RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Seafood platter with tamarind sauce

  Appease even the Kitchen Gods with this refreshingly exotic seafood smorgasbord, from Nancy Lam

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  Salt beef sandwich

  This moreish classic favourite is easy to construct, as demonstrated by Tom Parker Bowles

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  Irish champ with black pudding and apple jelly

  Potatoes and black pudding - Arthur Potts Dawson serves the perfect comfort food for a winter supper

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  Salmon and vegetables en papillote

  Tana Ramsay’s method of cooking fish is so easy and the children love it, especially when they have their own little fish parcels. The steaming process traps all the goodness and flavour of the fish – what could be better?

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  Corn bread

  Best served warm from the oven, Lesley Waters's recipe for a classic American corn bread makes a great side-dish

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  Green garden soup

  Gary Rhodes' soup is a good excuse to bring gorgeous green vegetables together. If some are not available broccoli and spinach also offer rich flavours

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  Spiced lamb steaks with pomegranate couscous

  The key to Tiffany Goodhall’s dish is the marinade, which has lots of cumin to give a warm, spicy feel

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  Chilli beef and pepper stir fry

  Ching He-Huang whips up a quick and easy stir fry with the addition of garlic, ginger and chili to for a true taste of the Orient

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  Latvian gingerbread biscuits

  Enjoy a traditional Christmas treat with Martin Blunos's recipe for fragrant, home-made gingerbread biscuits

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  Orecchiette with purple sprouting broccoli and anchovy

  Taste the difference with Aaron Craze's easy homemade pasta, served with a classic Italian combination of broccoli, cheese and anchovy