RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Christmas doughnuts with mulled wine

  Trina Hahnemann’s vanilla doughnuts served with a comforting mug of warm and spicy mulled wine make a great party treat

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  Not entirely traditional guinness stew

  Dominic Cauldwell gives an oriental influence to this traditional beef stew

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  Fillet of beef with green apple, blueberries and redcurrants

  Chef Gennaro Contaldo shares a simple family recipe which one of his protégées made for him on a recent visit to Tuscany

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  Moroccan-style lamb and apricot stew

  Jamie Oliver’s melt-in-the-mouth lamb dish combines fragrant spices with chilli and apricots for a delicious warming meal.

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  Chicken fried steak cubes with bloody mary dipping sauce

  Charita Jones makes the Southern US classic of chicken-fried steak, so called as it is prepared in a similar way to fried chicken

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  Meatball balti with coriander breads and raita

  The balti originated in Birmingham and it’s basically a saucy curry served with bread - Silvana Franco’s version also comes with a cooling raita on the side

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  Chilli black bean chicken with pepper and oyster mushrooms

  Make Ching He-Huang’s classic chicken stir fry for a quick, tasty and healthy mid-week supper for the family

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  Bread

  Jean-Christophe Novelli shows just how simple yet delicious home made bread can be in this easy to follow recipe

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  Irish champ

  Jamie Oliver makes the perfect accompaniment to his pork chops with sage, honey and apricots, or try with chicken, beef or fish.

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  Warm citrus salad with champagne dressing

  If you have an open bottle of champagne, add a splash to a citrus dressing as James Martin does in this simple yet sophisticated recipe