RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Chicken and sweetcorn soup

  Try Ainsley Harriott's version of popular chicken and sweetcorn soup - originally from the southwest of China...

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  Escarole and smoked mozzarella pie

  Gennaro Contaldo cooks a gutsy pie with a relative of the endive; also eaten cold, it’s an ideal dish for sunny outdoor snacking

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  Pissaladiere

  Rachel Allen shares a recipe for France’s answer to the pizza – a version that’s fully flavoured with onions and anchovies and topped with Niçoise olives

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  Basic pancakes

  Tamasin Day Lewis shows how simple it is to toss up a few pancakes for a quick and easy treat

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  English ale-soaked Christmas pudding

  Let everyone in the family have a stir and make a wish when you prepare Diana Henry's fabulous traditional Christmas pudding on 'Stir-up Sunday'

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  White chocolate cheesecake

  Decorate this luscious cheesecake with seasonal fruit for a cool dessert - it's great prepared in advance for a dinner party...

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  Vanilla valentine fudge

  Surprise a loved one with these sweetheart treats from Lorraine Balinska

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  Steamed salmon with black beans

  Salmon is not a Chinese fish although it is growing in popularity in cosmopolitan Hong Kong and Canton. Ken Hom shows you how east meets west

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  Seared roebuck with mash and bourguignon style sauce

  Mike Robinson's tasty venison cooked with bacon, onions and red wine is served with buttery mashed potatoes for an enjoyable main meal

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  Thai fishcakes wrapped in crisp noodles

  Paul Rankin’s creamy salmon fishcakes are pressed with egg noodles and fried until crisp – perfect with an Asian-style salsa