RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Solstice pudding

  Suz Evasdaughter has devised this really fruity spiced dessert that looks great and is quick and easy to make

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  Pork belly with white beans, quince and garlic toast

  Thomasina Miers makes her Spanish-inspired dinner party main, which is bursting with flavours and is worth the 3 hour wait

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  Nachos with cauliflower guacamole

  Aaron Craze puts an unusual slant on nachos using Middle Eastern flatbread and cauliflower guacamole

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  Wild mushroom pâté

  Calling all mushroom maniacs, choose your favourite wild varieties for this rich creamy pâté from David Monks

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  Battered haddock

  Forget fish and chips: Mark Hix includes the potato in the batter in his crisp haddock parcels

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  Christmas Cracker

  Sweet, bubbly loveliness in a glass – this is THE ultimate treat for a Christmas celebration.

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  Goan fish curry

  Evoke a taste of the tropics with Mike Robinson's quick and simple seafood curry, flavoured with fragrant spices

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  Double chocolate walnut brownies

  Give in to temptation with these heavenly double-choc-nut brownies and their soft chocolate centres

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  English apple and walnut strudel

  The word for strudel literally means 'whirlpool' in German representing the layers of thin dough swirled around the spiced fruit filling. Try Jun Tanaka's British take on the dish

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  Chestnut roasted red pepper and Red Leicester strudel

  The perfect dish for a vegetarian Christmas lunch from the British Cheese Board