RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Lasagna al forno

  With its rich meat sauce and home-made béchamel, Tamasin Day-Lewis's magnificent lasagne will have everyone clamouring for seconds

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  Beef stew with green papaya

  Gary Rhodes and Vanesse Tweeboom make a fragrant traditional stew from Curaco

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  Sweet chilli squid

  Matt Follas serves fried squid with a sauce made of bird’s eye chillies, garlic, rice vinegar, sugar and fish sauce – great with crunchy fresh vegetables

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  Christmas spinach filo torte

  Celia Brooks Brown's elegant version of a traditional Greek spinach pie makes a delicious vegetarian meal

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  Poached chicken

  An ideal weekend lunch, this delicate poached chicken recipe from James Martin packs in lots of delicious French flavours.

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  Aubergine and courgette crostinis

  Diana Henry makes two tasty vegetable toppings to pile onto slices of crisp garlicky toast

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  Drambuie set cream with warmed raspberries

  A rich tempting dessert from Eadie Manson, that's liberally laced with Drambuie and ginger wine and served with warm, sweet raspberries

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  Pad Thai

  Plump prawns and noodles tossed with a host of tasty ingredients create this tempting Thai classic from Jean-Christophe Novelli

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  Beef enchiladas with red sauce

  Gino D'Acampo's fabulous corn tortillas filled with juicy diced steak and covered with a hot spicy sauce make a wonderful main course

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  Pot roasted pheasant with buttered apples

  Celebrate great English ingredients in Tamasin Day-Lewis' recipe for pheasant pot-roasted in Somerset cider with buttery Cox's apples