles simmers away gently for an hour, resulting in a rich, flavoursome and hearty stew

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  Spanish lemon ice

  End your meal with a cool burst of freshness - from Rachel Allen

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  Traditional lancashire hotpot

  A wonderfully satisfying casserole from James Martin - tender thyme-scented lamb and kidneys beneath a crisp buttery potato topping

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  Salmon kedgeree

  Carolyn Chesshire adds cream and quail eggs along with the pink tinged fish to transform this homely dish into a truly decadent one

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  Plaice with homemade tartare sauce

  Galton Blackiston serves line-caught plaice as part of a coastal-themed dinner party – and once you try his homemade tartare sauce you’ll never buy the store-bought stuff again!

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  Chickpea and potato curry with Bhatura bread

  Use Ravinder Bhogal’s delicious deep-fried bread to scoop up the sauce of his easy vegetarian curry

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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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  Tournedos rossini with cheese and onion potato and ratatouille

  Big on bold Mediterranean flavours, this meaty steak and garlicky ratatouille is Andy Tynemouth's ultimate party piece

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  Coconut prawns with steamed rice

  A quick seafood curry to warm a cold evening from Sanjay Dwivedi