RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Gratin dauphinois

  Matthew Fort’s simple recipe will yield perfect potato dauphinois every time

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  Honey-roast duck breast

  Michael Caines adds a bit of oriental spice to this full-flavoured duck dish

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  Steamed sponge with dried fruit

  Packed with raisins, glacé cherries and dried cranberries, Simon Rimmer’s sponge makes a great comfort treat covered in lashings of chocolate sauce

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  The perfect curry paste

  Everyone has their version of a curry paste, and Aaron Craze’s includes tomato puree, nutmeg, allspice and cinnamon for a twist

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  Strawberry and raspberry crumble tartlets

  Served with rich homemade vanilla ice cream, Tony Tobin delicious summer-fruit tartlets are a perfect garden-party dessert

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  Heather honey cake

  Emma Sturgess' fabulous cake is made with heather honey from north-east England and as it bakes, will fill the kitchen with the distinctive heather honey aroma

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  Herring salad with dulse

  Gary Rhodes uses an Irish sea vegetable, to add an extra hint of the sea to his potted herring salad

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  Bouillabaisse

  Typically Mediterranean, Rick Stein's tasty mix of fish is cloaked in a deliciously aromatic broth

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  Herdwick mutton pudding with black pea and caper gravy

  Steamed meat and kidney puddings in a home-made suet pastry make a hearty British meal, from Nigel Haworth

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  Pine nut and carrot roast with mushroom sauce

  Rose Elliot dresses up a nut roast - serve it with roast potatoes and trimmings for a classic vegetarian feast