RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Slow-baked lamb with cumin and coriander

  Rachel Allen's lamb needs very little attention for the four hours it's in the oven, making it the perfect dish for a lazy Sunday

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  Japanese fishcakes

  Jason Atherton adds a twist to fishcakes with fresh Japanese flavours and crunchy panko breadcrumbs.

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  Tenderstem broccoli and sweet potato filo rolls

  Spiced pastry cigars with a cool yogurt make a great veggie starter or light meal from The Vegetarian Society

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  Grilled lamb cutlets with salsa verde

  Celebrate spring flavours with Ben Tish’s dish of lamb with jersey royal potatoes peppered with piquillo peppers and a richly flavoured salsa verde

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  Mussels and clams with serrano in sherry

  Silvana Franco’s classic Spanish dish combines mussels and clams in a chilli-laced sherry sauce with strips of serrano ham

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  Roast duck and gravy

  Trina Hahnemann makes fresh duck stock for a delicious gravy and stuffs whole duck with prunes and apple for a great alternative to turkey for Christmas dinner

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  Lamb kidneys with sherry sauce and butter potatoes

  The Hairy Bikers, Si and Dave, share a scrumptious Argentinian offal recipe that’s perfect as both a starter or a main dish

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  Bramley apple crumble

  Chef Adam Penney from Hampstead gastropub The Horseshoe encapsulates modern pub food with this do-ahead crumble scented with lemon thyme and black pepper

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  Christmas plum pudding

  Tamasin Day-Lewis creates the perfect Christmas pud – dark, delicious, chock-full of fruit, and boozy to boot!

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  Flatbread

  Allegra McEvedy’s method for making these chewy Middle Eastern flatbreads couldn’t be simpler – and you can choose whether to bake or grill them