RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Steamed mussels with tomato and tarragon

  Serve Rick Stein's juicy mussels flavoured with garlic, white wine, tomatoes and aromatic tarragon with crusty bread to mop up the delicious juices.

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  Spicy cucumber wedges

  A squirt of lemon juice and a pinch of cayenne pepper, ground black pepper and roasted cumin seeds taste fabulous with sliced cucumber - try this Madhur Jaffrey recipe tonight...

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  Cream of pea soup with croque monsieur

  Andrew Turner’s quick pea soup is turned into a filling supper dish with the addition of snack-size rounds of croquet monsieur

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  Vegetarian Christmas pudding

  In Roopa Gulati's suet-free Christmas pudding, vegetarians get to enjoy all the highlights of Christmas without compromising on any of the taste

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  Baked rice pudding with poached rhubarb

  Michael Caines shares a warming, and quintessentially English, dessert from his childhood

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  Strawberry and puff pastry tart

  A crème patisserie base and a sticky-sweet strawberry liqueur glaze makes James Martin’s tart a real treat

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  Cumberland sausage toad in the hole

  The addition of field mushrooms and tomatoes to Austen Davies' toad in the hole makes this dish a meal in itself

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  Leg of lamb with Indian flavours

  Bill Granger serves his spices roast lamb with golden potatoes, a peppery radish and spinach salad, and homemade tomato chutney

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  Tandoori roasted pistachio chicken

  Punjabi chef Manjit Gill cooks Murgh Pistadah, chicken cooked in the traditional tandoori style, but with a spiced pistachio marinade

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  Coconut canapes

  Crisp sweet potato puffs with a coconut dipping sauce from The Vegetarian Society