RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Scacciata

  Matthew Fort’s Sicilian bread is studded with sausagemeat and olives, making it a meal in itself

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  West country cheese straws

  Ring the changes with these dressy cheese straws made with full-flavoured farmhouse cheddar cheese, walnuts and crunchy sunflower seeds

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  Torta di pesche

  Theo Randall’s recipe for a sweet and refreshing peach and vanilla pastry encapsulates the taste of summer

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  Raspberry parfait

  Michal Caines' dramatic dessert combines raspberry parfait with shortbread, raspberry sauce and chantilly cream – it doesn't get better than this!

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  Beef and macaroni pie (Pastitsio)

  Rick Stein has a great affection for these Mediterranean baked dishes of meat, pasta, tomato and cheese, and in Corfu they give their version a unique quality with kefalotiri cheese and cinnamon

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  Spinach salad with mango and strawberry

  A sweet and sour salad that makes a lovely starter or healthy side dish.

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  Gazpacho with herb croutons

  Try Jo Pratt’s cooling recipe for this iced Spanish soup of tomatoes, peppers and onions for a summer treat

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  Spiced cauliflower

  Adding a few eastern spices livens up normally bland cauliflower in this side-dish with a kick from Matt Tebbutt

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  Moroccan fish cakes with hot pepper sauce

  Gurnard, a firm, white-fleshed fish, combines with harissa (a hot chilli paste) and other Moroccan flavourings in Diana Henry’s extra spicy fish cakes.

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  Pork and tomato sausages with mustard bubble and squeak

  Try these crisp whole grain mustard-flavoured potato and cabbage patties, topped with pork sausages and a bunch of squidgy roast cherry tomatoes still on the vine