RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Chicken thighs with sorrel and shallots

  A simple dinner on the cheap by Matthew Fort involves just some tender chicken, white wine and crème fraiche

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  Braised halibut with wild mushrooms, cabbage and garlic cream

  Stuart Gillies cooks the perfect seasonal fish supper using halibut, the largest flat fish in the ocean

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  Stuffed chicken, baby courgettes and vine leaves

  Amoul Oakes flavours this Lebanese chicken dish with spices and coffee, then layers it with the vegetables and a rice and lamb mince stuffing

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  Chocolate terrine with Agen prunes and Armagnac

  Paul Merrett makes an impressive dinner party dessert that will even tempt non-chocoholics!

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  Meatball and kale soup

  Sausages make quick and moreish meatballs in this hearty soup from Silvana Franco

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  Roast chicken with artichokes

  Tom Parker Bowles serves a rich and satisfying bread sauce with this excellent roast dinner

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  Gin martini

  Enjoy a cocktail classic with Chris Sheldon's recipe for a gin martini, James Bond's favourite drink

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  Chocolate fruit cake

  Stars, glitter and gold balls add a little bling to Nigella's dark and sticky Christmas cake

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  Thai beef salad

  Tom Parker Bowles prepares a quick main meal salad, full of fresh, zesty Asian flavours

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  Banana muffins

  Jane Asher whips up some wholesome banana muffins, ideal for summer picnics, tea parties or breakfast on-the-run. Hold your own Blooming Great Tea Party to support Marie Curie Cancer