RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Honey roast duck confit with tomato beans

  James Martin gives rich duck confit a mouth-watering bite with piquant red wine sauce and serves it with tasty tomato and butterbeans

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  Raspberry parfait

  Michal Caines' dramatic dessert combines raspberry parfait with shortbread, raspberry sauce and chantilly cream – it doesn't get better than this!

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  Baked sprats with kale

  Theo Randall cooks a quick winter dish of meaty fish baked in spicy breadcrumbs served with blanched kale

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  Chorizo and butter bean favetta

  Simon Rimmer’s Spanish-style combination of smoky sausage and butter bean purée on toast is great for a meal in a hurry and makes a top tapas dish too

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  Crab samosas with tomato and chive dip

  Reza Mahammad’s crispy samosas were a huge hit with comedian Sanjeev Bhasker, who found them dangerously irresistible when filming Dehli Belly

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  Whitebait with lemon aioli

  Aaron Craze serves crisp deep-fried whitebait with a bitter leaf salad and home-made garlicky mayonnaise

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  Duck casserole with green olives and orange gremolata

  Bill Granger lightens a naturally rich and fatty meat in a zesty stew served with soft polenta

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  Poached caramelised pears with poire william sabayon

  James Martin makes sticky caramel coated pears served with Gateaux Bordeaux and pear-scented sabayon

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  Whisky-soaked cheese with muffins

  Nothing beats warm homemade muffins, except when they’re served with Tristan Welch’s boozy soft cheese

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  Scouse stew

  Paul Heathcote’s recipe for a Liverpudlian favourite uses both neck of lamb and minced lamb for a hearty serving