RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Plum, damson and poppy seed sponge pudding

  For a cool autumn night, Martin Blunos creates the perfect steamed pudding, fragrant with plums and cinnamon

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  Grilled mackerel with rhubarb, chilli and mint

  Lawrence Keogh combines tangy rhubarb, fiery chilli and fresh mint – a marvellous match with affordable mackerel

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  Mini spiced lamb burgers

  Kevin Dundon whips up a batch of moreish and aromatic lamb burgers that are perfect for snacking on

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  Javanese beef rendang

  Nancy Lam makes a rich coconut curry from Indonesia – try and make it the day before as flavours improve overnight

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  Salt cod, leek and potato soup

  Chris Galvin perks up vichyssoise soup with homemade salt cod and grilled rounds of chorizo

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  Passion fruit crêpes

  Gary Mehigan fills paper-thin crêpes with a fresh passionfruit curd, sweetened mascarpone and fresh passion fruit

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  Health in a bowl

  A one pot supper from Anthony Worrall Thompson that will make you feel good

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  Red mullet with almond courgette pesto

  A colourful dinner party dish with dramatic black olive-infused oil from Jun Tanaka

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  Chop house steak with rocket and parmesan salad

  Nick Nairn serves up a hearty meal of rib-eye and peppery rocket and parmesan salad with a tangy vinaigrette

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  Sticky gingerbread

  Sophie Grigson's dark and sticky homemade gingerbread is hard to beat for a teatime treat