RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Lemon rice pudding with confit of plums

  Tom Aikens takes an old favourite right out of the nursery with this elegant and oh-so-grown-up dessert

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  Vin santo cake

  For a delicious boozy after dinner treat, try Matt Tebbutt's zesty vin santo cake with a good dollop of crème fraîche

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  Sweet potato falafel with aioli

  Allegra McEvedy makes a delicious vegetarian dish from roasted sweet potatoes served with a light fluffy aioli

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  Mixed grill Catalan style

  Mario Batali was lucky to have some espardeñas (sea cucumbers), so he mixed them with a few prawns, peppers, and onions to create a wonderful lunch.

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  Fire roasted pequillo pepper hummous with crispy lamb mince

  Paul Bloxham's tempting pepper-spiked hummous marries beautifully with crispy lamb mince and caramelised onions, in this magical Middle Eastern style appetiser

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  Sausage and pea risotto

  Vary the sausages you use in Ainsley Harriot's risotto - top notch pork and leek or Toulouse sausages are both particularly good

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  White onion soup with scallops and chorizo

  A creamy white soup with a shocking orange drizzle of chorizo oil, from Paul Merrett

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  Stir-fried ginger and chilli lamb

  A quick, simple and spicy wok-fried supper from Nancy Lam

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  Brawn

  Serve up a classic British dish with James Martin's magnificent brawn made with pig's head, trotters, herbs and spices

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  Heart-shaped jam biscuits

  This sweet and sticky biscuit from Tana Ramsay is not only fun to make, but a treat for the eyes