RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Thai chicken curry

  Making your own Thai curry paste is easy than you might think - substitute chicken for tofu, fish or any other meat to vary the recipe

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  Mixed vegetables in a mustard and cumin sauce

  Black mustard, cumin and onion seeds give a kick to potatoes, cauliflower, carrots and tomatoes in Madhur Jaffrey's flavoursome vegetarian dish

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  Chocolate truffle pudding

  Tamasin Day Lewis's wickedly indulgent vanilla-scented chocolate pudding will impress your guests and have them clamouring for more

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  Warm new potato and asparagus salad

  Melting cheese and warm potatoes make this spring dish from The Vegetarian Society a veggie treat

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  Crab thermidor

  Carla Lagan Brown has come up trumps with this easy but indulgent shellfish recipe, creating an impressive alternative to the more traditional lobster thermidor

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  Seafood bruschetta on Irish soda bread

  An unctuous spring onion butter sauce adds a rich dimension to Paul Rankin’s dish – stir in a splash of cream for extra decadence!

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  Chicken and pork terrine

  James Martin layers tender moist chicken and succulent pork with Armagnac and herbs in this tempting terrine

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  Lamb with a spiced samosa and sweet potato chips

  Lamb stars in two different ways in Paul Merrett's Middle Eastern inspired dinner-party dish

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  Spiced apple samosas

  Hot golden pastry pouches filled with delicious apple, sultanas and cinnamon is a triumph of a dish from Paul Merrett

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  Red mullet with almond courgette pesto

  A colourful dinner party dish with dramatic black olive-infused oil from Jun Tanaka