RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Vietnamese salad with nuoc nam

  Gary Mehigan’s cabbage, shallot, cucumber and papaya salad with nuoc nam (fish sauce) would make an interesting addition to a buffet table

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  Cheesy Rooster Pancakes

  Ring the changes and make a meal out of Andrew Fairlie’s healthy mustardy potato pancakes…

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  Stracotto al vino rosso

  This rustic Italian beef and red wine dish is one of Theo Randall’s favourites. He cooks it on a Sunday, serving it with purple sprouting broccoli and polenta

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  Moist lemon almond cake

  For only 83p per serving, Matt Tebbutt’s easy cake is equally scrumptious for afternoon tea or dessert

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  Pepper crusted monkfish with mustard dill sauce

  A cracked pepper crust adds oomph to monkfish and a creamy dill sauce rounds off this splendid offering from James Martin

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  Vacherin with truffles

  Stuart Gillies uses a shaving of pungent white truffle to transform cheese on potatoes into a dinner party spectacular

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  Fish pie

  With its crunchy topping of golden cheese and potato, Tamasin Day Lewis's traditional fish pie makes a wonderful family meal

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  Yoghurt and honey pannacotta with biscotti

  Greek yogurt adds a delicious tang to Sophie Michell’s easy creamy dessert

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  Sichuanese dan dan noodles (dan dan mian)

  Authentic Chinese flavourings, including fragrant Sichuan pepper, combine to tasty effect in Fuchsia Dunlop's homely noodle dish

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  Potato chips

  Jun Tanaka likes to serve his perfectly cooked potato chips with ketchup