RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Ploughman's lunch with own-made chutney

  Carol Wilson's selection of splendid cheese from North West England is served with delicious, quick-to-make fruit chutney

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  Brown stew chicken

  Bring a bit of sun into your life with this flavorsome chicken stew from Junior Francis

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  Goan style lobster

  Goan cuisine is famous for seafood and coconuts; Atul Kocchar's curry epitomises this with its perfectly balanced sauce

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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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  Tandoori-style prawns

  These marinated prawns are traditionally cooked in a tandoor - Madhur Jaffrey cooks them very quickly in a frying pan

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  Salt-crusted sea bass with a salad of pourpier

  James Martin puts unusual ingredients to use in his salt-baked fish dish with pork and purslane salad

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  Lamb samosas with a mint yogurt dip

  Ideal for a cocktail party or mezze, Tana Ramsay's little parcels are a contrast of succulent lamb and crunchy filo pastry

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  Fish pie

  With its crunchy topping of golden cheese and potato, Tamasin Day Lewis's traditional fish pie makes a wonderful family meal

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  Aubergine with chilli sauce

  Gary Rhodes' vegetarian dish uses flavours traditionally used when cooking fish which is why it's often known as fish-flavoured aubergine

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  Snow pancakes with rum butter

  If the weather conditions are right, Joanne Wilson uses snow in her batter for a lighter pancake. Serve them with lashings of rum butter for an indulgent treat. This pud is one her nan used to make at weekends...